Dabi's score of 52 percent reflects the strict pattern of civil services exam

Tina Dabi, who topped the civil services exam this year, had scored just over 52 percent marks in the UPSC-conducted esteemed examination to choose the top-most bureaucrats of the country.

Her score reflected the strict measures that the  Union Public Service Commission undertakes to ensure that the competitive exam is conducted in the most fair manner. Civil Services Exam decoded:

The exam is conducted annually and typically, a candidate has to clear three stages, namely, preliminary, main and interview, to get selected for various services such as Indian Administrative Service ( IAS ), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others

Marks secured by the top 3 rank holders:

Tina Dabi, who graduated from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi, clinched the top slot in the 2015 civil services exam by obtaining 1,063 marks (52.49 percent) out of a total of 2,025--comprising 1,750 secured in main and 275 from the interview, according to PTI.

Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan secured the second rank by securing 1,018 marks (50.27 percent). He hails from Jammu and Kashmir and was an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Jasmeet Singh Sandhu bagged the third spot by securing 1,014 marks (50.07 percent) and was an Indian Revenue Service (customs and Central Excise) officer.

Both Khan and Sandhu were undergoing training before making it to the top.

Total candidates recommended for appointment:

1078 candidates, including 499 in General category, 314 belonging to Other Backward Class, 176 from Scheduled Castes and 89 from Scheduled Tribes, have been recommended for appointment to various central government services on the basis of civil services 2015 examination results declared on May 6.

Waiting list:

There are 172 candidates on the waiting list, released by UPSC. Of these, the one with the lowest marks is Shish Ram. He has secured a total of 697 marks, or 34.41 percent.

"The marks reflect the strict pattern maintained by UPSC while selecting country's top bureaucrat," said a senior official in the Department of Personnel and Training, which acts as nodal authority for the UPSC.

The marksheets of both successful and unsuccessful candidates has been uploaded by the UPSC on its official website, www.upsc.gov.in. The list will be available on the website till July 13.

Source: Indiatoday