Andhra Pradesh: Double delight as brothers crack CS exam

VISAKHAPATNAM: In what could serve as a major inspiration to civil services aspirants,

Rallapalli Jagat Sai

and Vasanth Kumar, two brothers from

West Godavari

district, cleared the coveted civil services examination, 2020, despite their humble background. The Union Public Service Commission released the final results of the civil services exam on Friday.


Many years of hard work and grit paid off as Jagat Sai, the elder brother, secured 32nd rank in his fifth attempt to secure the country’s top administrative post (IAS), while his younger brother Vasanth Kumar got 170th rank in his second attempt. Vasanth Kumar is expected to get IPS.


Speaking to STOI, Jagat Sai explained their journey and how they beat all odds to crack the exam. “After pursuing my mechanical engineering from a deemed university in Vellore in 2014, I joined an MNC in Pune. But I had to quit the job after a year to prepare for CS exams. Even though I appeared for the interview two times before, I could not crack it. Self-actualisation and introspection helped me rectify my mistakes and finally emerge successful in the interview,” he said.


Vasanth Kumar, who completed his electrical engineering from a private college in Visakhapatnam in 2018, joined his elder brother in the preparation for the exams. Kumar, who could not clear his prelims in the first attempt, qualified in his second attempt with anthropology as optional subject.


“Lack of mentoring or correct guidance might have hampered my chances in the earlier attempts. I had no option other than self-correcting and self-learning from my own mistakes. Those aspirants, who attended the interview along with me last year, helped me this time. My parents are happy to see both of us cracking the coveted exam,” Sai said.


When asked about the message for the civil services aspirants, Sai said starting the preparation as early as possible is the key to success. Seeking mentorship from experts or in-service officers would also help, he added.