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IPS Mahesh Bhagwat Does it Again! IFS Candidates Mentored by him Excel in Exam

14 out of the top 20 candidates selected for IFoS, in the results declared yesterday, have been mentored by 1995 batch IPS officer Mahesh Bhagwat
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One of the most dedicated mentors for all civil service aspirants across the country, IPS officer Mahesh Bhagwat has done it again! The aspirants mentored by Telangana’s Additional DGP (CID), Mr. Bhagwat, for the personality test of the Indian Forest Services Examination, 2022, have come out with flying colours.

The UPSC declared the results of the Indian Forest Service examination 2022 on Saturday and to his delight, 14 candidates in the top 20 including third ranker Anuradha Mishra were mentored by the IPS officer and his team.

The other top rankers include the names of Anushka Lohiya (rank 4), Ajay Gupta (5), Shwetabh Suman (7), Pratik Indalkar (8), Viraj Hosur (9) and Hitesh Suthar (10). Telugu candidates – DV Sai Charan Reddy (rank 38) and Pannala Sahiti Reddy (48) were also mentored by the officer. Of the 147 candidates recommended by the UPSC for the appointment, 71 were trained by Mr. Bhagwat and his team of mentors.

Mr. Bhagwat and his colleagues provide free mentoring via WhatsApp groups, and based on a candidate’s details, they assist the candidate in getting ready for the personality test by providing potential questions.

Congratulating the rankers, the 1995 batch IPS officer expressed his gratitude to all mentors, including MOEF IG Ramesh Pandey, Telangana Additional PCCF Sunita Bhagwat, and MP cadre IFS Shreyas Shrivatava.

161 candidates out of the 933 selected by UPSC for civil services, the results of which were declared on 23rd May, were mentored by Mr. Bhagwat, including two out of the top four top rankers, Ishita Kishore (AIR-1) and Smriti Mishra (AIR-4) and 22 candidates who are part of the Top 100.


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