Nari 'Shakti': UPSC exam topper, No. 2 & 4 women; Delhi man 5th

NEW DELHI: Women bagged the top two slots in Civil Services Examination 2024 , with Shakti Dubey from Prayagraj acing the list of successful candidates, and Harshita Goyal , a CA from Vadodara, ranking second. The third spot went to a man, Archit Parag Dongre, a BTech from Vellore Institute of Technology and a resident of Pune, ahead of Shah Margi Chirag — a woman from Ahmedabad who is an engineer. Delhi’s Aakash Garg , who lives in Rohini and completed his BTech from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University here, came fifth.

Of the total candidates recommended for various elite services, including IFS, IAS and IPS, 284 are women and 725 men. The top 25 candidates are from diverse educational backgrounds: engineering, humanities, science, commerce, medicine and architecture, and have studied from institutions such as IIT, NIT, JNU, DU and University of Allahabad.