KARGIL, MAY 30, 2022: Anwar Hussain, from District Kargil of UT Ladakh has qualified the civil services examination 2021, results of which were announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday.

Anwar Hussain, son of Haji Hamza, a resident of Balti Bazar, Kargil has ranked 600 in the prestigious test. He had earlier qualified the Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) examination and is currently working as the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) at Drass.

As many as 685 candidates have qualified the prestigious test, it said, without sharing further details of candidates selected in the examination.

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While Shruti Sharma has topped the examination, Ankita Agarwal and Gamini Singla have secured the second and third rank, respectively, the Commission said.

The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages – preliminary, main and interview – to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.