Prayagraj: As many as 33 alumni of Allahabad University (AU) have been selected in PCS 2024 for key administrative posts, bringing cheer across the campus and hostels that once shaped their academic journeys. The selected candidates have secured positions of deputy collector, commercial tax commissioner, naib tehsildar, block development officer, deputy jailer and district panchayati raj officer and others.Among the top performers, Ayush Pandey of the 2024-25 LLB batch secured 10th rank for the post of deputy collector. From the economics department, Abhishek Kumar Singh clinched the second rank for the post of commercial tax officer (CTO), while Chandra Prakash secured 74th rank and got selected for naib tehsildar. Anushka Yadav of MSc in zoology secured 85th rank in CTO, BSc student Rahul Yadav secured 98th rank and Rajat Kanaujiya obtained 131st rank for assistant commissioner (commercial tax).Residents and former inmates of prominent university hostels also figured prominently in the list. Vikas Mishra, who stayed at AN Jha Hostel, and Vikas from the philosophy department were selected as assistant commissioners (commercial tax). Geography student Alok Nishad, Abhinesh Kumar, Chandan Pal and philosophy research scholar Shubham Pratap Singh also cracked the coveted exam.From KPUC Hostel, Purushottam Ojha was selected, while Mithilesh Yadav from PCB Hostel and Naveen Chandan were selected for naib tehsildar. Several other AN Jha Hostel inmates, including Ashutosh Tiwari, Pranav Pandey, Kulbhushan Tiwari, and Holland Hall resident Krishnam, along with Parawat Singh, were selected as naib tehsildars. Anshu from SSL Hostel earned selection for the same post.Among other notable selections, Vipin Dev Yadav, a 2017 BSc graduate and resident of Ambedkar locality, was appointed work officer, while his classmate Harsh Kumar Diwakar became naib tehsildar. Shivam Srivastava, a former resident of Hindu Hostel from the 2011 batch, also secured the naib tehsildar post.The university’s achievers include Anamika Singh from the geography department, Abhinandan Singh from political science with 24th rank, who became block development officer, and Avani Kumar from SSL Hostel, who achieved 71st rank for the same post. Kumari Diksha Gautam secured 21st rank to become sub-registrar. Shivam Mitra (11th rank) and Pushpraj Mishra were selected as deputy jailers.Adding to the pride, Aakriti Shukla was selected as deputy SP and Ashwini Kumar Soni as district panchayati raj officer.
