Coimbatore topper in union public services examination secures 651th rank

S. Satish Kumar from the city emerged as a topper in the union public services examination, the results of which came out on Tuesday. He secured the 651th rank.

A graduate in electronics and instrumentation engineering from the Government College of Technology, Satish Kumar is a native of Perur. After his graduation, he worked with Wipro Technologies for eight years in destinations abroad like the United Kingdom, Brazil and Canada. "I was impressed with the kind of governance abroad, and wanted to do something similar in our country. So, I thought I will take up civil services," said Satish Kumar.

He then cleared Group 1 in Tamil Nadu Public Services Commission (TNPSC), and served as the deputy collector in Madurai district for one-and-a-half years. "In 2014, I took the UPSC exam and got selected in the IRS category. I am undergoing training in Hyderabad," said Satish.

Last year, the sixth rank holder in UPSC was from Coimbatore. Charusree T had secured the 749th rank and had got into IFS. In her second attempt, she bagged the sixth rank.

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