A total of 29 students from Odisha cleared the Indian Civil Services Examinations (ICS)-2014, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the results of which were announced today.
In a first, the top four positions were bagged by women. While Ira Singhal has emerged the all India topper, Renu Raj, Nidhi Gupta and Vandana Rao have secured the second, third and fourth positions respectively.
Among the Odisha students, Ananya Das has secured the top position with 16th rank followed by Muhammed Abdaal Akhtar (35), Lingaraj Panda (38), Kranti Kumar Pati (50), Pamela Satpathy (51), Pravat Mallick (68), Ruturaj (69), Smruti Ranjan Mohanty (87), Sandip Kumar Mallick (102), Arunanshu Giri (132), Abhishek Tripathy (151), Soumya Mishra (177), Padmini Sahu (199), Sushant Kumar Mishra (237), Ashish Kumar Panda (276), Satarupa Mishra (303), Ranjan Agarwal (418), Nanda Dulal Das (493), Rahul Jain (515), Apurba Mishra (654), Amrit Ruturaj (650), Anshuman Mishra (672), Sucharita Das (711), Dhiman Barai (768), Hruday Kumar Das (1079), Sunil Das (1161), Raj Kumar Das (1172), Pareswar Das (1220) and Rakesh Das (1231).
Pamela Satpathy, who secured the 51st position in the examination, said this was her fourth attempt and third interview.
She thanked her husband Dipankar, a doctor by profession, and her in-laws for the support that they gave her.
“He tolerated taunts from friends, acquaintances and neighbours who said he would become a doormat once I become an IPS officer. But he never paid any heed to such things and did all household chores, including cleaning utensils, so that I could prepare for the exams,” Pamela said.
“I worked very hard preparing for the examination. It was a test of patience, perseverance and will power. I am thankful to God who ultimately gave me the reward,” she said.
Prasanta Patnaik