Law Kumar Mishra
Patna, September 24
Shubham Kumar, a former student of civil engineering IIT, Mumbai topped the list of successful candidates in the civil services examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Shubham had got 290th rank in last year’s examinations. His father, Devanand Singh is branch manager in Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank. Pravin had his school education in Vidya Vihar at Purnia in Seemanchal region.
In 1987, the present development commissioner, Amir Subhani of Chapra had topped the UPSC examinations.
Among the top ten, Prawin Kumar of Chakai village in Jamui district is placed at 7th position. Alumni of Ramkrishna mission school at Deoghar, Prawin too is an engineering graduate. His father Sitaram Barnwal is a small business man.