Aditya Srivastava, a 26-year-old Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur alumnus from Lucknow, has topped the 2023 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination held annually for top government positions such as Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Foreign Services (IFS), and Indian Police Services (IPS).His family said Srivastava worked with a private company in Bengaluru before taking the UPSC exam unsuccessfully for the first time. Srivastava appeared for one of the country’s toughest exams for a second time last year and was ranked 136th. He opted for IPS and has been undergoing training in Hyderabad.