Reddy said she used to study for 6-8 hours a day for the exams but increased the study hours to 12-14 a day when the tests were round the corner.
Civil services examination 2023 third ranker Donuru Ananya Reddy, who hails from the backward Mahabubnagar district of Telangana, on Tuesday, 16 April, said she would like to take the administration closer to people.
Reddy said she feels “extremely grateful” and happy on securing the third position in the prestigious test, results of which were announced on Tuesday by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Disagreeing with the view that the civil services examination is a hard one to crack, she said it is, however, a challenging exam and it is important to have a strategy for the preparation.
Reddy said she used to study for 6-8 hours a day for the exams but increased the study hours to 12-14 a day when the tests were round the corner.
“Most important is to have a strategy. If we have a strategy of breaking down the syllabus into parts and completing it in a timeframe, it (cracking the exam) becomes easy,” she told PTI videos.
“The only plan (after becoming a civil servant) I have is to take the administration closer to people and work in a people-centric manner,” she said.
VIDEO | “I would not say that it is a tough exam but it is challenging. The most important thing is to have a strategy,” says Donuru Ananya Reddy, who secured third rank in the #UPSC Civil Services exam 2023. pic.twitter.com/SvUa0c6KTe
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 16, 2024
On tips for civil services aspirants, Reddy said every exam takers should prepare their plan as per their strengths and weaknesses, without blindly following others.
“Also, don’t ever give up. This examination is full of challenges, mentally or otherwise also. So, keep your calm and don’t give up,” she said.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy congratulated the civil services exam rankers from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Revanth Reddy is delighted that more than 50 candidates from the two states got selected for the civil services, an official release said.
The chief minister, who also hails from Mahabubnagar district, commended Ananya Reddy for securing the third rank in the civil services exam.
అఖిల భారత సర్వీసు పరీక్ష – 2023 ఫలితాల్లో విజయం సాధించిన తెలుగు రాష్ట్రాల అభ్యర్థులకు నా అభినందనలు.
తెలంగాణ, ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్రాల నుంచి ఈసారి 50 మందికి పైగా సివిల్స్ కు ఎంపిక కావడం గర్వించదగ్గ విషయం.
జాతీయ స్థాయిలో మూడవ ర్యాంకు సాధించిన పాలమూరుకు చెందిన దోనూరి అనన్య…
— Revanth Reddy (@revanth_anumula) April 16, 2024
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