Archive · 3 Oct 2025
Shakti Dubey Achieves Top Rank in UPSC Civil Services 2025
Shakti Dubey from Prayagraj topped the 2025 UPSC Civil Services exam.
She prepared for the exam while living in Delhi.
This was her fifth attempt, having missed the cut-off in 2023.
She has a science background but chose Political Science and International Relations for her optional papers, which helped her immensely.
She studied at Allahabad University and BHU.
She advises candidates to be serious and consistent, balancing social media with reading.
She wants to work for women's education and welfare as an IAS officer.
Shakti Dubey secured the first rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025.
She is from Prayagraj and prepared in Delhi.
Dubey selected Political Science and International Relations as her optional papers.
This was her fifth attempt at the exam.
She aims to work for women's education and welfare as an IAS officer.
- Who
- Shakti Dubey
- What
- Secured the first rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025.
- When
- 2025 (results announced in April)
- Where
- Prayagraj
- Why
- Achieved a long-held dream of joining the bureaucracy.
- Winner
- Shakti Dubey
- Exam
- UPSC Civil Services 2025
- Optional Subject
- Political Science and International Relations
- Hometown
- Prayagraj
- Education
- BSc, Post-Graduation in Biochemistry