Hyderabad, April 8 -- A total of 31,382 candidates who qualified for the Group 1 mains were competing for 563 posts. The competition was intense, as the last time the Group 1 exam was held was in 2011. Thousands had been preparing for over a decade to achieve their lifelong goal. Many even became trainers at civil service academies.

But the success story of Juveria from Miryalguda town in the Nalgonda district stands out! She cleared the Group 1 mains on her first attempt, securing the 162nd rank in the state and 6th rank in multi-zone 2.

Born into the family of a small business owner, Md Mausam Ali, and his wife, Ameena Bi, Juveria secured a GPA of 10 in her Class 10 while studying in local schools. She later gained a state rank in the...