UPSC: The ones who cracked it

On April 22, 2025, the UPSC Civil Services 2024 results were declared.

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00:00I'm just trying to sink in with the feeling of being a topper for the UPSC Civil Services

00:04examination, the dreams seen long, long back ago. India's toughest exam cracked. On April 22nd of

00:112025, the UPSC Civil Services 2024 results were announced. A day that unveiled not just ranks

00:18and scores, but powerful stories of courage, grit and the relentless pursuit of dreams.

00:23Out of over 14,000 Mains qualified candidates, only 1,009 made it through.

00:28And in the top five, three women, two men, each with a story worth telling.

00:32UPSC, sirf ek exam hai, it's not more than life.

00:36Born in Prayagraat, Shakti Dubey was a biochemistry graduate from Allahabad University, who lived

00:41a hostile life at Banaras Hindu University. She cracked the exam in her third attempt, turning

00:46late-night debates and sky-high ambition into results. This time, All India Rank 1.

00:52Bohat ti minimum number of booklists honi chahiye. Previous year questions or salibers ka

00:56hammesha guidance leker chalna chahiye. And I think enough number of mocks practice karna bhi

01:00bhaat zaroori hai, so that you get used to the exam conditions cho UPSC ko required.

01:05gharijans ko to maa baap ko to aur bhi khusi yaan hoti hai, is mein ki humara bachya, isana

01:11mehnat karge, achhe pad par aur achcha rank leker karge aya hai, bhaut khusi hafshil karna hai.

01:17Born in Hisar and raised in Gujarat, Harshida Goyal is a B.com graduate from MSU Badodhura

01:23and a chartered accountant. She appeared for the exam while recovering from typhoid and still

01:28showed up strong and scored All India Rank 2. Born in Maharashtra, Archit Parag was an engineer

01:43from VIT Velour. He quit his IT job and went all-in. Already cracked UPSC in 2023 with Rank

01:49153 but came back stronger this time with All India Rank 3. At Rank 4, Shah Margi Chirag,

01:55a computer engineer from Gujarat. At Rank 5, Akash Garg, a computer science graduate from

02:00IB University, Delhi. But today isn't about carders and cut-offs. It's about grit, grind

02:05and a feeling that comes with giving it your all.