No candidate from Meghalaya has cleared the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination (CSE) for the 2025 exam cycle, the results of which were declared on Friday. According to available information, candidates from the state who appeared for the examination could not make it past the Mains stage, the second phase of the highly competitive examination conducted annually for recruitment to the country’s top administrative services.
The last locals from Meghalaya to clear the examination were Isawanda Laloo and Daribha Lyndem in 2012. Swapnil Bhattacharya, who cleared the examination in 2023, remains the most recent candidate from the state to qualify. As per the UPSC, a total of 958 candidates have been recommended for appointment to various central civil services against 1,087 vacancies reported by the Central government. The candidature of 348 recommended candidates has been kept provisional.
In the 2025 examination, Anuj Agnihotri secured the All India Rank (AIR) 1, while Rajeshwari Suve M and Akansh Dhull secured the second and third ranks respectively. Among candidates from the Northeast region, 10 successfully cleared the examination, including six from Manipur, three from Assam and one from Sikkim. The Civil Services Examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages – Preliminary, Mains and Interview – for recruitment to key administrative services such as the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Foreign Service (IFS), among others.