Telangana IRS officer Durishetty Anudeep tops Civil Services 2017 exam

He is currently posted as Assistant Commissioner, Central, GST, in Hyderabad. This is his fourth attempt at the Civil Services exam.

Durishetty Anudeep. Photo: @IRS_IN

Durishetty Anudeep, a native of Chittapur village near Metpally town in Jagityal district of Telangana, has emerged topper in the Civil Services examination this year. The results were declared on Friday.

Anudeep, a bachelor, is presently in the Indian Revenue Services (IRS) and is posted as Assistant Commissioner, Central, GST, in Hyderabad. This is his fourth attempt at Civils. He worked with Google in Hyderabad before he got into IRS.

From BITS Pilani

An engineer from BITS Pilani in Rajashtan in 2011, he had his schooling from Suryodaya High School in Metpally. Anudeep’s father is an Assistant Engineer with the TS Transco, while his mother is a home-maker. The topper’s optional subject was anthropology though he is an engineer.

Speaking to

The Hindu , Anudeep said he was not expecting the first rank. “It is a tough exam and so many deserving candidates with brilliant minds attempt. So you can never expect a top rank,” he said with all humility.

Anudeep prepared without assistance of any coaching institution. Meanwhile, R.C. Reddy IAS Study Circle said that he appeared for mock interview at their centre.

A sports buff

A sports buff, Anudeep has obsession for Roger Federer and Lionel Messi. In one of his Facebook posts, he praised Messi, saying the game of football is not really beautiful, it’s brutal but Messi has an artistic, symphonic beauty to his play that makes the brutal look beautiful.

Expressing his love for sports, he posted, “So I asked myself what do I value more - sports, movies, books or music? Movies are good, books are great and music is soothing. But my life wouldn’t be half as joyful or interesting if it were not for the time I spend watching and playing sports.”

Several Telugu students bagged good ranks in the examination. Sai Praneeth, son of former Additional DG of Maharashtra, V. Lakshminarayana, bagged the 196th rank. Other successful Telugu candidates are Sheelam Sai (43), Narapureddy Maurya (100), G. Madhuri (144), Yedavalli Akshay Kumar (624), Vivek Jhonson (195) and Bhargav Shekar (816).

PTI adds:

A total of 990 candidates -- 750 men and 240 women -- have been recommended by the Commission for appointment to various Central government services, a government statement said.

Anu Kumari and Sachin Gupta bagged the second and third position respectively in the coveted examination.