Secures 133rd position in the Civil Services Exam 2019 results announced by UPSC on August 4
Morung Express News
Dimapur | August 4
Is the civil services exam a tough nut to crack for Nagas? The Morung Express posed last year on May 8 right after the declaration of the final result of the 3-stage set of tests conducted by UPSC.
It is not so, Richard Yanthan answered in kind this year. He was ranked 133 in the overall category, according to the Civil Services Examination 2019 results announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on August 4.
With this, he is set to enter the elite Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre, the first Naga since 2007 to join the club through open competition.
According to the UPSC, there are 180 vacancies for IAS services this year.
Kesonyu Yhome, IAS (2007 Nagaland Cadre), was the last Naga from Nagaland to become an IAS officer.
However, a decade after, Swapneel Paul from Dimapur also made it to the list and was ranked 64th in the 2017 exams, the result of which was declared in 2018.
Last year Richard was also ranked 7th in the NCS, NPS, NSS and Allied Services 2018 exams results declared by the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) on December 19.
According to an official statement from UPSC, a total of 829 candidates have been recommended for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), among other civil services.
Pradeep Singh topped the examination, while Jatin Kishore and Pratibha Verma have secured second and third positions respectively.
