Who topped the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025 with AIR 1?

Explanation

Anuj Agnihotri is the answer because the declared UPSC CSE 2025 final result placed him at All India Rank 1, ahead of Rajeshwari Suve M at AIR 2 and Akansh Dhull at AIR 3. Agnihotri is from Rahata, Jodhpur in Rajasthan, is an AIIMS Jodhpur MBBS graduate, and achieved AIR 1 in his third attempt without coaching. The result was declared on March 6, 2026, and 958 candidates were recommended for appointment to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and other Central Services. Option A is the only option with the verified rank-holder.

Why the other options are wrong

• (B) Aditya Srivastava did not secure AIR 1 in UPSC CSE 2025; Anuj Agnihotri held rank 1.
• (C) Ishita Kishore was not the AIR 1 candidate in the UPSC CSE 2025 result; Anuj Agnihotri ranked first.
• (D) Shubham Kumar was not the UPSC CSE 2025 AIR 1 holder; Anuj Agnihotri received rank 1.

Concept

This tests current-affairs awareness within governance and public-service recruitment, especially nationally important constitutional bodies and competitive examinations. RAS repeatedly uses such facts because UPSC and state public service commissions are core institutions in the governance syllabus.

Source

• The Times of India

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