Mysuru, April 23 -- K.L. Sooraj from Mysuru, who secured the 713th rank in the Union Public Service Commission's (UPSC) Civil Services Examination 2023, has been allotted the Indian Police Service (IPS) in his home cadre of Karnataka.

Born and raised in Mysuru, Sooraj completed his schooling at JSS Public School, Siddarthanagar, and Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Trust Educational Institutions, Alike, in Dakshina Kannada district. He earned a degree in Computer Science Engineering from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysuru.

During his engineering studies, Sooraj was recruited through campus placement by Deloitte, Bengaluru, as a business analyst. After two years with the company, his ambition to crack the civil services ...