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Dear aspirant, There are many inspiring success stories of women who have made it to the civil services in India. Some women are lucky in that they have a supportive family who encourages them to pursue their dreams and break conventions. But there are a lot of women who have had to break norms in stepping out of their homes to pursue their goal relentlessly. Read the story of Vandana Chauhan who bagged an impressive all India rank of 8 in the UPSC CSE 2012
The UPSC result of 2015 was eventful as far as women empowerment is concerned. The first four ranks went to women. Ranks 1, 2, 3 and 4 were bagged by Ira Singhal, Renu Raj, Nidhi Gupta and Vandana Rao respectively. Even the topper last year in 2016 was a woman, Tina Dabi. Today, women feature regularly in the toppers list of the USPC civil services exam every year. It is important to have a balanced workforce for the country to progress and for development to mean something to every citizen of the country. If women constitute 50% of the population they should constitute a good number in the country civil services also. True development can ensue only if gender equality is achieved in every aspect of life.