28-05-2025
Meet man, who left high-paying job at Google to crack UPSC exam, became IAS Officer, scored highest marks ever, he is…
Recruitment examinations are an integral part of every student's life. Every year, Civil Services examinations are conducted to recruit candidates for the posts of IAS, IPS, IFS, and other positions. Every year, thousands of aspirants appear for the Civil Services Examination, while only a few manage to qualify in the first attempt. This individual left a high-paying salary job at Google to crack the UPSC exam, became an IAS Officer, and he is…He cleared the UPSC exam in his fifth attempt.
Hailing from Telangana, Anudeep completed his schooling at Shri Suryoday High School. Later in 2011, Anudeep pursued his engineering studies in Electronics and Instrumentation from BITS Pilani. During his engineering studies, he developed an interest in civil services and decided to prepare for the UPSC exam. However, in his first attempt, Anudeep was unable to clear the interview stage.
Anudeep worked as a software engineer at Google (in Hyderabad). Coming back to his UPSC journey, his first attempt was in 2012, where he had to face a setback. If Media reports are to be believed, he even appeared in 2013, cracked the All India Rank(AIR) of 790 was selected for the Indian Revenue Service (IRS). Following his selection, he served as an Assistant Commissioner in the Customs and Central Excise Department.
Not to forget, Anudeep sat for the UPSC examination in 2014 and 2015 but faced a setback. In 2017, on his fifth attempt and without any coaching, he finally cracked the UPSC Civil Services Exam and secured All India Rank 1.
Speaking of his UPSC CSE(Main) marksheet 2017, IAS Anudeep Durishetty obtained 155 marks in Essay (Paper-I), 123 marks in General Studies-I (Paper-II), 123 marks in General Studies-II (Paper-III), 136 marks in General Studies-IV (Paper-IV), 95 marks in General Studies-IV (Paper-V). Overall, he scored 1126 marks in the UPSC CSE(Main) Examination, 2017.
