was a doctor from Andhra Pradesh who turned down scholarships to and Cambridge to serve in India at the grassroots level. Final Score Breakdown: Mains Written: 1236/2000 Personality Test: 222/300 Total: 1458/2300 Optional Subjects: Zoology and Psychology.
Shubhra Saxena (AIR 1, UPSC Civil Services Exam, 2008). Hometown: Jhansi, UP. Optional: History. Service: IAS (MP Cadre). upsc topper 2008
Hailing from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, she left her lucrative IT career to contribute to social good. was a doctor from Andhra Pradesh who turned
In the echoing corridors of the Civil Services Examination—widely known as the world’s toughest competitive exam—the year 2008 produced a remarkable standard of perseverance. When the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared its final results that year, the name at the top of the list was not from the metros or the elite coaching hubs. It was Shubhra Saxena , a young woman from the small town of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh , who scripted history by securing All India Rank 1 . Hometown: Jhansi, UP
"The day you stop wanting the rank and start wanting to solve the problem—that is the day you become an officer."
For the first time in several years, the top three positions were held by women: Shubhra Saxena (Rank 1), Sharandeep Kaur Brar (Rank 2), and Kiran Kaushal (Rank 3).
For more details on service allocations and individual scores, you can review the Official UPSC CSE 2008 Result List . UPSC Civil Service Examination Final Result -2008