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IIT Bombay alumnus Kanishak Kataria tops UPSC civil service exam

IIT Bombay alumnus Kanishak Kataria tops UPSC civil service exam

| @indiablooms | 05 Apr 2019, 06:00 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): Alumnus of IIT Bombay Kanishak Kataria has topped the prestigious civil services exam as the UPSC declared its results on Friday.

Kataria graduated with a BTech degree from IIT Bombay, following which he opted for mathematics as his optional subject.

According to his LinkedIn profile, he currently works as a data scientist. He also worked as a teaching assistant at IIT Bombay.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot congratulated Kataria in a tweet.

"Heartiest congratulations to Rajasthan's Kanishak Kataria who has topped the UPSC civil services examination and Akshat Jain who has secured second position. It's a great achievement and a chance to give your best to society," Gehlot's tweet read.

Srushti Jayant Deshmukh has topped the exam among the women candidates. Overall she secured the fifth rank.

She graduated with B.E.(Chemical Engineering) from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya in Bhopal.

As per the results, 759 candidates, with 577 men and 182 women, have been recommended for appointment to the Indian Administrative Services and Indian Police Services, an official release stated.

 

 

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