Odisha's Anshuman Kamila tops Indian Economic Service exam

BHUBANESWAR: Anshuman Kamila, 26, of the city, who is working as a manager in Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has topped the Indian Economic Service (IES)-2019, results of which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday.Anshuman is the only son of Santosh Kumar Kamila, former chief post master general of Odisha, and Mitali Chinara, a noted singer and head of Analytical and Applied Economics department of Utkal University. He was the state topper in class XII science examinations conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in 2011. After completing his BA in economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, MA in economics from Delhi School of Economics and MPhil from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), he joined RBI in July last year.Anshuman told TOI that he cleared this coveted examination in his third attempt. “I could not do well in my first attempt and failed in scoring big in Main examination of IES. Though I cleared the examination in the second attempt, I failed to get into merit list for one mark. I feel happy that this time I became topper,” he added.He said the interviewers had asked him about RBI and monetary policy. On his interest area of work, Anshuman said he will try to work to meet economic potential of the country in a sustainable way. He said more and more Odia youths should get IES in future with good ranks. “Aspirants should religiously follow the new economics syllabus in Odisha universities. They need to study for a few hours every day so that they can cover the whole syllabus without having any problem,” said Anshuman. Mitali Chinara, mother of the topper, said the credit goes to him, his teachers and well-wishers. “He is a very sincere, committed and ethical person. He is not a child now, so he will take his own decisions and do something good for the society,” she added.