{"id":149254,"date":"2026-03-06T18:33:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/?p=149254"},"modified":"2026-03-06T18:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:03:35","slug":"anuj-agnihotri-tops-upsc-civil-services-exam-2025-958-candidates-qualified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/anuj-agnihotri-tops-upsc-civil-services-exam-2025-958-candidates-qualified\/","title":{"rendered":"Anuj Agnihotri tops UPSC civil services exam 2025; 958 candidates qualified"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"caps\">NEW DELHI, MAR 6 : Anuj Agnihotri has topped the civil services examination 2025, results of which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rajeshwari Suve M and Akansh Dhull bagged the second and third ranks respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 958 candidates have qualified the examination and are recommended for appointment to different central civil services, the Commission said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The civil services examination is conducted annually in three stages &#8212; preliminary, main and interview &#8212; by the UPSC to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The candidature of 348 recommended candidates has been kept provisional, the Commission said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Centre had reported 1,087 vacancies to be filled through the civil services examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UPSC has a &#8220;facilitation counter&#8221; near the examination hall in its campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates can obtain any information\/clarification regarding their examinations\/recruitments on the working days between 10 am to 5 pm in person or over telephone numbers 23385271\/23381125\/23098543.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Marks will be available on the website within 15 days from the date of declaration of result,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>-PTI<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI, MAR 6 : Anuj Agnihotri has topped the civil services examination 2025, results of which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday. 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