Candidates to the Foundation Course are invited for the course by the Department of Personnel and Training at Mussoorie only after they have cleared the rigorous three-stage Civil Services Exam, conducted by the UPSC.
This gave a new service option to those who qualified the Civil Services Examination conducted by UPSC to get into Central Civil Services (Group A).
To face the shortage of Indian Police Service officers in India as a result the high attrition in the Indian Police Service, the Ministry of Home Affairs proposed the formation of Indian Police Service Limited Competitive Examination to be conducted by UPSC.
He got All India 19th Rank in the Civil Services Exam, 2001 conducted by UPSC.
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Admisison to NAVAC as graduate officer-trainees of the Indian Navy is conducted through a written examination conducted by the UPSC, followed by 5-days of testing and interviews conducted by the Services Selection Board (SSB).
The direct recruitment to the cadre is done through the Combined Medical Services Examination held by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
He was selected for the National Defence Academy (88th course, 5th rank in UPSC topper's list for Air Force).
Meera is the daughter of Banu Hiranandani and late Admiral Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani, a gallantry award winner, author of several publications on Indian Naval history, and a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).