Shubham Kumar, the civil services test winner, said on Friday that his dream of becoming an IAS officer and helping the poor had come true.
In an interview with PTI, he stated that village development, job creation, and poverty reduction in rural areas of the country will be his top priorities.
Kumar, 24, was successful on his third attempt at the civil service exam.
After passing the civil services exam in 2019 with flying colors, he was selected for the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS). Mr. Kumar failed his 2018 exam on the first attempt.
Mr. Singh earned an honors degree in civil engineering from IIT Bombay and qualified for the 2020 entrance exam by selecting anthropology as an elective subject.
Mr. Kumar, who is originally from Katihar, is now a student at the National Defence Financial Management School (NADFM) in Pune.
“My ambition was to join the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), which would provide me with a larger platform from which to advocate for the welfare of the people. My dream has come true, and now I want to help those in need, particularly in rural areas “He remarked.
Mr. Kumar stated that his primary focus during his time in the service would be on alleviating poverty and developing communities and the people who live in them.
He asserted that we all have a role to play in assisting the less fortunate and effecting positive change.
Mr. Kumar stated that his father and the academy, particularly the director, were extremely helpful in his exam preparation.
His younger sister’s elder sister also works as a scientist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
“My father, a Bihar bank manager, used to inspire me a lot and helped me maintain a positive mindset, which helped me clear the exam,” he said.
Jagrati Awasthi, an IAS aspirant from Bhopal, wants to work for rural development as well as women and child welfare in Madhya Pradesh.
“I’ve decided to take the IAS. People in my immediate surroundings inspired me. Aside from women’s and children’s issues, I’d like to concentrate on rural issues.” She called PTI while in Bhopal and spoke with them on the phone.
Ms. Awasthi, 24, believes that educating women, particularly those from rural areas, in handicrafts will help India become a world leader in this field.
She received her primary and secondary education at Maharishi Vidya Mandir and her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) in Bhopal.
Ms. Awasthi received an A in sociology, which was a choice on her exam. She claimed to have resigned from her position at Bhopal-based BHEL to devote more time to test preparation.
“I worked for Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited for two years after graduating from college in 2017. (BHEL). The first time I took the test, I failed. I had to take the test for the second time.” Awasthi, the top female candidate overall, stated that
Her brother, a medical student in Bhopal, she said, was her greatest inspiration.
The father is a professor, and the mother is a housewife; Ms. Awasthi is their daughter.
On Friday, the UPSC announced that 761 candidates (545 men and 216 women) had passed the civil service examination for 2020. (UPSC).
The UPSC conducts the civil services examination in three stages each year to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and the Indian Police Service (IPS).
According to UPSC findings, the top 25 candidates include 13 men and 12 women.