"On Top Of The World": Civil Services Topper Ishita Kishore To NDTV

"It was not expected that I will come number 1 but now I am feeling on top of the world," Ishita Kishore said.

Ishita Kishore, a Delhi University graduate who topped the civil services examination this year, says that she did not expect this result and was feeling on top of the world. After my failed attempts, I reminded myself why I started in the first place. I wanted to serve my country, and my family played a huge role during my low points. Both my immediate and extended family constantly expressed their belief in me and encouraged me to keep going, pic.twitter.com/sxe719Hw5h

"It was not expected that I will come number 1 but now I am feeling on top of the world," Ms Kishore says in an exclusive chat with NDTV.

This was the third attempt for Ishita Kishore, who says that she felt bad after not clearing the prelims stage twice, but worked on her mistakes. The Economics graduate from Delhi's Shri Ram College of Commerce now wants to "serve the country by joining the Indian Administrative Services (IAS)".

"After my failed attempts, I reminded myself why I started in the first place. I wanted to serve my country, and my family played a huge role during my low points. Both my immediate and extended family constantly expressed their belief in me and encouraged me to keep going," she said in a tweet.