PRAYAGRAJ, March 6 -- Several candidates from the Prayagraj region, including Prayagraj and Pratapgarh districts, have excelled in the UPSC Civil Services Examination-2025, the results of which were declared on Friday.

Aditya Singh, a former student of the department of ancient history, culture and archaeology at Allahabad University, secured the 508th rank. According to department faculty member Atul Narayan Singh, Aditya completed his master's degree last year and cracked the examination in his second attempt at the age of 23.

Another successful candidate is Atul Singh from Daraganj, who secured the 697th rank in his fifth attempt. Currently serving as a Naib Tehsildar in Sadar tehsil of Jaunpur, Atul is originally from Ulda village i...