AP TOPPERS in the (UPSC) Civil Services examination:

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AP TOPPERS in the (UPSC) Civil Services examination:

D Krishna bhaskar, who was selected to the IPS with the 90th rank last year, was this year’s topper from the state, securing the 9th rank nationwide. Krishna Bhaskar is the son of IAS officer Lakshmi Parthasarthy. He is presently under training at the Sardar Vallabhai National Police Academy. A Mallikarjuna Yadav from Kadapa district got the 20th rank this year and Pavankumar Malapati from Anantapur district stood 53rd. N Swetha from Mahabubnagar got the 163rd rank, topping the women’s list from the state.

Express presents thumbnail profiles of the state’s top rankers

Krishna Bhaskar

All-India rank: 9

The son of IAS officers V Bhaskar and Lakshmi Parthasarathy, this AP topper would like to follow in the footsteps of his parents. “The scope of the work in the administrative services is great and the impact your decisions can have on people has always inspired me,” says the 27-year-old. Last year, he had bagged the 90th rank and opted for IPS. His brother Parthasarathy Bhaskar also secured the 373rd rank in the UPSC examination this year and will train for the IPS.

After completing his B. Tech from IIT Kharagpur and MBA from the Indian School of Business in 2009, Krishna Bhaskar first sat for the UPSC examination in 2010. “On some days, I put in 9-10 hours a day preparing for the exam. On an average 5-6 hours of quality time is sufficient to see you through,” he says.

A Mallikarjun Yadav

All-India rank: 20

Yadav’s aim always was to become an IAS officer to serve the people. It took him five attempts, but he never wavered from the path. Son of a milk vendors Naga Mallaiah and Ramulamma, this 30-year-old is a medical graduate from the Kurnool Medical College and was posted to the primary health centre at Y Kota village in Obulavaripalle mandal in Kadapa district. Yadav, who hails from Narasaramaiahgaripalle village under the Kadapa Municipal Corporation limits, got the 252nd rank last year and was selected for the Indian Foreign Service. But he only wanted to be an IAS officer and took the exam again. This time he succeeded in getting into the IAS. Yadav did not join any coaching centre, but prepared by himself. “I am very happy to be in the IAS, which is my life’s ambition,” he said.

All-India rank: 44

Vegesna Vijayaramaraju who got all India 44th rank in recently released UPSC IAS ...HIS father Ramaraju is a contractor, and Mother Kumari is a house wife.

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Pavan Kumar Malapati

All-India rank: 53

Hailing from Anantapur, the plight of farmers in the drought-prone district was the source of inspiration for M Pavan Kumar in opting for the administrative services. “As an IAS officer, I will be able to do my bit for society. I have seen poverty from close quarters as my father is a farmer himself.

As a civil servant, my decisions can make a difference to the lives of such people,” says Pavan.

A B.Tech in mechanical engineering from BITS Pilani, Pavan resigned from his job at Infosys in 2009 to prepare for the UPSC examination. “It was my second attempt and I went to Delhi for three years to prepare. The motivation from friends and family helped me reach here,” says Pavan who did not attend any tutorials for his second attempt.

All-India rank: 60
Nikhil Pavan Kalyan (Rank 60)

N Swetha, All-India rank: 163

The topper among women from AP, Swetha’s destination is the IPS. “I discontinued my MS in the US to take up the civil services as a career. I followed my husband’s advice that it is the only way to make an impact on public life,” she says.

Swetha was recently selected to the DSP’s post in the APPSC Group I services examination. She was waiting for her training call.

A B-Tech electrical engineering graduate from the MVSR Engineering College, she resigned from her job with CapGemini, a software company, in 2007 with an aim to pursue an MS in the US. While pursuing that degree, she married Suman Nandyala, a US returnee who is into the construction business.

Believing in Swetha’s ability, Suman advised her to take up civil services as a career. “We had a long discussion before sahe decided to drop out of MS. She came to the conclusion that doing a job in the US after completing MS would be a routine thing. She would be able to do nothing for the people,” Suman said. After her return, Swetha simultaneously started preparing for both the UPSC and the APPSC Group I exams.

In her earlier attempts, she qualified for the interview after clearing the prelims and mains, but she could not make to final selection. She failed again at the same stage in her second attempt in 2010. “The civil services examination tests one’s endurance,” she said.