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Anudeep Durishetty (UPSC/IAS Topper 2017)

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 3 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth6 July 1989

BirthplaceJagityal, Telangana, India

ProfessionAssistant Commissioner (P)

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Durishetty Manohar; Mother - Jyothi; No siblings

Anudeep Durishetty (UPSC/IAS Topper 2017) Biography

Anudeep Durishetty is an Indian civil servant who achieved the top rank in the UPSC civil services examination in 2017. A BITS Pilani alumnus from a Telugu

Early life and background

Anudeep Durishetty was born on 6 July 1989 in Jagityal, Telangana, into a middle-class Telugu family. He grew up in the Jagityal district and lists Chittapur and Metpally among the places tied to his upbringing. Educated locally through school and junior college, he went on to earn a B.Tech in Electronics and Instrumentation from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani.

Anudeep displayed academic promise and athletic ability from a young age. He developed a strong interest in history during his formative years and has cited Abraham Lincoln as an inspiration. His personal interests include reading, photography, blogging, and following sports such as football, cricket and Formula 1.

Career

After completing his degree, Anudeep moved into the professional world and began a career that blended technology and public service. He worked as a software engineer at Google India in Hyderabad while continuing to prepare for the civil services examination. He cleared the UPSC preliminary and mains exams on his first attempt but did not clear the interview that year. Undeterred, he kept preparing and balanced a job with his studies.

Anudeep served in the Indian Revenue Service before his 2017 success. He was appointed as an Assistant Commissioner (P) with postings in Hyderabad, a role he held from 2014 while pursuing his UPSC ambitions.

On his fifth attempt at the UPSC civil services examination, Anudeep Durishetty secured the top rank in 2017. He prepared without formal coaching, relying heavily on online resources such as YouTube and Google, and chose Anthropology as his optional subject. His route to the top combined self-directed study with practical work experience in government and the private sector.

Public profile

Anudeep’s profile that emerged after the 2017 exam reflects a blend of academic focus, sporting interests and a quiet dedication to public service. He is unmarried and comes from a family where his father, Durishetty Manohar, worked as an Additional Assistant Engineer in the Telangana Northern Power Distribution Company Ltd., and his mother, Jyothi, is a homemaker. He has no siblings.

His cultural and personal tastes are wide-ranging: he enjoys books such as Freakonomics, follows cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and footballers Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann, and counts teams like FC Barcelona and Arsenal among his favorites. He also appreciates films across Indian and international cinema and listens to a variety of musical acts.

Anudeep maintains close professional friendships within the civil services community; he is known to be a good friend of Ira Singhal, the UPSC topper of 2014.

Latest updates

Following his accomplishment in 2017, Anudeep continued in his role within the Indian Revenue Service and remained a public example of self-directed preparation for competitive examinations. Details about later postings, promotions or personal developments beyond his 2017 achievement are not included in the available information.

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Recent Work

Topped the UPSC Civil Services Examination

Secured the first rank in the UPSC examination of 2017 after preparing largely through online resources and balancing work in the Indian Revenue Service and the private sector.

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Career Highlights

  1. Rank 1 in UPSC Civil Services Examination (2017)
  2. Assistant Commissioner (P), Indian Revenue Service (posted in Hyderabad since 2014)
  3. Worked as a software engineer at Google India prior to UPSC success
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

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Anudeep Durishetty (UPSC/IAS Topper 2017) is known for assistant Commissioner (P).

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