UPSC Results Declared, Women Candidates Make History by Bagging Top Three Ranks

A total of 685 candidates have cleared the 2021 civil services examination, results of which were announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday, 30 May – with the top three ranks being secured by women.

Shruti Sharma, Ankita Agarwal, Gamini Singla have secured the top ranks respectively, in the examinations.

Of the total candidates who cleared the examination – 508 are men and 177 women. Among those successful, 244 are from general category, 73 from Economically Weaker Sections , 203 of Other Backward Classes, 105 Scheduled Caste and 60 from the Scheduled Tribes, the UPSC said, in a statement.

Shruti Sharma: DU Alumnus, UPSC Topper

26-year-old Sharma, the topper, has graduated in History (Hons) from the St Stephen's College of Delhi University. She pursued her schooling in Delhi's Sardar Patel Vidyalaya.

According to news agency PTI, Sharma secured a seat in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for her postgraduation. However, she soon dropped out and joined the Delhi School of Economics at Delhi University to pursue her post-graduate degree, even as she prepared for the Civil Services exam at Jamia Millia Islamia Residential Coaching Academy (RCA).

"I'm very happy with my result. My strategy was to make my own notes from newspapers and focus on answer writing practice for better presentation."

Shruti Sharma told ANI

She added that her first preference is to choose the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Economics, B Tech Grads Secure Second, Third Spot

Agarwal, a graduate in economics (Hons.) from the University of Delhi, secured the second rank with political science and international relations as her optional subject.

Singla, a BTech graduate, stood third. She is a student of Computer Science, and pursued her degree at Punjab Engineering College in Chandigarh.

'Bravo': Twitter Celebrates Women Bagging Top Ranks

From politicians to IAS officers, people took to Twitter to celebrate women candidates securing top ranks.

Congratulations to all those who have cleared this year’s #UPSC civil services exam. Very happy to see women bag the top 3 ranks.

All of you now have a great responsibility of serving India with utmost integrity and commitment. My best wishes for your future careers.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 30, 2022

We have been hearing of girl toppers in board exams for a while. No wonder they are now topping the UPSC. We have all women in Top 4 Ranks in Civil Services Exam this year.👏👏👏

— Somesh Upadhyay, IAS (@Somesh_IAS) May 30, 2022

Bravo 🙌 woman power all the way to the top .. congratulations #UPSC #upscresult https://t.co/HQtOvYk1zg

— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) May 30, 2022

Thrilled to see women achieve 4 topper slots in the UPSC examination

1⃣Shruti Sharma
2⃣Ankita Agarwal
3⃣Gamini Singla
4⃣ Aishwarya Verma

Women Power💪👏

My congratulations and best wishes to all those who have cleared the prestigious exam ! All the best !

— Netta D'Souza (@dnetta) May 30, 2022

Marvelous UPSC results. Top 4 positions go to women. May we be them. May we raise them.
Strong women 💪

— Khushboo Mattoo (@MattLaemon) May 30, 2022

(Note: An earlier version of this article stated that the top four ranks were bagged by women. We regret the error.)