Koya Sree Harsha secured All India Rank 6 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2017 in his first attempt. Hailing from Telangana, he completed his B.Tech in Production and Industrial Engineering from NIT Jamshedpur in 2012. After working for four years in Hyderabad, he resigned in 2016 to prepare for the UPSC exam in Delhi. He chose Anthropology as his optional subject and scored 330 out of 500 in it. His dedication and strategic preparation led him to achieve one of the top ranks in the examination.