IT engineer Sharanya Ari secured the seventh rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2015

IT engineer Sharanya Ari secured the seventh rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2015.

“Though I had an opportunity to fly abroad, my parents wanted me to join civil services,” said Ms. Sharanya.

Her father M. Arivazhagan, retired Air Force officer, motivated her to serve the nation by joining the Indian Administrative Service. Her mother J. Sathya Priya, a teacher at Government Girls Higher Secondary School in East Tambaram, assisted her in preparing for optional subject of sociology.

“It is my fourth attempt. It is a long-time dream of my parents. After failure, picking yourself up and motivating yourself is the most challenging part in civil services exam. Unless you have family support, you will not be successful,” said Ms. Sharanya.

After completing B.Tech (IT) from SRM University in 2011, she started preparation for the examination at coaching institutes such as Manithaneyam Free IAS Academy and All India Civil Services Coaching Centre.

R. Vaithinathan (rank 37) secured the second place among successful candidates from Tamil Nadu. After completing MBBS, he started preparation at coaching institutes such as T.I.M.E. in Chennai. Candidates such as Elambahavath K (rank 117) and S. Saravanan (rank 366) who wrote the examination in Tamil have emerged successful.