BETTIAH, March 7 -- Brimming with vim and vigour, 25-year-old Raghav Jhunjhunwala, who secured the fourth rank in the Civil Services Examination 2026 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on Friday, said the result came as a surprise to him as he had not expected qualify this year and was already planning to resume preparation for the next preliminary examination in the coming days.

Talking to Hindustan Times over phone, Raghav said he was overwhelmed after learning about his result and initially found it difficult to believe that he had qualified with the fourth rank in one of the country's most competitive examinations. "To be honest I wasn't hopeful this time. I was just planning to restart my preparation strategy for the n...