For Debojyoti Haldar (AIR-443), a doctor and 2021 graduate of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, it’s also fifth attempt. “Though medical science is considered the noblest of all professions, UPSC offers diversity like no other. Also, ours is a family of social workers — my grandmother donated a land for a school that is still running in our ancestral village, Gopalnagar, in Bongaon. I think the background has drawn me to civil service,” said the 29-year-old who has ranked third in the recently published 2023 WBCS results. Jadavpur resident, South Pointer and JU engineer Vaishna Biswas (AIR-367) said: “I am not sure if I will take the service this time. I am fully into UPSC preparations and will appear next year to improve my rank.” The list also includes Akash Kumar Rai (AIR-279), Debabrata Pramanik (AIR-461) from Malda, S Nived Kumar (AIR-486), Juhi Das (AIR-649) and Kirti Chowdhury (AIR-760). The last three are from Kolkata. Moreover, Goutam Thakuri (AIR-432) and Anniela Sherpa (AIR-893) are Darjeeling residents. Thakuri of Bagdogra is already serving the Indian Revenue Service (IRS). Mohsina Bano (AIR-648), whose husband is an IPS officer from the Bengal cadre, has been coached by the state-run training school. “Of the 28 candidates from our centre who cracked the interview, 11 have cleared the finals,” SNTCSSC chairman Surajit Kar Purkayastha said on Friday. SNTCSSC, inaugurated by CM Mamata Banerjee in Jan 2014, has been increasingly showing strong results every year. Last year, 50% of Bengal’s successful candidates hailed from this centre in Salt Lake.
