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10 UPSC Toppers 2016 All You Need to

Know
May 16, 2016 by Prafull 1 Comment

The UPSC Toppers marks reect the strict pattern maintained by Union Public Service Commission while
selecting countrys top bureaucrat which acts as nodal authority for the UPSC.

Merit List of UPSC Toppers

Tina Dabi
Delhi girl Tina Dabi has crackedthe 2015 Civil Services Examination and has topped in the list of UPSC
toppers. Tina her achieved this success in her rst attempt and hasgraduated in Political Science from
Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University. It is indeed a proud moment for me to topamong the UPSC
toppersand mymother is my role model, Tina Dabi said.
Her mother wanted herto study Political Scienceand Tinachose it as her optional subject and got through
in the Civil Services Examination.Tina Dabi has chosen Haryana as her cadre preference. She said, I always
wanted to work in a challenging state. That is why I chose Haryana.

Marks Obtained by Tina Dabi

Total Marks

Marks Obtained

Total (Written)

1750

868

Interview

275

195

Total

2025

1063 (52.49%)

Read More:Meet Tina Dabi IAS Topper 2015 2016

Athar Aamir-ul-Sha Khan

Railway ofcer,Athar Aamir-ul-Sha Khan from Jammu and Kashmir has got second rank in the list of
UPSC toppers, who hails from Anantnag in South Kashmir, got through the test in his second attempt. In his
rst attempt in 2014, he had got Indian Railway Trafc Service (IRTS) and is presently undergoing training in
Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management, Lucknow.Athar Aamir-ul-Sha Khan, chose Philosophy
as his optional subject for Civil Services Exam.
An elated Athar Aamir-ul-Sha Khan, one among the UPSC toppers said, It is a dream come true and I will
not leave any stone unturned to work for the betterment of people.I have opted for Jammu and Kashmir
cadre and I will be happy in case I get chance to work there. I think there is a lot of scope to fulll aspirations
of people of my state.

Marks obtained by Athar Aamir-ul-Sha Khan

Total Marks

Marks Obtained

Total (Written)

1750

825

Interview

275

193

Total

2025

1018 (50.27%)

Read More:Meet Athar Aamir-ul-Sha Khan IAS, AIR 2, 2015

Jasmeet Singh Sandhu

Delhi-based Jasmeet Singh Sandhu, an Indian Revenue Service ofcer, has secured third position in the list
of UPSC toppers. Jasmeet was also selected in 2014 Civil Services exam and had got Indian Revenue

Service (Customs and Central Excise). He is undergoing training at National Academy of Customs, Excise
and Narcotics in Faridabad.
An engineering graduate from IIT-Roorkee, Jasmeet Singh Sandhustarted his preparations for Civil Services
in 2010. But he was not able to clear it on his rst two attempts, and got into the IRS on his third
attempt.This was Jasmeet Singh Sandhusfourth attempt and found his name in the top 3 list of UPSC
Toppers.With Punjabi literature as his optional subject he qualied the UPSC Exam.

Marks Obtained by Jasmeet Singh Sandhu

Total Marks

Marks Obtained

Total (Written)

1750

824

Interview

275

190

Total

2025

1014 (50.07%)

Read More:Meet Jasmeet Singh Sandhu IAS, AIR-3, 2015

Artika Shukla
Varanasi woman Artika Shukla of 25 years made her city proud by securing fourth rank in the 2015 civil
services examination in her rst attempt. Aritka quit her MD paediatrics course in November 2014 to nd
her name in the list of UPSC Toppers. Before doing it, she sought advice of his elder brother Utkarsh Shukla,
an ofcer of Indian Railway Trafc Services (IRTS). He encouraged her and asked her to go ahead.
Artika Shukla chose Medical Science as her subject because she has indepth knowledge of it that helped
her a lot. She calls her brother as her source of inspiration. She also draws inspiration from former
President the late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

Marks Obtained by Artika Shukla

Total Marks

Marks Obtained

Total (Written)

1750

827

Interview

275

173

Total

2025

1000 (49.38%)

