Only three candidates managed to secure over 50 % marks in UPSC 2015

UPSC topper Tina Dabi secured just little over 52 percent marks, reflecting the strict evaluation yardstick adopted by the commission in conduct of the prestigious test to select the country’s top bureaucrats. The civil services examination is conducted annually in Three stages--preliminary, main and interview--to select candidates for the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service and Indian Police Service, among others. 22-year-old Tina, a graduate from Delhi’s Lady Shri Ram College, topped the 2015 civil services exam securing 1,063 marks out of a total of 2,025--comprising 1,750 of main and 275 of interview. Second ranked Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan from Jammu and Kashmir, got 1,018 marks and third rank holder Jasmeet Singh Sandhu secured 1,014 marks, the UPSC said.