25-YO Woman From Naxal-Hit Chattisgarh Sets Example, Gets 12th Rank In Civil Services Exam
25-year-old Namrata Jain has got 12th rank in the civil services exam. She got Indian Police Service and is undergoing training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy Hyderabad. Her father is a local businessman and her mother is a housewife while her brother aspires to become a chartered accountant.
Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district is one of the worst-hit Naxal regions in the country. Naxalites are known for blowing up everything from roads to bridges and even schools. Given this, Namrata Jain¡¯s achievement is commendable!
25-year-old Namrata has got 12th rank in the civil services exam, the result of which was declared recently by the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC). According to PTI, Namrata hails from Geedam town in Dantewada, ranked 99 in the 2016 civil services exam.
UPSC Civil services examination 2018 final result out Namrata Jain from Naxal-affected chhattisgarh Dantewada secures all India rank 12 in civil services exam 2018-19.
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She got Indian Police Service and is undergoing training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.
"I always wanted to be a collector. When I was in Class 8, a woman officer had come to my school. Later I was told she was the collector. I was quite impressed by her. At that time, I had decided to become a collector," Jain told PTI.
"The place I come from is badly affected by Naxalism. People there lack basic facility like education. I want to serve the people of my state," added Jain.
She also said that bringing development to Dantewada could be the best way to check Naxalism there.
Her father is a local businessman and her mother is a housewife, while her brother aspires to become a chartered accountant.
The result of the Civil Services examination 2018 was declared on April 5, 2019. A total of 759 candidates were recommended for different government services. Kanishak Kataria, a B.Tech from IIT Bombay, has topped the civil services examination 2018.
The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages - preliminary, main and interview - to select officers for Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service among others.
