Because the Union Public Service Fee declared the outcomes of the 2023 civil providers examinations on Tuesday, two ladies candidates made it to the highest 5. They’re Donuru Ananya Reddy (AIR 3) from Telangana and Ruhani (AIR 5) from Haryana.
Ananya graduated with a BA (Honours) in geology from Delhi College’s Miranda Home school. After her commencement in 2021, she began making ready for the UPSC examinations in Hyderabad. She cracked the examinations in her first try.
“Proper from my childhood, I had this concept in my thoughts. I used to be launched to the UPSC by my grandfather. So I at all times had that seed in me. After I began searching for profession alternatives after finishing my commencement, I realised that civil providers will present me a really distinctive mix—I can serve my nation and I may also have the chance of getting administrative duties. This mix attracted me in the direction of the UPSC,” she instructed indianexpress.com.
Ananya goals to affix the Indian Administrative Service. “I used to be within the IAS and the IPS, however my first desire would be the IAS due to the variety of labor experiences that I’ll get to be part of.”
Intimidating interview
Requested about how her interview spherical went within the civil providers last examination, Ananya recalled how she stayed assured regardless of feeling intimidated by the five-member board.
“There was a number of grilling from one of many board members. I used to be continuously grilled about Hyderabad, equivalent to about how I might make it a sustainable metropolis… It felt very ambiguous, however I used to be nonetheless very assured. I ensured that I used to be very thorough with my solutions with all the opposite members of the board, and I didn’t crumble beneath that strain,” she mentioned.
Recommendation to UPSC aspirants
One factor that Ananya adopted was not sticking to anybody course for UPSC examination preparation. She thinks nobody technique might help all candidates and that aspirants ought to subsequently choose, select and alter no matter technique fits them finest.
“Don’t blindly observe no matter different toppers let you know. Each candidate ought to make a customized plan for themselves and observe what fits them finest. I didn’t stick to traditional preparation strategies and saved altering my technique as per the requirement of that second.
“I might advise aspirants to first determine their space of strengths and weaknesses, after which accordingly divide their preparation plan and time,” she mentioned.
Ananya’s youthful sister achieved 99.99 percentile in JEE Important 2024 session 1. Her father is a businessman and her mom a homemaker.
A complete of 1,016 candidates (664 males and 352 ladies) have certified within the examinations and been beneficial for appointment to varied providers.