A TOTAL of 761 candidates have cleared the coveted civil services examination 2020, with engineering graduates Shubham Kumar and Jagrati Awasthi bagging the first and second ranks respectively.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday declared the results of the examination, conducted annually to select IAS, IFS and IPS officers, among other civil servants.

Kumar, a Bachelor of Technology (civil engineering) graduate from IIT Bombay, has qualified the examination with anthropology as his optional subject. Awasthi is the topper among women candidates, according to a statement issued by the UPSC.

Awasthi qualified the examination with sociology as her optional subject.

She completed B Tech (electrical engineering) from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal. Ankita Jain has achieved the third rank in the prestigious test.

A total of 761 candidates -- 545 men and 216 women -- have cleared the examination and recommended for various civil services by the Commission. As many as 10,40,060 candidates applied for the examination, out of whom 4,82,770 appeared in it, the statement said.

A total of 10,564 candidates qualified for appearance in the written (main) examination which was held in January, 2021. Of them, 2,053 candidates qualified for the personality test (interview), it said.

Candidates can obtain any information/clarification regarding their examinations/recruitment on the working days between 10:00 hours to 17:00 hours in person or over telephone nos 23385271 / 23381125 / 23098543.

Result will also be available on the UPSC website i.e. http//www.upsc.gov.in.

“Marks will be available on the website within 15 days from the date of declaration of result,” the Commission said.