Gandhinagar, March 14 -- Candidates who successfully cleared the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination 2025 after receiving training at the state-run Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA) met Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on Saturday.

A total of 35 successful candidates from SPIPA paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Minister, who interacted with them and encouraged them to treat the opportunity of serving as senior officers as a chance to serve the underprivileged, marginalised, and common citizens with empathy and dedication, a release said.

During the interaction, the Chief Minister urged the young achievers to work towards strengthening harmony between the governmen...