This primary school teacher is among civil service toppers, cleared exam in Telugu

The UPSC results were announced May 31.

Updated on: Jun 3, 2017, 11:03:40 IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi

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As the Union minister of state in the PMO Jitendra Singh asked the toppers of the 2016 civil services examinations to be humble, no one exemplified his words more than Gopalakrishna Ronanki who secured third position in the exam.

The civil service examination results were declared on Wednesday night. (HT File Photo)

Son of a farmer, 30-year-old Ronanki taught at a primary school in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district. “I saw my parents work very hard for a living. I always wanted to work for society and for the upliftment of my family. Hence, I decided to join the civil services,” Ronanki said at the felicitation ceremony.

The young officer told the gathering that he cleared the exam in Telugu.

Addressing the young bureaucrats, Singh said, “Be alert to scrutiny. Your action as civil servants will always be under watch.”

Ronanki was among the 20 toppers who were felicitated by the ministry of personnel.

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