Haritha V Kumar tops, Apurva Dubey secures 19th rank in Civil Services

New Delhi, May 4: Haritha V Kumar has topped the prestigeous All-India Civil Services Examination while Apurva Dubey has secured 19th rank is also pursuing law from Delhi University.

Haritha V Kumar, who topped the All-India Civil Services Examination, initially did not believe it was true as she thought her friends had played a prank.

"Initially, I could not believe it was true. I thought I was being fooled by my friends who called me to congratulate me," Haritha told a Malayalam TV channel from Faridabad.

Haritha, who is already an officer in the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and posted at Faridabad, clinched the top rank in the civil services examination in her fourth attempt.

"I thank my teachers, well-wishers and friends for my success," said Haritha, who hails from Kerala's capital of Thiruvananthapuram.

"This victory is the result of her hard work, dedication and determination. We thank God and all those who have helped her," Haritha's parents said.

An engineering graduate, Haritha chose economics and Malayalam as her main subjects for the civil service.

It is after two decades that a candidate from Kerala has emerged topper in the All-India Civil Services Examination.

V Sriram from Kochi secured the second rank and Albi John Verghese from Muvvattupuzha got the fourth rank in the examination held in 2012.

Prasar Bharati Parivar Congratulates Ms Apurva Dubey and her proud father Dr Sanjay Dubey ADG(A), Prasar Bharati Secretariat on her final selection in UPSC's Civil Service exam 2012.

Apurva Dubey did her schooling from Vivekananda Kendriya Vidyalaya, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh and  graduated from Venkateswara College (DU) in English Honours.
 
Her optional subjects were Law & Public Administration.

All family members of Prasar Bharati (AIR & DD) heartily wishes her a very Prosperous and Successful life.