Kochi  :

When UPSC civil services examination results were announced on Saturday, Ernakulam had its share of joy when threeresidents secured ranks in the top 500 list.

Sarayu K M, who secured rank 220, was the topper in the district. Bhavika Mangalanandan of Elamkulam and Satheesh V Menon of Maradu secured 249 and 342 ranks.

Sarayu (23) secured the rank in her first attempt and she is thankful to the Cusat librarian who helped her to achieve her dream. She started her coaching a year ago after she completed her BTech in civil engineering from M A College in Kothamangalam.

“Librarian Beena Cherukunnathu helped me to get magazines, allowed me to browse the internet and provided a lot of books to read. I studied in a Malayalam medium school. During school days, I found that many of my classmates belong to poor families and saw their struggles. So I wanted to serve the society. I believed, I can ace the exam,” she said. Malayalam was her optional subject.

Bhavika Mangalanandan secured the rank in her third attempt and her aim is to get into the IFS. “After completing MTech from IIT Delhi, I worked in Bangalore for some time. Though my mother is a government employee, she is very much involved in social service, especially women empowerment. Her involvement in social service influenced me to take up civil service,” she said adding that she did her coaching in Thiruvananthapuram. Geography was her optional subject.

Satheesh, son of a daily-wage worker, dreams of joining the IFS and he said he has a plan to achieve his goal in his next attempt. “I give coaching in engineering and medical entrance to students. I got secretariat assistant and high court assistant posts, but IFS is my ultimate aim,” he said.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com /  The Times of India / Home> City> Kochi / TNN / July 05th,  2015