Five candidates from West Bengal government run Satyendra Nath Tagore Civil Services Study Centre (SNTCSSC) have made it final merit list of the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2024.
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Five candidates from West Bengal government run Satyendra Nath Tagore Civil Services Study Centre (SNTCSSC) have made it final merit list of the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2024.
A statement from SNTCSSC said that about 17 candidates from the Centre appeared for personality test out of which five have made it to the merit list.
Among the successful candidates are Meghna Chakravorty- a resident of Salt Lake, Paramita Malakar from North 24 Parganas, Sahars Kumar, from Ballygunge, Kolkata, Rajdeep Ghosh, a resident of Ranaghat Nadia and Praveen Kumar, originally from Giridih, Jharkhand, currently working in Kolkata.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated the “candidates who have achieved brilliant results in the UPSC Civil Services Examinations, 2024 from West Bengal, after getting coaching assistance from our Satyendra Nath Tagore Civil Services Study Centre.”
“Meghna Chakrabarty (79), Sahars Kumar (153), Paramita Malakar (477), Rajdeep Ghosh (789) and Praveen Kumar (837) got our state governmental coaching and have brought laurels for us by getting impressive ranks as mentioned in the brackets. They are likely to enter now IAS/ IPS/ other top services,” the Chief Minister posted on social media.
The Centre, which provides guidance to civil service aspirants was inaugurated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on January 2014 and was called Civil Services Study Centre (CSSC). In 2021, the Centre was rechristened Satyendra Nath Tagore Civil Services Study Centre in the name of Satyendranath Tagore, who became the first Indian Civil Service Officer in 1863
Officials of SNTCSSC said that over the past few years, about 15 to 20 candidates have made it to the interviews of the Civil Services Examination and five to six candidates make it to the merit list.
The SNTCSSC is governed by Centre for Excellence in Public Management comprises of officials of the West Bengal government including State’s Chief Secretary and the objective of the Centre is to “provide good quality coaching at a reasonable fee and help students intending to appear in the Civil Services Examination”
Former Director General of West Bengal police Surajit Kar Purkayastha who is the chairman of SNTCSSC said that more and more students should qualify civil services examination of the State. Mr. Purkayastha said that it was because of efforts of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the Centre was set up and has come to the aid of many students preparing for civil services at a reasonable cost.
Published – April 23, 2025 11:20 am IST