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3 IPS trainees among top 5 in civil services exam, women over 1/3 of total

This year, a total of 1,016 candidates (664 men and 352 women) have qualified. Till less than two decades ago, women accounted for about 20% of the selected candidates.

News Delhi  :- For the second year in a row, over one-third of the candidates selected for the civil services are women — 352 of the total 1,016 recommended for appointment, including six of the top ten, according to the results announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday.

However, the top spot, after a gap of two years, was claimed by a male candidate — Aditya Srivastava (27), an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer currently undergoing training in Hyderabad. Besides Srivastava, there were two more IPS trainees among the top five.

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