Mumbai boy secures All India rank 54 in UPSC

Digvijay Bodke

After three attempts, Digvijay Bodke from the city has managed to secure a rank of 54 in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination, the results for which were declared on Friday. Son of Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation commissioner Govind Bodke, Digvijay started preparing for UPSC after he graduated as a civil engineer from Pune University.

A university rank holder and gold medallist, Digvijay said, "My father, who is an IAS officer, has always motivated and guided me in my journey of clearing the UPSC examination. I started preparing for it only after graduation. I could not clear it in my first attempt, and in the second one, I ranked 247." Meanwhile, Girish Badole from Kasgi village in Osmanabad's Umarga district topped from Maharashtra with an All India rank of 20.

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