New Delhi, May 10 (TOI): Delhi girl Tina Dabi has topped the prestigious Union Public Service Commission examination. Railway officer Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan from Jammu & Kashmir has got second rank.

Besides them, Delhi-based Jasmeet Singh Sandhu, an Indian Revenue Service officer, has secured third position. Jasmeet Singh Sandhu, Artika Shukla and Shashank Tripathi were third, fourth and fifth on the toppers' list.

Topping the list in her first attempt, a beaming 22-year-old Tina, who graduated from Lady Shri Ram College here, said, "It is indeed a proud moment for me".

23-year-old Athar, who hails from Anantnag in South Kashmir, got through the test in his second attempt. In his first attempt in 2014, he had got Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) and is presently undergoing training in Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management, Lucknow.

It is a dream come true," an elated Athar said, adding, "I will not leave any stone unturned to work for the betterment of people".

"I have opted for Jammu and Kashmir cadre also. I will be happy in case I get chance to work there. I think there is a lot of scope to fulfil aspirations of people of my state," he told PTI.

Jasmeet, whose father works in Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) here, thanked his parents and teachers for his success.

"It is all because of my family, friends and Mukul Pathak sir (who runs a coaching class) that I could secure third rank in the exam," he said.

Jasmeet was also selected in 2014 civil services exam and had got Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise). He is undergoing training at National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics in Faridabad. This was his fourth attempt.