Notably, Srivastava also worked for Goldman Sachs for 15 months before deciding to quit and pursue UPSC.
Aditya Srivastava topped the civil services examination 2023, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced on Tuesday. Interestingly, Aditya, who belongs to Lucknow, was chosen for the Indian Police Service (IPS) in the 2022 UPSC CSE exam after securing AIR 216. He was undergoing training to become an IPS officer in the Bengal cadre. Aditya Srivastava continued to study for the UPSC CSE 2023 exam in addition to his IPS training.
Aditya Srivastava completed his schooling at CMS Lucknow's Aliganj branch. He was a topper in Class 12 as well. He scored 95% marks. He pursued both a BTech and a MTech from IIT Kanpur and is also a gold medallist.
Notably, Srivastava also worked for Goldman Sachs for 15 months before deciding to quit and pursue UPSC.
In a YouTube video shared by Rau's IAS academy, Srivastava explained why he left such a high-paying job.
Srivastava attriuted his decision to two major factors. "Firstly, if you see that coming from the area that I come from, even the blessings are of the form, that you become a collector, so there was some kind of knowledge about civil services I had from the beginning, but the final change where I took it seriously was when during my job days. I had a volunteering experience where I realised that just going and feeding the children is not enough to have a meaningful impact on their lives."
He further said that there is also an element of social prestige associated with it, which made him take the decision.
When told that he could climb the corporate ladder at Goldman Sachs and may be move to the US, Srivastava quipped, "No one remembers who worked as a partner at Goldman Sachs, but everyone knows who Mr. TN Seshan is."
Meanwhile, Animesh Pradhan and Donuru Ananya Reddy secured the second and third ranks, respectively in the UPSC 2023 exam.
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