Aruna Mahalingappa Lost Her Father To Suicide. She Has Now Scored AIR 308 in UPSC

Aruna Mahalingappa's father ended his life over debts when she was the second semester of BE Instrumentation Technology at Siddaganga Institute of Technology. In a bid to overcome the trauma and grief she faced, she took up UPSC as a challenge and has bagged rank 308 in the 2021 Union Public Services Commission exams.

She will get through IRS, she is hopeful but also has a bigger mission in life. The Karnataka resident had been working hard to crack UPSC for so many years that she became an expert in it and launched a training academy two months ago to guide aspirants.

“I lost my father to debt as silk cocoon prices crashed, and it hit our source of income. Through all this, he educated his four daughters and son. Now I want to see smiles on the faces of farmers, and tell them not to take this extreme step,” she told TNIE.  She wants to inspire children of farmers who are in debt due to various issues.

The period after his father's death was full of struggles. Her mother took up agriculture to fend for herself and her family while she used to study throughout the day.

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UPSC results

The Union Public Service Commission announced the final result for the UPSC Civil Exam 2021 on May 30. Interestingly, all the top three positions in the examination have been secured by women.

Candidate Shruti Sharma has secured All India Rank 1 in the final result declared. Anikta Agarwal, Gamini Singla and Aishwarya Verma have secured the second, third and fourth positions respectively.

A total of 685 candidates were shortlisted for the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Foreign Service and many other branches of the civil services under the Union government of India. The toppers are selected on the basis of their performance in all three rounds–preliminary exam, mains exam and the interview round conducted by the UPSC. Of the 685, nearly 180 candidates will be considered for the IAS, 37 for the IFS and 200 for the IPS services and the rest will be considered for Central Services Groups A and B.

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