Bhubaneswar : IAS Animesh Pradhan has been given the Odisha cadre. Animesh had secured the second rank in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the 2023 Civil Services Examination conducted by the UPSC. Along with Animesh, 8 others have been given the Odisha cadre.
However, Animesh said that after securing second place at the All-India level, he was interested in working in the fields of education and health.
Similarly, Pragyanandan Giri, who ranked 24th in the 2023 Civil Services Examination, has also been given the Odisha cadre. Ayushi Pradhan, who ranked 36th, has been given the Assam-Meghalaya cadre. Kashis Bakshi of Haryana, who ranked 54th, has been given the Odisha cadre. Kasturi Sa of Kerala, who ranked 68th, has been given the Odisha cadre.
Kerala’s Fabi Rashid, ranked 71st, has been given the Odisha cadre. Rajasthan’s Mrinaliki Rathore, ranked 125th, has been given the Odisha cadre. Delhi’s Sudhra Panda, ranked 204th, has been given the Odisha cadre. UP’s Pawan Kumar, ranked 239th, has been given the Odisha cadre. Maharashtra’s B.S. Kalyanrao, ranked 258th, has been given the Odisha cadre.