Ranchi, May 6: Two girls from Ranchi made the state capital proud by securing third and sixth position in the coveted Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations, the final results of which were announced today.
While Iva Sahay (25) secured third place to emerge first among women aspirants, city girl Tanvi Sundriyal (26) was not far behind in the sixth position.
Iva did her primary schooling from Loreto convent in Doranda. However, she moved to Allahabad later, completing her honours degree in geography from Allahabad University (AU). She did her postgraduation from JNU, Delhi.
Iva’s optionals were anthropology and geography. Her father Vijay Shankar teaches anthropology at AU while her mother Vatsla Shrivastava is an economics teacher.
Her uncle Vibhuuti Shankar Sahay is an advocate and additional public prosecutor in the Jharkhand High Court, while another uncle, Ravi Shankar Sahay, teaches in St. Xavier’s College.
It was Iva’s first attempt at cracking the UPSC. Speaking to The Telegraph from Allahabad, Iva said that despite it being her first attempt, she was expecting the all India first rank. “I want to give credit for my success to my parents,” said the young lady who wants to become an IAS officer.
Sixth ranking Tanvi happens to be a neighbour of team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in Mecon’s Shyamali Colony. And like Dhoni’s, her family migrated to Ranchi from Uttarakhand.
Speaking to The Telegraph over phone from Delhi, an elated Tanvi said all credit went to her family and friends who supported her emotionally as well as financially.
“I was expecting some rank but did not expect to be among the toppers,” said Tanvi, who became third time lucky, clearing the exams in her third attempt.
Her father Dr Anil Kumar, a psychiatrist, is the chief medical officer of Ispat Hospital in Ranchi while her mother is a senior manager with Punjab National Bank.
“She wants to join the IAS, preferably in the Uttarakhand cadre. We are elated. It’s definitely a matter of pride for all of us,” said her mother Sudesh Lata Sundriyal.
Tanvi’s optional papers were sociology and public administration. She cleared her Class X Board exams in 2000 from Ranchi’s Delhi Public School before switching over to Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali for her Plus two.
Tanvi later joined BIT, Mesra to do her bachelor of engineering. At present she is doing her final year LLB from Delhi University and was simultaneously preparing for the civil service examinations.
A sports lover, Tanvi’s special interest lies in basketball.
Her family came to Ranchi in the early 1980s. She has a brother who is studying engineering in Karnataka.
Shashank Sethi, another IIT passout based in Ranchi, secured 48th rank.
In Jamshedpur, a 24-year-old electrical engineer, Rajiv Ranjan Singh secured 191st rank in the UPSC. Rajiv, who originally hails from Dhanbad, is at present employed with Tata Steel.
Rajiv did his schooling from Kid’s Garden School, Dhanbad and plus two from Delhi Public School, Dhanbad. He went on to do electrical engineering at IIT, Kanpur.
