ALLAHABAD: Swarangi Shukla of Lucknow bagged the top slot in PCS (J) exams-2016, the result of which was announced by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) here on Friday evening. Vinod Joshi of New Delhi stood second while an IAF ex-sergeant Vinod Kumar Pandey of Pratapgarh clinched the third spot. Talking to TOI, Swarangi Shukla credited her success to her parents. "I had not expected to top the exams as this was my first attempt," said an elated Swarangi.Swarangi had completed her schooling from Lucknow's City Montessori School in science stream before joining the five-year degree course from Gujarat National Law University . "I think it is hard work and dedication which pays and not the years that one dedicates for preparing the exams," she said.Third ranker Vinod Kumar Pandey was motivated by Mumbai blast case proceedings in court to become civil judge (junior divi sion).Vinod had served as a sergeant in IAF for 19 years before superannuation."I used to closely follow the Mumbai blast case of 1993, in which public prose cutor Ujjwal Nikam made appearances.This motivated me to study law and I started taking night class of LLB at Mumbai University ," said Pandey, who is serving as an entertainment tax inspector at Allahabad.Similarly , second ranker Vinod Doshi belonging to Uttarakhand is presently employed in CBI in New Delhi.

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