TN cements presence in civil service: 127 in this yr

Source :TNN, May 7, 2010, 03.15am IST

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu continued its stride into the echelons of civil services, with 127 candidates making it to the elite national list of 875 who cleared the final exam and interviews conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. The UPSC results were published on Thursday.

With this, the state has bettered last year’s record of 100 candidates making it to the IAS, IFS, IPS and group A and B services of the central government. A doctor from Srinagar, Shah Faesal, topped the civil services list, while Delhiites Prakash Rajpurohit, an engineer, and Iva Sahay, a post-graduate in geography from JNU, came second and third. Lalitha, a candidate from Tiruchi, secured the 12th rank.

Many of the successful candidates from the state — such as Mohan Gopu, the son of a construction labourer — are from a poor economic and social background. The list also includes two disabled persons who fought against all odds to emerge successful. Around 675 candidates from the state appeared for the main examination, of which 252 qualified for interviews. A majority of the students opted for public administration, geography and sociology for the mains.

There is an increase also in the number of candidates who wrote the examination and qualified for interviews when compared to the previous year.