UPSC declares results of civil services examination 2024; Shakti Dubey secures AIR 1

New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission on Tuesday announced the results of the Civil Services examination, 2024.

Shakti Dubey secured the prestigious all-India rank 1, while Harshita Goyal and Dongre Archit Parag bagged second and third ranks, respectively.

Shakti Dubey has done her graduation (Bachelor of Science) in Biochemistry from the University of Allahabad.

She qualified for the examination with political science and international relations as her optional subject, a statement issued by the commission said.

Harshita Goyal, a B.Com graduate from MS University of Baroda, secured the second rank with political science and international relations as her optional subject.

Dongre Archit Parag, who has a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in electrical and electronics engineering from VIT, Vellore, stood third in the rank with philosophy as his optional subject.

Candidates who appeared for the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2024 can now check their final results on the official website at upsc.gov.in.

The civil services examination is conducted annually in three stages -- preliminary, main and interview -- by the UPSC to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.

The civil services (preliminary) examination, 2024, was conducted on June 16 last year. A total of 9,92,599 candidates applied for this examination, out of which 5,83,213 candidates actually appeared in the examination.

A total of 14,627 candidates qualified for appearance in the written (main) examination, which was held in September 2024. Out of these, 2,845 candidates qualified for the personality test or interview.

Of these, 1,009 candidates (725 men and 284 women) have been recommended by the commission for appointment to various Services.