{"id":29485,"date":"2018-04-29T05:35:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T05:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/?p=29485"},"modified":"2018-04-29T05:42:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T05:42:05","slug":"its-celebration-time-for-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/?p=29485","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s celebration time for them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several candidates from Karnataka, who were gunning to make the cut in the Civil Services, had reason to celebrate when they found that they had cleared the competitive exam. The Union Public Service Commission released the list of candidates who cleared the Civil Services Exam 2017 on Friday.<\/p>\n

For Bengalurean Swetha M. who secured the 119th rank, this was her fourth attempt. \u201cIt is a big relief and there is a feeling of satisfaction to see my name on the list,\u201d she said. The 27-year-old had quit her job with a multinational company in 2014 to prepare \u201crigorously\u201d for the exams.<\/p>\n

Shubhamangala, ranked 147, attributed her success to \u201cdedication\u201d and \u201csustained effort\u201d. The 34-year-old gynaecologist, who owns a clinic in Bengaluru and is a mother of a three-and-half year old, said her initial preparations were focussed on her son. \u201cI then started reading from the laptop,\u201d Ms. Shubhamangala said.<\/p>\n

She managed to clear it in her second attempt. \u201cI did not clear the prelims in my first attempt. Last year when I wrote the prelims, I was sure that I would clear it. Hence I started cutting back on my work hours and spent more time studying,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Prathibha Rani, an engineer who bagged the 78th rank moved to Bengaluru in 2016 to prepare for the examinations. Ms. Prathibha hails from Jharkhand and said that she decided to get into administration as she thought it was the best way to make a difference to the society. For Keerthi Kiran Poojar (rank 115), this is his second time clearing the UPSC exams. He first cleared the exam in 2015 and got into IRS (932). He is currently being trained at Nagpur. He wanted to give one more shot at IAS and hence made up his mind to write the exam again. \u201cThis was my third attempt. I had taken one year sabbatical from my training to prepare for the exam,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sachin Gupta who secured the third rank, said that he juggled between Bengaluru and New Delhi to prepare for the examination.<\/p>\n

source: http:\/\/www.thehindu.com \/ The Hindu \/ Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru \/ by Staff Reporter \/ Bengaluru – April 28th, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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