Pune’s Archit Dongre has secured All India Rank 3 in the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2024 results, which were declared by the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday. He has qualified with the Philosophy optional and is currently training at the Indian Police Service Academy at Hyderabad, as he had secured 153rd rank in the 2023 CSE Examination.
Dongre completed his schooling in Mumbai and higher secondary education from Pune. He later pursued B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in Tamil Nadu.
After graduation, he worked in an IT services company for around a year, but then resigned in June 2022 to prepare full-time for the civil services exam and was able to secure 153rd rank in the 2023 CSE Exam. Recently, he was assigned to the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre of the Indian Police Service (IPS).
The 2024 CSE exam cycle began with the preliminary exam in June last year, then the mains descriptive exam was held in September, and was followed by personality tests starting January till April, in which a total of 1,009 candidates qualified for the CSE 2024, with the top position secured by Shakti Dubey, while Harshita Goyal ranked second.
The candidates are recommended for appointment in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and Central Services, Group A and Group B.
