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.

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.”