28-year-old Dr Austin Tayeng is a native of Mebo in East Siang district. He is also a serving circle officer posted in Yingkiong in Upper Siang district. Tayeng did his schooling from JNV Pasighat and Yachuli. He was the Class 12 topper in 2012 with a score of 94.6 percent. He did MBBS from Grant Medical College, Mumbai, in 2018 and was working as a medical officer at the PHC in Borguli in East Siang district before joining the state civil service.
He said that this year was his fourth attempt at the UPSC exam, with anthropology as his optional subject.
21 авг 2024
