topping the union public service commission upsc examination that too in the first attempt is no mean feat delhi girl tina dabi who has done just that says the feeling is yet to sink in people have been calling since tuesday and the feeling is slowly sinking in she saystina who graduated from lady shri ram collegefor women in 2014 adds i was a political science hons student in lsrread alsoi graduated at the age of 20 but a candidate has to be 21 to sit for the civil services exams i took coaching for a year and then applied in 2015 my teachers and friends from lsr motivated me and believed in me completely anybody who belongs to a particular college would say that their college is the best i think what you learn in your college life remains with you throughout lsr is a very strong foundation for any studenttina admits that this ranking is going to change her life completely it is a bit scary too i think ill be the baby of the batch because there are some things that you learn only with age but i hope my seniors will guide me i hope i have set an example for all those who have been working hard to reach this stage i think if you put in the requisite amount of hard work and dedication then it doesnt matter if you are from a science or an arts background i am from an arts background and i have proved that hard work pays offtina further shares that she had to go off social media to concentrate completely on her studies i deactivated my facebook account last year but i activated it on tuesday laughs this exam is so tough that you are supposed to cut off your social life which is a small sacrifice for this but that doesnt mean id locked myself up in a room or not meet my friends every 15 days i used to go out with my friends and shop like a typical delhi girltalking about her favourite hangout spots in delhi tina says i live near gole market in cp so that is the area where i hang out mostly sometimes it depends on what i want to shop if i wish to buy accessories then i go to dilli haat but if im looking for something western then i go to the malls in saket