With determination, she succeeded in her fifth attempt
Poolampatti, a small village about 15 kilometres from here, has been buzzing with activity since Friday evening as a 27-year-old determined woman from here has come out with flying colours in this year's Civil Services examinations.
C. Indhumathy is set to become a role model for IAS aspirants in this region as she has secured 151 rank in the all-India Civil Services examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.
Her home at Poolampatti was crowded with visitors and the mobile phone was constantly ringing with friends, relatives and teachers calling up to congratulate her on her success.
“I went about Civil Services preparation with positive energy and my perseverance helped me to achieve my goal,” a happy Ms. Indhumathy said, while speaking to The Hindu on Saturday.
She never got discouraged at any stage and perhaps that was the reason why she could get a rank in her fifth attempt, with public administration and geography as optional subjects.
The Madurai woman had her schooling in Jeevana School at Ponmeni in the city and later did her engineering (EEE) at K. L. N. College of Information Technology from where she passed out in 2006.
Since then, her eyes were on the Civil Services and it took five years of intensive preparation, hard work, determination and strategic approach for reaching the goal.
When the UPSC results of 2011-12 examinations were announced on Friday evening and Ms. Indhumathy figured in the list, the family members were enveloped in joy. Her father, R. Chandramohan, runs a small hotel near Anna Bus Stand in the city and her mother C. Pandiammal is a housewife.
“I first wrote the Civil Services examinations in 2007 and since then my mission continued. It was my interest that kept my focused,” the topper, who belongs to OBC category, said.
Her advice to Civil Services aspirants is “make the right choice of optional subjects.” “We have to first make a self-analysis and select subjects based on interest and not by other's suggestions. With thorough planning and systematic preparation, you will succeed,” she says.
She did well at the UPSC's 35-minute interview in New Delhi on April 6 and since then was waiting anxiously for the results.
“I am very happy that my school and college teachers called me to congratulate.”
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Warm congratulations to dear Indhumathi from me and my parents.
Congrats dude..
atleast 10% of your power u must have to use for doing good for the society
It is primarily Goddess Meenakshi's GRACE and your sincere hard work enabled y ou to this coveted status in the society It is good augery that you have an excellent District collector in your place now to guide you into the right path for a glorious future .Please meet him before you leave for Mussorie .GOD BLESS YOU MY CHILD.
Well done! May more Indhumathis sprout from our region!
I appreciate C. Indhumaty's talent. As I have the aim of becoming IAS and I am also EEE student she is one of my role model from this minute. Hats Off Indhumathi...!!!
Well done Ms,Indhumathi,we are are proud of you and let your success in the UPSC be a beginning to the rural masses in Tamil Nadu, especially for women folk.
C. Indhumathy's must be congratulated for her diehard attitude and she never gave up despite several hurdles. Presnt day students have to learn great qualities like hard work, determination, grit and patience her this young topper.
Her innovative and starategic approach is reflectd when she chose entirely different and unrelated subjects like Public Administration and Geography despite being a Engineering graduate with EEE.
Every young budding aspirant from TN has to learn a great deal from her who reached the pinnacle of success in spite of her humble background.
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