UPSC Topper Tina Dabi (AIR-1) Scored 52.49% Marks

Tina Dabi, the topper of civil services examination, secured just little over 52 per cent marks, reflecting the strict evaluation yardstick adopted by the UPSC or Union Public Service Commission in conduct of the prestigious test to select the country's top bureaucrats.

The civil services examination is conducted annually in three stages - preliminary, main and interview - to select candidates for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others.

22-year-old Tina, a graduate from Delhi's Lady Shri Ram College, topped the 2015 civil services exam securing 1,063 marks (52.49 per cent) out of a total of 2,025 - comprising 1,750 of main and 275 of interview, UPSC sadi.

Second-ranked Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan from Jammu and Kashmir, got 1,018 marks (50.27 per cent) and third rank holder Jasmeet Singh Sandhu secured 1,014 marks (50.07 per cent), the UPSC said.

Mr Khan was an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer, while Sandhu an Indian Revenue Service (customs and Central Excise) officer. Both were undergoing training before making it to the top.