The announcement of Civil Services Examinations results on Tuesday brought cheer for Thiruvananthapuram with many candidates from the district figuring among the toppers.
Kasturi Sha of Chirayinkeezhu secured the 68th rank in her first attempt. The 23-year-old continued her stellar run in competitive examinations, having come first in the State in Humanities in Class 12 six years ago and topping the Kerala University-level examinations of BA English Language and Literature.
The daughter of Shafi M.N., former Principal of Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Attingal, and Sheeba M.J., professor of Botany at TKM College, Kollam, Kasturi hopes to pursue a career in administrative service. She had chosen Sociology as her optional subject for the civil services examination.
