At least 22 candidates from Northeast have cleared the Indian Civil Services (Mains) Examinations, 2016, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.
Those who cleared the examination from Assam are Kapinjal Kishore Sarma, Dipankar Gogoi, Tapan Deka, Yashodhara Das, Dipjyoti Das, Mamoni Doley, Abhijit Pegu, Bidisha Chintey, Dipankar Nath, Seuj Saikia, Bandana Deuri and Manoj Swargiary.
Three women from Arunachal Pradesh cleared the exam – Mamu Hage (all-India rank 691), Chajat Lowang (857) and Duyu Kampu (1081).
Four candidates from Manipur have cleared the exam. They are Sanjenbam Sadananda (616), Kshetrimayum Ravikumar (769), Esther Laltankim Serto (1075) and Yow Peter Raiphea (1080).
Suchismita Kanungoe from Tripura has secured 261 rank in the examination, while Tarit Kanti Chakma of the state secured 730 rank.
Henuka Rai from Gangtok, Sikkim have cleared the exam. She is a PhD scholar and has studied from Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi.
The written test for the civil services examination was held in December 2016, followed by interviews for personality test between March and May this year.
Nandini K.R. of Karnataka bagged the top rank in the UPSC 2016 examination, followed by Anmol Sher Singh Bedi and Gopalakrishna Ronanki, at second and third place.
A total of 1,099 candidates have been recommended for appointment, besides a consolidated Reserve List of 172 candidates.
From among the recommended candidates, 500 belong to General Category and 347 to Other Backward Class (OBC). The share of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates comprises 163 and 80 candidates, respectively. The selected candidates will be placed across vacant positions in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Central Services Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’.
