Civil Service(IAS) RESULT 2006

Mr Mutyalaraju Revu, an OBC candidate from West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, has stood first in the civil service examinations (2006) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. Mr Mutyalaraju Revu, who studied at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, has stood first in the civil service examinations (2006) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. Mr Revu did his ME at IISc.
Besides, nine candidates from Karnataka have cleared the examination.
Mr Revu is an Other Backward Class (OBC) candidate from a small village. The 27-year-old son of a farmer hails from Chinagollapalem village in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Mr Revu is currently serving in the Andhra Pradesh police. Anindita Mitra, an engineer, whose overall ranking was eighth, topped among women.
In the top 20 list, 14 belong to commerce, humanities and social sciences stream while five were engineers and one a doctor. While 18 took the exams in English, the remaining two wrote in Hindi.Three among the top 20 candidates cleared the elite exams in their first attempt while one candidate took nine attempts to get an appointment in the services.There were some 200,000 applicants who appeared for the examination and only 474 finally qualified — a selection rate of a mere 0.237 per cent. Of the selected candidates 373 are males and 101 females.Two women, Anindita Mitra and Juhi Mukherjee, figure among the top 10 in the list. The final list is based on the results of the written part of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2006, held by the UPSC in October-November last year and the interviews for personality test held in April-May this year. Candidates have been recommended for appointment to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and Central Services, Groups `A' and `B.' Appointment to the various services will be made according to the number of vacancies available. The Commission is also maintaining a consolidated reserve list of 116 candidates, including 58 general, 41 OBCs, 15 SC and two ST candidates ranking in order of merit below the last recommended candidate under the respective categories.In the top 20 list, 14 belong to Commerce, Humanities and Social Sciences stream while five were engineers and one a doctor. While 18 took the exams in English, the remaining two wrote in Hindi. Three among the top 20 candidates cleared the elite exams in their first attempt while one candidate took nine attempts to get an appointment in the services.The successful candidates generally get appointment in the four categories of services - the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Central Services Group A and B.Appointment to the various Services will be made according to the number of vacancies available.The number of vacancies reported by the government is 89 for the IAS, 20 for the IFS, 103 for the IPS and 294 and 27 respectively for Group A and Group B of central services. Eighteen physically challenged people, including two from SC category and three from OBCs, were also cleared by the apex recruitment body for appointment Results are also available on www.upsc.gov.in. However, marks on the website will be available after 15 days. The UPSC has a "facilitation counter" near the examination hall on its campus. Candidates can obtain any information or clarification regarding their examinations or recruitments on working days between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. in person or on telephone numbers: 23385271, 23381125, 23098543.