The University of Lucknow (LU) has achieved a record-breaking feat, with 17 of its students acing the UPSC Geoscientist examination. The students, from LU’s Geology department, cleared the geological scientist examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) — all in their first or second attempt.
These high achievers, namely Abhinav Shukla, Sudhanshu Bajpai and Radha Awasthi, were able to secure ranks 2nd, 4th and 7th respectively on a national level. While Shukla qualified for the post of geoscientist, Bajpai and Awasthi qualified for the posts of hydrologist.
Highest number of students from a state university to clear the exam
संघ लोक सेवा आयोग द्वारा आयोजित भूगर्भ वैज्ञानिक परीक्षा मे लखनऊ विश्वविद्यालय के 15 छात्र छात्राओ का चयन, शीर्ष सूची मे बनाया स्थान, माननीय कुलपति प्रोफेसर आलोक कुमार राय ने दी बधाई!
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The above numbers are also some of the highest across all Indian state universities.
Among the students, Sudhanshu Bajpai, a humble farmer’s son, spoke about the importance of his family’s role in his success. He shared, “The credit for my success goes to my father Arvind Bajpai, mother Nisha Bajpai and brother Deepanshu Bajpai, who is in UP Police.”
In the regard, Head of LU’s geology department Professor Dhruv Sen Singh expressed, “Over 35 students from the university have cleared the Combined Geo-Scientist Mains exam. Since the department’s inception in 1942, this is the maximum number of candidates who have cleared UPSC examination in a year.”
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