Three Tihar inmates appear in civil services exam

Sidar,an IITian from Kharagpur,and Jha both came to Delhi to prepare for civil services before they were jailed.

All three are lodged inside Jail No. 3 of the Tihar Prison.

“Three inmates of my jail have appeared for the civil services preliminary examinations on June 12. Two are undertrials and one is a convict. It is the for the first time in the history of Tihar Prisons that three inmates are competing for the examination. If they qualify they will get a call for the Mains,” M K Diwedi,jail superintendent,Jail No. 3 said.

“We are hopeful that at least two of them will make it to the Mains,” he said.

The results are expected to be out in about 45 days.

In 2009,a convict in a rape case had appeared for the civil services examination for the first time and was set free by the court after he qualified.

“Six inmates,lodged inside Jail No. 3,were toiling it day and night to qualify for the Indian Administrative Services exams even though they are not certain about their release,” Sunil Gupta,spokesperson,Tihar Prisons said.