Meet R Rangamanju, Karnataka UPSC 2024 exam topper, his AIR is..., he is a qualified...
Meet R Rangamanju, Karnataka UPSC 2024 exam topper, his AIR is..., he is a qualified...
The UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2024 results was declared on Tuesday in which Banaras Hindu University's postgraduate Shakti Dubey and Haryana's Harshita Goyal have bagged the first and second rank, respectively, with three women, including the topper, securing positions in the top four.
From Karnataka, it was Dr R Rangamanju from Bengaluru who has emerged as state topper by securing All India Rank 24. Rangamanju, son of former IPS Officer R Ramesh, managed to crack the exam in his sixth attempt. Rangamanju attributed his success to patience and hard work and said that his father was his biggest inspiration. 'He was an IPS officer and we lost him when he was in service,' he said.
Rangamanju completed his schooling from National Public School, Rajajinagar, and MBBS from Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute. Interestingly, Rangamanju did not take any coaching for prelims and mains. He chose anthropology as an optional subject for the mains.
As many as 1,009 candidates have cleared the civil services examination this year.
The civil services (preliminary) examination 2024 was conducted on June 16 last year. A total of 9,92,599 candidates applied for this examination, out of which 5,83,213 candidates actually appeared in the test.
As many as 14,627 candidates qualified for appearance in the written (main) examination, which was held in September 2024. Out of these, 2,845 candidates qualified for the personality test or interview, which were held between January 7 and April 17 this year.
Of them, 1,009 candidates — 725 men and 284 women — have been recommended by the UPSC for appointment to various services.
Out of the total successful candidates, 335 are from the general category, 109 from the economically weaker sections, 318 from other backward classes, 160 from scheduled castes and 87 from scheduled tribes, according to a statement issued by the commission.
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