Sangam city regains old glory in UPSC exam

The Sangam city, once considered a factory of churning out civil servants, has regained its past grandeur in this year's Civil Services
examination results of which were declared on Monday. More than a dozen candidates from the city have made it to the top slots in the country's premier services.

Leading the pack of successful candidates is Bhanu Chandra Goswami who has secured 33rd rank with Sanskrit and Philosophy as his optional subjects in the Main examination. This year students opting for Sanskrit, Hindi literature, philosophy and history have reaped a rich harvest contrary to past notions that these subjects are not scoring in Civil Services.

Take the case of Seema Tripathi, who has secured 66th rank in her fourth and final attempt. A gold medalist in Sanskrit from Allahabad University, Tripathi is presently undergoing training in Nagpur for the Indian Revenue Services(IRS). She was selected in IRS in her previous attempt.

However, mirth and merriment was evident in its true sense at the Mumfordgunj crossing where a group of youngsters were seen dancing to DJ tunes amidst distribution of sweets to celebrate the success of their friend Amit Singh Parihaar who has secured 144th rank. The jubilant group also dragged the aspiring bureaucrat in between to perform a jig much to the amusement of locals and passersby.

Here it is pertinent to mention that with the cropping of new coachings and study circles in Delhi and other cities, the focus of attention had shifted from Allahabad which once boasted of being the nursery of aspiring bureaucrats, said Prof Yogeshwar Tiwari of Allahabad University. "Ever since AU came into existence, it used to regularly churn out toppers in every stream including the Civil Services but the trend changed in the 90's when Delhi and Patna became the favourite destinations of aspiring Civil servants. It is very encouraging to see that the city has once again occupied the centrestage thanks to the efforts of examinees who have made it through despite dearth of facilities and infrastructure for the same," he added.

Expressing delight at the performance of local boys, local resident G N Joshi, whose both sons are serving bureaucrats, felt that "Winds of change are blowing and it is heartening to see that good old days have returned when aspirants like my sons are making their mark in the country's apex examination."

The list of successful candidates also includes Indrajit 111th rank, Mayank Pandey 114th rank, Brajesh Kumar Rai 183rd rank, Kaushlendra Singh 352nd rank, Vishal Malani 381st rank, Sanjay Kumar Chaurasia 387th rank and Milan Kumar Singh 441th rank.