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244 General applicants, 203 OBC candidates selected in Civil Services exam

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Shailesh Khanduri
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Out of the total 685 candidates selected through the 2021 CSE, 244 belonged to the General category while 203 were from the Other Backward Class (OBC) category.

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Besides them, 105 Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, 60 Scheduled Tribe (ST) applicants, and 73 candidates from the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category were selected.

The UPSC holds a preliminary exam, main exam, and interview as part of the CSE to appoint officers for All India Services and central civil services, including administrative, police, and foreign services.

The preliminary exam for the 2021 CSE was held in October 2021, and the main exam in January 2022.

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The interviews of qualified candidates took place from April 5-May 26, 2022.

The top four UPSC ranks went to women this time. While Sharma secured AIR 1 in the 2021 UPSC CSE, she was followed by Ankita Agarwal who bagged the second rank.

The third and fourth positions were also secured by women candidates Gamini Singla and Aishwarya Verma, respectively.

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The complete list of candidates who cleared the Civil Services Examination is now available on the official website of the UPSC (upsc.gov.in).

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