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UPSC exam results: Saumya Pandey from Allahabad gets fourth rank

Hindustan Times, Allahabad | By
Jun 11, 2017 10:02 PM IST

Saumya Pandey said her aim of becoming a civil servant is to serve the society on a large scale.

Saumya Pandey, a gold medallist from the prestigious Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, secured fourth rank in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination, results of which were declared on Wednesday.

Saumya Pandey with her parents after declaration of UPSC results, in Allahabad on Wednesday evening.(HT Photo)
Saumya Pandey with her parents after declaration of UPSC results, in Allahabad on Wednesday evening.(HT Photo)

A trained classical dancer, Saumya said her aim of becoming a civil servant is to serve the society on a large scale as in the role of an electrical engineer, which she completed in 2015, she would have been serving just a section of society.

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Saumya, a trained Kathak dancer from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, is also a skilled basket ball player and had captained her school team.

Only child of Dr Sadhana Pandey, a gynecologist by profession, and Dr Ravi Pandey, owner of a computer institute, Saumya was the CBSE district topper in Class 10 from Army School in 2009 by securing 98%. She repeated her performance in Class 12 from the same school and was again district topper in 2011 with 97.8% marks.

At MNNIT, Saumya completed her electrical engineering with a gold medal in 2015. Saumya had opted for Geography as an optional subject.

Allahabad returned to the merit list in UPSC examinations after a gap of six years -- Iva Sahai, daughter of an Allahabad University professor, had secured third in 2009.

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    Kenneth John is a Principal Correspondent based in Allahabad. He writes on wide ranging issues including education, women and child welfare, infrastructure development, environment, human rights, poverty and rural development.

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