UPSC CSE Final Results 2024: Why AIR 1 Shakti Dubey wanted to join civil services?

UPSC CSE 2024 AIR 1 Shakti Dubey

Education 

Belonging to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Shakti completed her schooling and graduation from the city. She did her Bachelors from University of Allahabad and later went on to study from the Banaras Hindu University to complete postgraduation in Biochemistry. Since 2018, Shakti Dubey has been preparing for UPSC CSE, she said in a mock interview video hosted by Chahal Academy on its YouTube channel.

This year AIR 1 is Shakti Dubey. In an interview with The Indian Express, she shared her UPSC CSE journey.

Why she wanted to join civil services ?

With a background in Biochemistry, her reason to join civil services is her family background. She said, “My father is in police service and I have seen him working. Initially I thought it was just a job but later I realised during my time at BHU hostel, I realised that police or its vehicle make a person feel safe even if it’s late. I realised how a small power can bring a change for somebody and how public service at large is benefitting people. So this is how I was attracted to government service in the first place.”

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Sharing her second reason, she said that she consulted her parents while making a career option and they supported her in this journey.

Shakti’s opinion on UCC

In the mock interview, one of the panelists from the Chahal Academy asked her to share her views on Uniform Civil Code particularly the implementation of the live in relationships. This is what Shakti has to say about it.

She said, “Globalisation has engulfed the entire world and we are witnessing change in societal perspective. With this in the past few years, live-in-relationships have become very prominent. My opinion in respect to the recent change in Uttarakhand for registration for the live-in-relationship is a welcome move in a time where in the past few years, we have witnessed crimes especially against living partners and especially the rights of the living partners are not recognised, specifically the women are at the losing end so I consider such step can be consider as a welcome step.”

The appointment to various services will be made based on the number of vacancies available, with due consideration to the provisions contained in the examination rules.

The overall total across all services is 1129 vacancies, which includes 50 vacancies reserved for PwBD candidates (12 for PwBD-1, 8 for PwBD-2, 16 for PwBD-3, and 14 for PwBD-5). The candidature of 241 recommended candidates has been kept provisional. The UPSC CSE of one candidate has been kept withheld.