UPSC CSE 2025 Top 10 Toppers — Ranks, Optionals & Lessons
A cluster guide to the UPSC CSE 2025 Top 10: ranks, optional subjects, and preparation lessons—with links to individual topper profiles.
Key takeaways
- CSE 2025 Top 10 spans medicine, engineering, law, commerce, and humanities backgrounds.
- Read toppers for process patterns—resource limits, mocks, optional overlap—not for copying lifestyles.
- Use this listicle plus Toppers’ Corner profiles as an interlinked learning cluster.
The UPSC CSE 2025 final result placed a diverse Top 10 across medicine, engineering, law, commerce, and humanities backgrounds. This listicle is the cluster hub for Best IAS Coaching Institute’s original educational profiles—each focused on lessons aspirants can apply, not on copying another site’s biography text.
CSE 2025 Top 10 at a glance
- AIR 1: Anuj Agnihotri — Optional: Medical Science (Rajasthan)
- AIR 2: Rajeshwari Suve M — Optional: Sociology (Karnataka)
- AIR 3: Akansh Dhull — Optional: Commerce and Accountancy (Haryana)
- AIR 4: Raghav Jhunjhunwala — Optional: Economics (Rajasthan)
- AIR 5: Ishan Bhatnagar — Optional: Sociology (Madhya Pradesh)
- AIR 6: Zinnia Aurora — Optional: Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) (Delhi)
- AIR 7: A R Rajah Mohaideen — Optional: Anthropology (Tamil Nadu)
- AIR 8: Pakshal Secretry — Optional: Economics (Gujarat)
- AIR 9: Astha Jain — Optional: Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) (Rajasthan)
- AIR 10: Ujjwal Priyank — Optional: Sociology (Bihar (Patna))
Read each profile
AIR 1: Anuj Agnihotri — Medical Science
AIR 2: Rajeshwari Suve M — Sociology
AIR 3: Akansh Dhull — Commerce and Accountancy
AIR 4: Raghav Jhunjhunwala — Economics
AIR 5: Ishan Bhatnagar — Sociology
AIR 6: Zinnia Aurora — Political Science and International Relations (PSIR)
AIR 7: A R Rajah Mohaideen — Anthropology
AIR 8: Pakshal Secretry — Economics
AIR 9: Astha Jain — Political Science and International Relations (PSIR)
AIR 10: Ujjwal Priyank — Sociology
How to study toppers without getting distracted
- Collect process patterns: limited resources, timed writing, optional–GS overlap.
- Do not copy optional choice blindly—match interest, material access, and overlap.
- Use failures in early attempts (where reported) as a reminder to diagnose, not to romanticise struggle.
- Verify ranks and marks against official UPSC PDFs when making study decisions.
Cluster navigation
Browse all profiles from Toppers’ Corner. For coaching selection criteria, see IAS Coaching Selection Methodology.
Credits and references
Original cluster writing by Best IAS Coaching Institute. Public result facts were cross-checked against widely reported CSE 2025 coverage. Structural inspiration and reference reading: IAS Coaching Delhi — Toppers’ Corner. We do not republish their articles; we credit them as a reference source for aspirants exploring topper interviews.
Frequently asked questions
Who secured AIR 1 in UPSC CSE 2025?
Anuj Agnihotri secured All India Rank 1 in UPSC CSE 2025, with Medical Science as optional, according to publicly reported results.
Which optionals appear most in the CSE 2025 Top 10?
Sociology, PSIR, and Economics appear multiple times among the Top 10, alongside Medical Science, Commerce & Accountancy, and Anthropology.
Are these Best IAS Coaching Institute students?
No. These are public topper summaries for education. We do not claim affiliation unless explicitly stated on a page.
Where should I start in Toppers’ Corner?
Start with this Top 10 listicle, then open individual AIR profiles, and return to the Toppers’ Corner hub for navigation.