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The UPSC CSE (Civil Services Exam) is considered the most difficult exam in the world. Several people study for the exam religiously for years. The success rate of the exam is, unfortunately, quite low. In a major success story, there’s a man who hails from Telangana and has cracked this difficult exam twice. In addition, he juggled his job during the daytime and studied at night to crack the exam.

Who’s Anudeep Durishetty?

Anudeep Durishetty is an IAS (Indian Administrative Officer) officer of the 2018 batch. He secured AIR 1 in the 2017 exam. Anudeep’s dream of becoming an IAS officer kept the spark alive in him, even while he was given the package worth millions from Google.

He did his schooling at Sri Suryoday High School in Telangana, after which he completed an Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering degree from BITS Pilani in the year 2011. Once he completed his engineering degree, he got a remarkable package at the multinational company, Google. However, his passion for the Civil Services exam didn’t end.

Anudeep’s journey to become an IAS officer

In the year 2012, Anudeep Durishetty took the UPSC exam and failed. However, he didn’t lose his hopes and kept his preparation ongoing while working at Google. He gave the second attempt in 2013 and attained AIR 790, making his seat in the Indian Revenue Service (IRS). In this department, he served as an Assistant Commissioner in the Customs and Central Excise.

After becoming an IRS officer, he continued giving the civil services exam until, in 2017, he became the national topper, i.e., AIR 1.

How much did Anudeep Durishetty score?

Anudeep Durishetty scored 1126 marks in total in his 2017 mark sheet. He secured 155 marks in Essay (Paper I); 123 marks in General Studies-I (Paper II); 123 in General Studies-II (Paper III); 136 in General Studies-III (Paper IV); and 95 in General Studies-IV (Paper V).

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