1. Anuj Agnihotri is a qualified MBBS
doctor. When most of top rankers of UPSC CSE comes from humanities or
engineering backgrounds, Anuj is different. He has done MBBS from AIIMS Jodhpur
in 2023. During his MBBS days, he had decided to become a Civil Servant.
2. Anuj believes that as per the
current set up, it is easy to make groundbreaking change in public health as a
Civil Servant. That was the reason why he had decided to not go for PG degree
after completing his MBBS.
3. Before securing All India Rank 1 in
the UPSC CSE 2025, Anuj was selected in Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Civil Services, and he had joined DANICS.
4. Anuj comes from Rawatbhata. It is a
small town in Rajasthan. Interestingly, this town is the home of Rajasthan
Atomic Power Station. Further, the father of Anuj is working with Nuclear Power
plant in Rawatbhata. As a matter of fact, UPSC has asked many questions related
to Rawatbhata.
5. Anuj has done schooling from Atomic
Energy Central School, run by the Rawatbhata Nuclear Power Station and meant
only for students whose parents are employed there.
6. Anuj has completed Senior Secondary
Education from Kota, Rajasthan, a town known for coaching institutes for
medical and engineering aspirants.
7. Anuj is rare when it comes to
selection of Optional Subject. He gave Mains Examination with Medical Science
as his optional subject. It is very rare that Medical Science is chosen as
optional subject in UPSC by MBBS qualified aspirants.
8. Anuj is a great fan of Virat Kohli
and Hockey legend P R Sreejesh. Sports help teach him discipline and the virtue
of mental toughness.
9. His scintillating success proves
that background doesn’t matter for cracking the toughest competitive
examination of India. He comes from a small township and studies in a Nuclear
Power Plant run school with medical background.
10. He has also made a clean transition
from medical studies to administration without any confusion. Once made the
resolve, he gave everything and crack the exam with All India Rank 1.

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