For the second consecutive year, women have secured the top three ranks in the Civil Services Examination, 2022, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. In a stupendous achievement, the results announced on Tuesday showed that 12 women are in the top 20. Topper Ishita Kishor, 26, a graduate of Delhi University’s Shri Ram College of Commerce and a resident of Greater Noida. summit in his third attempt. Thanking her family for their support, Ms. Kishore said that she read current events and practiced writing in detail as the exam process could be tiring. The second-ranked Garima Lohia, 24, from Buxar and also a Delhi University graduate, cleared the exam in her second attempt; and Uma Harathi N., 28, who stood third, is an engineering graduate from Telangana and passed in her fifth attempt. Young women’s views on success and failure, the need to persevere against all odds and the importance of an empathetic ecosystem are important indicators for future students, teachers and parents. The courage and commitment of these women to the students, especially the girls, is inspiring. One can only hope that teachers and parents create the right environment for girls to fulfill their dreams; In a largely patriarchal society, many girls have had to give up half way.
This year, UPSC has released Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and Central Services, Group A and B; 63% (588 candidates) are from Economically Weaker Sections, Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes categories. This should help fill policy gaps in key areas such as education and health for the needy. For success in the classroom, students now have to test their mettle on the field. In a country as diverse as India, the challenges are different every few kilometres; They may have to deal with hatred, violence, prejudice, discrimination and other adverse conditions. The trail-blazers in the IAS, many of them women, had their first postings, as a rule, in rural or semi-urban areas, and by paying attention to the ground, took up the issues they would campaign for, such as child rights. Right to education, to give just one example. As women civil servants who build the steel structure of the administrative set-up, they may have to work under pressure, but their service will be vital to the well-being of young India, especially women who often find themselves marginalised.