Aditya Srivastava, a UPSC topper, was taken aback to take the top spot and hoped for a rank in the top 70

In an interview, UPSC top scorer Aditya Srivastava said he was taken aback by his AIR 1 ranking and was hoping to be ranked in the top 70.

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On April 16, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the results of the Civil Services Examination 2023. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur alumnus Aditya Srivastava took first place. After making this declaration, he shared more tweets on X. He shared a little excerpt from his interview with PTI in his most recent post. He claims in the video that he was taken aback to land the top spot and that he had prayed for a rating in the top 70.

The fear

“I prayed till the morning, asking God to place me among the top 70. It took some time for the news that I had placed first to sink in. Aditya Srivastava wrote, “I don’t think anyone can say that he or she was expecting to get first rank.”

Video insights and audience’s reaction

The video has had over 1.1 lakh views since it was shared, and counting. In addition, the post has received close to 1,600 likes. As they responded to the share, people left a variety of responses.
What comments did X users make regarding this Aditya Srivastava video?
“Congrats! Please contribute positively to society!” penned a user named X. Salutations and congrats. I hope your career goes well,” another person wrote.
“Aditya ji, many congratulations. A third said, “My brother Abhinamdan Singh passed the UPSC as well and received a rank of 549.

Super 10

Second, third, and fourth place went to Animesh Pradhan, Donuru Ananya Reddy, and P K Sidharth Ramkumar, in that order. Srishti Dabas secured the sixth position, while Ruhani claimed the fifth. Anmol Rathore, Ashish Kumar, and Nausheen took the seventh, eighth, and ninth rankings, respectively. At number ten, Aishwaryam Prajapati placed herself.

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