Chanda boy Dr Vipin Itankar is UPSC topper in State

12-06-14

* Efficiency and effectiveness are the keywords for the topper
* Nagpur lads Aawesh Titarmare, Arpit Gudadhe, and Ankur Meshram also bring laurels to the region in UPSC examination results

By Kartik Lokhande 

“I am blessed. Vipin is extremely hard-working, dedicated and a confident guy I have ever met in my life. He was always at top since college days. I was confident that he would be in top ten in the UPSC examination as well.”

(Centre) Dr Vipin Itankar, who secured 14th rank nationally and topped Maharashtra in UPSC Civil Services Examination-2013 results, celebrating with his family members in Chandigarh on Thursday.

This is how Dr Shalini, wife of Dr Vipin Vithoba Itankar, reacted on learning that Vipin had emerged as the Maharashtra topper in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination. Talking to ‘The Hitavada’ over telephone from Chandigarh, where Vipin and Shalini work in Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32, both expressed their happiness.
The results of UPSC Civil Services Examination 2013 were declared on Thursday.
Dr Vipin Vithoba Itankar hails from Chandrapur. He studied in Vidya Niketan School there till Class XII and later completed MBBS at Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur. Son of Vithoba Itankar, who worked as Junior Manager in Chandrapur-based Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Limited; and Sharda, a housewife; Vipin has cleared UPSC examination with flying colours in the fourth attempt. His mother still stays in Nagpur in area near Jagnade Square. His sister Vishakha works with Infosys in Pune. Vipin found his soulmate in Shalini last year, while working in Chandigarh for last three years.
Asked about his preference in All India Services, 29-year-old Dr Vipin Itankar said that he would prefer Indian Administrative Service (IAS). On his vision after joining the service, he added with firm commitment in voice, “I will work efficiently and effectively. Efficiency and effectiveness are the keywords for me.” About his preparations for UPSC examination, Vipin said that he had started preparations in 2010. “I was prepared to face failures, as I believe that success comes with glory if we learn from our failures,” he added with a laughter of joy.
Basking in the glory of his success and enjoying the moment of his life with his wife Shalini, Vipin attributed credit for his achievement in UPSC examination to her. “She has been the source of motivation for me and I give her all the credit,” he quipped.
Apart from Vipin, there are three others -- Aawesh Titarmare, Arpit Gudadhe, and Ankur Meshram -- who have brought laurels to the region. Dr Vipin Itankar has secured 14th rank nationally while Aawesh Titarmare, Arpit Gudadhe, and Ankur Meshram have secured 469th, 922nd, and 1084th rank respectively.