UPSC 2024 Toppers: Meet Shakti Dubey, Harshita Goyal, and Dongre Archit Parag

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has officially declared the final results of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2024. Topping the prestigious list this year is Shakti Dubey, who secured All India Rank (AIR) 1 in the highly competitive examination.
 

🔹 UPSC 2024 Overview
 

The UPSC CSE is held in three stages — Prelims, Mains, and Interview — to recruit candidates for India's premier civil services such as the IAS, IPS, and IFS.

• This year, 14,627 candidates qualified for the Mains held in September 2024.

• Out of them, 2,845 advanced to the Interview round.

• Finally, 1,009 candidates (725 men and 284 women) have been recommended for appointment.

👩‍🎓 Top 5 UPSC 2024 Toppers
 

1️⃣ Shakti Dubey – AIR 1

• Education: B.Sc. in Biochemistry from University of Allahabad

• Optional Subject: Political Science & International Relations

• Highlights: Shakti is the UPSC 2024 topper, leading a batch where three out of the top five candidates are women.
   

2️⃣ Harshita Goyal – AIR 2

• Education: B.Com from MS University of Baroda

• Optional Subject: Political Science & International Relations

• Highlights: Harshita followed closely behind Shakti with a strong academic background in commerce.
   

3️⃣ Dongre Archit Parag – AIR 3

• Education: B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from VIT, Vellore

• Optional Subject: Philosophy

• Highlights: Representing engineering graduates, Archit’s choice of philosophy highlights the diversity of optional subjects in UPSC.
   

4️⃣ Shah Margi Chirag – AIR 4

• Education: B.E. in Computer Engineering from Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

• Optional Subject: Sociology

• Highlights: Chirag’s strong performance continues the trend of engineers excelling in civil services.
   

5️⃣ Aakash Garg – AIR 5

• Education: B.Tech in Computer Science from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

• Optional Subject: Sociology

• Highlights: Aakash shares his optional subject with Chirag, reinforcing sociology’s popularity among toppers.
   

📊 Insights from UPSC 2024
 

• Top 25: Includes 11 women and 14 men, showcasing a balanced gender representation.

• Academic Backgrounds: The toppers hail from premier institutions like IITs, VIT, JNU, and University of Delhi.

• Optional Subjects: A wide variety — including political science, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, mathematics, and public administration.
   

♿ Inclusivity in Civil Services
 

This year’s final list includes 45 candidates with benchmark disabilities:

• 12 Orthopedically Handicapped

• 8 Visually Challenged

• 16 Hearing Impaired

• 9 with Multiple Disabilities