Srinagar, March 6 -- As many as 17 candidates from Jammu & Kashmir have qualified the prestigious All India Civil Services Examination, the results of which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday.

Among the qualifiers from Jammu & Kashmir, Suvan Sharma secured the highest position with an All India Rank of 148, followed by Sugandha Gupta with Rank 207.

According to the result Towseef Ahmad Ganaie from south Kashmir's Pulwama district achieved Rank 254, while Ritika Bhan secured Rank 456.

Bhan, a Kashmiri Pandit whose family currently resides in Jammu, is originally from Batpora, Shopian. She had earlier secured 17th rank in the Jammu & Kashmir Combined Entrance Examination and has completed her Master's in ...