Two former GNDU students clear UPSC exam, felicitated

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 29

The department of School of Social Sciences of GNDU organised a felicitation ceremony for two of its former students, Amritpal Kaur and Amritpal Singh, who cleared the UPSC exam this year. Amritpal Kaur secured AIR 435 and Amritpal Singh secured AIR 639.

The two were honoured by Vice-Chancellor Prof Jaspal Singh Sandhu, who talked about the achievements of the School of Social Sciences that has so far produced 21 state and Centre-level bureaucrats. He also expressed his concerns about reducing the number of civil servants from the state. Both Amritpal Kaur and Amritpal Singh come from humble backgrounds. They will be the first civil servants in their family. “We were classmates while pursuing BA Social Sciences at GNDU in 2014. Later, we got selected to pursue masters in social sciences at JNU,” shared Amritpal Kaur. She said dedication and hard work were the only requirements for success in the UPSC exam.

Prof Rajesh Kumar, head of the department, School of Social Sciences, said the school was established to tap the potential of students aspiring for UPSC. “Amritpal Kaur had sociology as her optional subject and Amritpal Singh had political science as his optional subject. So far, many of our students have cleared the civil services examination as we offer competitive training and classroom teaching on the UPSC pattern.”