The Union Public Service Fee (UPSC) on Friday (March 6, 2026) declared the outcomes of the Civil Companies Examination (CSE), recommending 958 candidates for appointment to the IAS, IFS, IPS, and Central Companies throughout the nation in opposition to 1,087 vacancies. About 659 of the candidates are males and 299 girls.
Anuj Agnihotri, a graduate of AIIMS, Jodhpur, secured the highest rank with Medical Science as his optionally available topic. Rajeshwari Suve, a graduate in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Anna College, Chennai, secured the second rank with Sociology as her optionally available topic. The third rank was secured by Delhi College graduate Akansh Dhull.
The Civil Companies (Preliminary) examination was performed on Might 25, 2025. A complete of 9.37 lakh candidates utilized for the examination, of which 5.76 lakh candidates appeared for it. Candidature of 348 candidates has been stored provisional.
Of the 958 candidates, 317 candidates are from the overall class, 158 from the SC class, 73 from the ST class, 306 OBC and 104 candidates from the EWS class. About 84 candidates have been Individuals with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) throughout socio-economic classes, who have been really useful in opposition to 42 vacancies.
Whereas the variety of candidates really useful beneath SC, ST, OBC, and EWS classes matches precisely with the variety of vacancies obtainable in these respective classes for IAS, IFS, IPS, and Central Companies (Teams A and B), 317 Common class candidates have been chosen in opposition to 446 vacancies for this class throughout the companies talked about above. This has been noticed in previous CSEs as nicely.
Among the many prime 30 candidates, virtually all had appeared for the examination earlier than. For a majority of them, this was their third try. Some have even gotten appointments earlier than, however have been hoping for a better rank.
Coverage making
Astha Jain, who earlier acquired an IPS posting after receiving rank 131 in 2023, and 186 in 2024, dreamed of IAS since she was youthful. This yr, she secured the rank 9. “Whereas I’m honoured to be a part of the companies, I used to be all the time inclined in direction of the coverage making side,” she stated.
Hailing from Kandhla, a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, Astha stated, “I’ve grown up seeing a whole lot of points in training and healthcare; we used to journey lengthy distances for college and there aren’t any docs in my village. There weren’t sufficient services, which is why I made a decision that I need to make an influence, nevertheless small it could be.”
Monika Srivastava, 30, who grew up in Bihar’s Aurangabad and hails from Ballia, Uttar Pradesh and, secured rank 16, stated the COVID-19 pandemic had marked a turning level in fuelling her ambition of moving into public service.
“After my commencement from IIT Guwahati, I used to be working at an American company in Chennai doing software program engineering. The pandemic confirmed me what frontline employees do for the folks. I noticed it in what my siblings, each docs, have been doing, and that simply pushed me to begin making an attempt the exams significantly,” Ms. Srivastava stated.
She added that this was her sixth and final try however that this was “the precise try”, noting that she was working whereas making ready for the exams up to now. “The exams are clearly very demanding and I realised that having the ability to totally dedicate myself to the prep is what was wanted.”
Akansh Dhull, a B.Com (Hons) graduate from Shri Ram School of Commerce (SRCC), College of Delhi, credit his rank AIR 3 to “disciplined research routine and a strategic method to the examination”.
The son of Haryana BJP chief Krishan Dhull, he stated, “I accomplished my education in Chandigarh earlier than pursuing greater training in Delhi. I credit score my father for motivating me to pursue a profession in civil companies. It’s a dream that has impressed me from an early age.” On Friday, his father obtained a congratulatory name from Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.
Revealed – March 06, 2026 02:50 pm IST
