MBBS graduate tops civil services exam in which professionals dominate

NEW DELHI: AIIMS Jodhpur MBBS postgraduate Anuj Agnihotri has topped the Civil Services Examination 2025, the UPSC announced Friday, recommending 958 candidates for assignment to assorted services.

Graduates of medicine, engineering, instrumentality and commerce person erstwhile again dominated the apical ranks of the exam that had astir 9.3 lakh applicants.

Agnihotri cleared the civilian services with aesculapian subject arsenic the optional subject. He began his schooling astatine Atomic Energy Central School, completing Class X, and past moved to MB Public Senior Secondary School successful Kota for Class XII.

Rajeshwari Suve M from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, secured Rank 2.

An engineering postgraduate from Anna University, she had cleared the authorities civilian services introspection and is presently serving arsenic a lawman collector.Delhi grads predominate UPSC apical 5; law, commerce, economics shineEkansh Dhull from Haryana secured fertile three. A commerce postgraduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce astatine the University of Delhi, helium had earlier cleared the UPSC exam successful 2024 with fertile 342 earlier moving into the apical 3 this year. Raghav Jhunjhunwala, who holds a BA (Hons) grade successful Economics from University of Delhi, secured the 4th rank, portion Ishan Bhatnagar, a BA LLB (Hons) postgraduate from National Law University Delhi, secured the 5th presumption with sociology arsenic his optional subject.

Of the 9,37,876 candidates who applied, 5,76,793 appeared for the preliminary introspection conducted connected May 25, 2025. A full of 14,161 candidates qualified for the written mains introspection held successful Aug 2025, and 2,736 candidates progressed to the property trial signifier conducted betwixt Dec 2025 and Feb 2026.Following the completion of each stages, the committee has recommended 958 candidates for assignment to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and different cardinal services nether Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’.The authorities has reported 1,087 vacancies crossed these services. These see 180 posts successful the IAS, 55 successful the IFS and 150 successful the IPS, portion Central Services Group ‘A’ relationship for 507 vacancies and Group ‘B’ services for 195 posts.Among the recommended candidates, 317 beryllium to the wide category, 104 to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), 306 to the Other Backward Classes (OBC), 158 to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and 73 to the Scheduled Tribes (ST).

The database besides includes 42 persons with benchmark disabilities crossed 4 categories.The committee has besides maintained a consolidated reserve database of 258 candidates successful accordance with the Civil Services Examination Rules 2025.Final appointments volition beryllium made depending connected the fig of vacancies disposable successful each work and aft verification of candidates’ preservation claims by the authorities concerned.