Nandini KR of Karnataka's Kolar who topped the Union Public Service Commission’s civil services examination for 2016, is a civil engineering graduate from MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology in Bangalore.
"This is an exceptionally cheerful minute for me, I have realised my dream," Nandini told news office ANI.
In her last attempt, she had made the grade for the Indian Revenue Service (IRS).
“It is like a dream come true.I generally needed to be an IAS officer," she told PTI from the National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics in Faridabad, where she is experiencing probation.
"I put in a great deal of exertion. Subsequent to getting chosen in the IRS in 2014, I had taken the exam again in 2015 yet couldn't break it. I took the test again and topped it. It is a great affair," she said.
Nandini is from the Other Backward Class (OBC) classification. In 2015, Delhi young lady and booked ranks class hopeful Tina Dabi had topped the exam.
The government in an announcement said Nandini had qualified with Kannada writing as her discretionary subject.
Nandini is as of now currently undergoing training of Customs, Excise and Narcotics in Faridabad.
Anmol Sher Singh Bedi bagged the second position and tailing him on the rundown are Gopalkrishna Ronanki, Saumya Pandey, Abhilash Mishra and Kothamasu Dinesh Kumar.
Kashmir's Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat secured tenth position in the exam. In his last attempt he was chosen for the Indian Forest Service.
"Words can barely depict my sentiments. I feel large and in charge today. I trusted in this quote - Try, attempt, attempt once more. I have been attempting from 2010," Bhat told PTI.
This was his last opportunity to get into the common administrations as he would have checked the cut-off age of 32 years in November. Bhat, who is from Handwara in the Valley, finished his tutoring and school from Srinagar before concentrate veterinary sciences in Jammu.
The UPSC has suggested a sum of 1,099 candidates for appointment to civil services.
Upwards of 180 effective applicants will be delegated in the IAS, 45 in the IFS, 150 in the IPS and 834 in other focal gatherings An and B administrations.