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Perseverance, hard work pays, say UPSC toppers

Updated: July 4, 2015 9:23:13 pm

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Ira Singhal, a physically challenged IRS officer from Delhi, topped the Civil services examination. (Source: Express photo by Harsha Vadlamani)

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Dr Renu Raj, who secured second rank in the UPSC Civil Services Exam, is a medical doctor with ESI. (Source: Express photo by Kamal Sankar)

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Her vivacious and spirited personality easily camouflages the 62 per cent locomotor disability that she suffers from but that has not stopped Ira from dreaming big and achieving it. (Source: Express photo by Harsha Vadlamani)

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Raj, who had joined as a doctor with the ESI in Kollam six months back, said second rank in the civil services exam was unexpected. (Source: Express photo by Kamal Sankar)

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“I am thrilled, excited and very, very happy. It is a dream come true,’’ beamed Ira Singhal on Saturday after topping UPSC. (Source: Express photo by Harsha Vadlamani)

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Being a second rank holder, Raj said she hoped to get into Kerala cadre as an IAS officer. (Source: Express photo by Kamal Sankar)

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