Two from Manipur crack UPSC exam

Imphal, May 30
Two candidates from Manipur have successfully qualified the Civil Services Examination 2021 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday. This time, however, none from the tribal community have made it to the successful list.
Wairokpam Punshiba Singh secured the highest rank from Manipur at AIR 238, while Makakmayum Hosni Mubarak from Yairipok Ningthounai Mayai Leikai of Imphal East secured 575 rank.
Speaking to The Sangai Express Makakmayum Hosni Mubarak said that he may get into the Postal Service or Indian Audit and Accounts Service.
Mubarak finished his Class X from Antartic English School, Yairipok and did his plus two at Amity International School, Saket in Delhi. Thereafter he did his engineering at SJC Engineering College, Mysuru, Karnataka.
Incidentally he offered Manipuri literature as his optional subject.
Two candidates from the State of Nagaland have also cleared the examination. Viku L Achumi secured 567 and Imsennaro Walling secured 587 ranks.
Altogether, six candidates from the North East region have cleared the prestigious examination.
This year, as many as 685 candidates qualified the country’s prestigious examination with the top three positions secured by female candidates. Shruti Sharma topped the CSE 2021, while Ankita Agarwal and Gamini Singla bagged the second and third spot, respectively.
Of the successful candidates, 244 are from general category, 73 from economically weaker sections, 203 from other backward classes, 105 from Scheduled Castes and 60 from the Scheduled Tribes, as per the successful candidates list issued by the Commission.
The UPSC Civil Services 2021 Examination was conducted on October 10, 2021. The Mains exam was held from January 7 to 16, 2022 while the interview round was conducted from April 5 to May 26, 2022.  East Mojo