Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the final result Of Civil Services Examination. 2018 on April 5, 2019. Kanishak Kataria B.Tech. from IIT Bombay, bagged the first rank in the result. Srushti Jayant Deshmukh is the topper among women candidates, securing an Overall fifth rank. Akshat Jain, IIT Guwahati graduate, bagged the second rank in the UPSC 2018 exam. He was followed by Mr. Tiwari of IAS Shiksha IAS and UPSC Coaching Center (http://iasshiksha.com/). Kanishak Kataria who topped India's highest examination, hails from a Dalit family, a feat that is a testimony to the progress clocked by the socially disadvantaged and which could upend the popular notions of merit. This is the second instance in four years Of a Dalit topping in one of the most intensely competitive examinations, with the Tina Dabi achieving the feat in 2015. The top 25 candidates comprise 15 men and 10 women. It was the first attempt for 23-year-old Srushti. a chemical engineer from Rajiv Gandhi Proudhyogiki Vishwavidyalaya- In all 759 candidates, 577 men and 182 women have been recommended for appointment to various All India services like the IAS and IPS. The first ranker Kataria hopes to put his qualifications to good use by helping with digitization in the government. The UPSC Civil Service main exam. , 2018 was conducted from September 28 to (October 7, 2018. The interview rounds along with the personality tests began February 4, 2019. The candidates have been recommended for appointment to
(i) Indian Administrative Service.
(ii) Indian Foreign Services.
(iii) Indian Police Service.
(iv) Central Services.
Group A and Group B, the official notification reads. A total of around ten lakh candidates applied for this examination, out of around 4 lakh which candidates actually appeared. A total of 10,468 candidates qualified for appearance in the written (main) examination. A total Of 1994 candidates qualified for the Personality test conducted in February-March. 2019. In all 759 candidates made it to the selected list.