IITs' rising civil services success stories
UPSC just dropped the 2025 Civil Services results: 958 candidates made the cut for top roles like IAS and IPS.
What's catching everyone's eye? More IIT graduates are swapping high-paying tech gigs for a shot at public service, and they're doing really well.
Meet the IITians who made it
Monica Srivastava (IIT Guwahati, B.Tech. CS) grabbed AIR 16 after years as a software engineer. She had ranked AIR 455 in UPSC earlier too.
Mrityunjay Gupta (IIT Delhi) cracked it with AIR 726 on his first try, while Anubhav (IIT Delhi, civil engineering) made it to AIR 339 through self-study, already serving as an income tax assistant commissioner.
UPSC is 1 of India's toughest exams
UPSC is one of India's toughest exams: a large number of candidates sat for the prelims.
Seeing top engineering talent choose civil services over tech shows how much these roles still inspire young people to make a difference beyond the corporate world.