THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A PSC candidate from Thiruvananthapuram made headlines on Tuesday by attending her examination from the ambulance. Gopika Gopan, a native of Thiruvananthapuram, who tested positive for COVID, was given the opportunity by the authorities to appear for the PSC exam from the inside of an ambulance.

Gopika had been preparing for the exam for the post of Assistant Professor for several months. On the day before the exam, her COVID test result returned positive. However, Gopika decided to attend the exam. Following this, the PSC officials arranged a specially prepared ambulance for her outside the examination centre.

After coming across the news about Gopika attending the exam from the ambulance, several people including Shashi Tharoor MP came up showering praises on her.