I learned through my friend Tub (Balajikumara) about a few well known Bitsians making it to the top in the UPSC Civil Services examinations. Bitsians have left their mark all over and IAS cannot be an exception.
You can read more about this here – http://www.bitsaa.org/news/25913/BITSians-shine-in-UPSC-exams-BITS-to-IAS-google-group-Announcement.htm
It is heartening to see so many great minds coming up to serve the nation, throwing away lucrative corporate offers. Hats off to them…
P.S. – Bitsians refer to the renowned products (a.k.a. ex-students) of BITS Pilani in India