Waiter from Chennai ranks 156th in IAS.

Battling poverty,Jaiganesh has fought his way up to emerge the 156th rank holder in the UPSC Civil Service exam 2007.For the last eight months Jaiganesh served food to hungry customers at a small eatery next to Satyam Cinema.Now he will continue to serve people in a different capacity-as a civil servant.Born in an impoverished,backward class family in a remote village,Vinavamangalam near Ambur in North Tamil Nadu.He acquired a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Periyar Institute of Technology in Vellore.He tired unsuccessfully thrice to appear for Civil Service examination from his village,then he came to Chennai to join All India Institute for IAS Coaching at Anna Nagar.To get time to study for IAS examination,he moved from one job to another before landing up as a waiter in a small eatery.