Meet Ishita Kishore, DU alumna, sports enthusiast, who topped UPSC 2022

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: May 26, 2023, 03:11 PM IST

UPSC 2022 topper: Ishita Kishore is the topper of the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2022.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the UPSC CSE 2022 final result on Tuesday. Ishita Kishore is the topper of the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2022. But who is Ishita Kishore, who has now become the talk of the town?

Ishita Kishore is an economics graduate. She completed her graduation from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University in 2017. After this, she worked with Ernst & Young in risk advisory. She has been an active sportsperson. She has been a good all-rounder performer since her school. Ishita cracked the UPSC exam in her third attempt. It was the first time that she qualified for the interview round, the third stage to qualify for the UPSC exam.

In her first two attempts, she even couldn't clear the prelims exam of UPSC. For the unversed, one has to qualify for all three stages of the UPSC CSE exam -- prelims, mains and then interview. 

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