3 min learnNew DelhiMar 7, 2026 05:32 AM IST
On Friday afternoon, because the Union Public Service Fee (UPSC) launched the outcomes of the Civil Providers Examination 2025, congratulatory calls started pouring in for 25-year-old Akansh Dhull who had secured All India Rank (AIR) 3.
Amongst them was a telephone name to his father, Haryana BJP chief Krishan Dhull, from Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, congratulating the household on the achievement.
“I can’t even describe his achievement in phrases,” Krishan Dhull stated in an announcement shared on social media. “The arduous work and focus he has put in over the previous eight years is commendable. He has confirmed that if a toddler persistently units a objective and works arduous, success is for certain… His mom, my spouse, performed the largest function in bringing him thus far. Every time he wanted her, she stood by him.”
For Akansh, nonetheless, the journey to the highest three ranks of one in every of India’s best examinations has been an extended and incremental one.
A B.Com (Hons) graduate from Delhi College’s Shri Ram School of Commerce (SRCC), Dhull started making ready for the Civil Providers Examination in 2021, selecting Commerce and Accountancy as his elective topics.
Whereas he cleared the examination in 2023, he secured Rank 342. This expertise, he stated, formed the way in which he approached the examination thereafter. “I attempted to work on my errors and eventually acquired the place I needed to go,” he informed The Indian Categorical.
Born in Rohtak, Akansh later moved together with his household to Panchkula. He accomplished his education in Chandigarh earlier than shifting to New Delhi for his undergraduate research at SRCC.
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“I credit score my father for motivating me to pursue a profession within the civil providers. It’s a dream that has impressed me from an early age,” he stated.
His curiosity in civil providers, Akansh stated, took form throughout his educational years. Though he had the chance to sit down for campus placements at SRCC, he selected as an alternative to focus totally on the UPSC examination.
Throughout his years at SRCC, Akansh stated he developed sturdy analytical and debating abilities, which later helped him within the examination course of. He additionally credit his curiosity in travelling and exploring numerous experiences with broadening his perspective throughout preparation.
“I began making ready early on, in 2020, and cleared the examination 3 times…,” he stated. “It’s been an extended journey.”
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Requested which service and cadre he desires to affix, he stated, “It’s the Indian Administrative Providers… I favor Haryana, let’s see if I can get it.”
His achievement, nonetheless, has drawn scrutiny on-line after social media customers identified that he’s the son of a politician.
Addressing the dialogue round privilege throughout, Akansh stated his father had been a supply of inspiration relatively than benefit. “My father is my pleasure, and you may say that I come from privilege however labored arduous,” he stated. “He has been my guiding gentle. The concept of service is nurtured within the household. They inform you to constantly work in public curiosity.”
Requested whether or not rising up round politics influenced his resolution to pursue civil providers, Akansh stated, “No, not likely. I’ve at all times had a flair for it.”
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