UPSC Civil Services 2023 results, here are the top five rank holders

A total of 1,016 candidates cleared the examination and have been recommended for different central government services, the UPSC said

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday declared the results for the Civil Services Exam 2023. A total of 1,016 candidates cleared the examination and have been recommended for different central government services, the UPSC said.

The Civil Services Exam is conducted annually in three stages -- preliminary, main and interview -- by the UPSC to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others. The candidature of 355 recommended candidates has been kept provisional.

Here are top five rank holders

1 2629523 ADITYA SRIVASTAVA
2 6312512 ANIMESH PRADHAN
3 1013595 DONURU ANANYA REDDY
4 1903299 P K SIDHARTH RAMKUMAR
5 6312407 RUHANI

Here is the full list of successful candidates

Among the finally qualified candidates, the top five comprises three men and two women candidates, it said. P K Sidharth Ramkumar and Ruhani have got fourth and fifth rank respectively in the civil services examination.

Ramkumar, a Bachelor of Architecture from College of Architecture in Trivandrum, secured fourth rank with anthropology as his optional subject.

Ruhani, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in economics from St Stephens College, Delhi University, secured the fifth rank with economics as her optional subject, according to the results of the civil services examination 2023. The top 25 candidates comprise 10 women and 15 men.

Aditya Srivastava has topped the prestigious civil services examination 2023, with Animesh Pradhan and Donuru Ananya Reddy getting the second and third ranks respectively, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced on Tuesday.

Srivastava qualified the examination with electrical engineering as his optional subject. He has done his graduation (Bachelor of Technology) in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, according to the results of the civil services examination 2023 announced by the UPSC on Tuesday.

Animesh Pradhan, a graduate (BTech) in computer science from National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, secured the second rank with sociology as his optional subject, it said. Donuru Ananya Reddy, who possesses Bachelor of Arts (Hons) geography, from Miranda House, Delhi University, stood third in the rank with anthropology as her optional subject.

Result will also be available on the U.P.S.C. 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 past three years have seen women secure the top ranks. Ishita Kishore got the top rank, while Garima Lohia and Uma Harathi N completed the top 3.

2021 also saw women dominate the top ranks with Shruti Sharma, Ankita Agarwal and Gamini Singla securing the top three ranks.

In recent years, the overall passing percentage of women has recorded a surge. While it was 24 percent in 2018 and 2019, in 2020 it went up to 29 percent before slipping to 26 percent in 2021. In 2022, it surged to 34 percent.

How to check your results

UPSC has posted the results on its official website upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in.

Or the aspirants can follow these steps to check their results:

-Go to the official website of UPSC - upsc.gov.in, upsconline.nic.in
-Find the notification that says ‘Civil Service Examinations 2023 Final Results’
-Click on the UPSC result link and a PDF will open, which will have the details of all the qualified candidates
-You can check if you have qualified with your name, roll number.
-Take a print out of the list or download it