Read More:Read Success Story of Artika Shukla IAS, AIR-4, 2015

Shashank Tripathi
Shashank Tripathi who hails from Kanpur quit the placement session of his college IIT Kanpur in the year
2013 and chose Civil Services and his decision of quitting the placement session denitely paid him well
and his effort rewarded him with 5th rank in the UPSC toppers list.
Shashank a meritorious student since his school days had managed to crack the Civil Services in his rst
attempt as well and had got 272 AIR which landed him in the Indian Revenue Services (IRS) cadre but he
was not satised and this made him work hard work again. This was Shashank Tripathissecond attempt
for UPSC Exam and he was undergoing training for that in Nagpur. Shashank Tripathiwishes to serve as the
IAS ofcer in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Shashank Tripathi said that the mantra of success was focus while hisstudies. He said that it was
challenging to study and undergo training and there was always a paucity of time, but his determination
made him through for the second time to come in the list of UPSC Toppers.

Marks Obtained byShashank Tripathi

Total Marks

Marks Obtained

Total (Written)

1750

824

Interview

275

172

Total

2025

996 (49.19%)

Must Read:Tina Dabi tops UPSC Civil Services 2015-16 Results

Ashish Tiwari
Ashish Tiwari have been selected in UPSC and his name comes in the 6th position among the UPSC
Toppers merit list. He is posted in Indian Oil Corporation as maintenance engineer in Jaipur. However, he
chose Public Administration and not engineering as his optional subject for UPSC exam.
Public administration has relevance with Indian Administrative Service, which is why I opted for this
subject, Ashish Tiwari said.He studied 6-7 hours a day for UPSC while doing his job to nd his name
among the UPSC Toppers.

Marks Obtained byAshish Tiwari

Total Marks

Marks Obtained

Total (Written)

1750

827

Interview

275

168

Total

2025

995 (49.14%)

Read Also:IAS Topper Gaurav Agarwal UPSC Interview 2014

Sharanya Ari
IT engineer Sharanya Ari secured the seventh rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2015. Though I
had an opportunity to y abroad, my parents wanted me to join Civil Services, said Sharanya Ari.It
washerfourth attempt. It was a long-time dream of herparents to nd Sharanya Aris name in list of UPSC
Toppers. After failure, picking yourself up and motivating yourself is the most challenging part in Civil
Services Exam. Unless you have family support, you will not be successful, said Sharanya Ari.

Marks Obtained bySharanya Ari

Total Marks

Marks Obtained

Total (Written)

1750

818

Interview

275

165

Total

2025

983 (48.54%)

Also Read:UPSC Board Interview of IAS Topper Chanchal Rana, Rank 7

Kumbhejkar Yogesh Vijay

Pune-based Yogesh Kumbhejkar was not satised with his 145th rank last year. After making it to the eighth
position in his third attempt, Kumbhejkar Yogesh Vijay told he was happy training as an Indian Police
Service (IPS) ofcer but was preparing to take the UPSC exam again to improve his rank and to see his
name in the list of UPSC Toppers.

Marks Obtained byKumbhejkar Yogesh Vijay

Total Marks

Marks Obtained

Total (Written)

1750

845

Interview

275

138

Total

2025

983 (48.54%)

Must Read:Dr.Ruveda Salam IPS First Women from Kashmir to Qualify UPSC Exam

Karn Satyarthi
Karn Satyarthi, a small town boy from Jharkhands Dhanbadstudied on his own to nd his name in the
merit list of UPSC toppers and achieved it by attainingAll India Rank 9 in his second attempt. India can
progress only with an eradication of gender and caste discrimination, Karn Satyarthi, an IIT-Kharagpur
graduate in Mining Engineering, said.

Marks Obtained byKarn Satyarthi

Total Marks

Marks Obtained

Total (Written)

1750

776

Interview

275

206

Total

2025

982(48.49%)

Anupam Shukla
Marks Obtained by Anupam Shukla
Total Marks

Marks Obtained

Total (Written)

1750

798

Interview

275

182

Total

2025

980 (48.40%)

Dont Miss:Toppers Story Ananya Das IAS

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