Shah Faisal became the first Kashmiri to stand first in the Civil Services Main Exams

 Shah Faisal's relatives hug each other and celebrate the occasion. Photo courtesy : The Hindu

01 - 001 - 025085 - SHAH FAISAL
02 - 055 - 080334 - MOHAMMED YUSUF QURESHI
03 - 074 - 271879 - MOHD SHAHID ALAM
04 - 080 - 275973 - YUNUS
05 - 118 - 095813 - AHMED IQBAL
06 - 124 - 044701 - RAYEES MOHAMMAD BHAT
07 - 135 - 272377 - MD SADIQUE ALAM
08 - 144 - 124046 - ABID KHAN
09 - 209 - 090920 - ABU IMRAN
10 - 249 - 093001 - ASHIQUZZAMAN
11 - 256 - 340881 - SHOWKAT AHMAD PARRAY
12 - 28 - 161562 - TAMANNA ALAM
13 - 325 - 034418 - ANSARI SUHAIL M SHAFI
14 - 331 - 082815 - MOHAMMED YUSUF QURESHI
15 - 341 - 079028 - SEEMA DHANKER
16 - 36  - 005619 - MIR UMAIR NABI
17 - 40  - 011141 - DANISH ASHRAF
18 - 45  - 009107 - FARAZ AHMED QURESHI
19 - 556 - 042017 - RIZVI SARAH AFZAL AHMED
20 - 569 - 026098 - AHMED MUYEEN FAROOQI
21 - 608 - 007497 - DAULAT KUMAR
22 - 610 - 025085 - K ASIF HAFEEZ
23 - 741 - 109040 - RIZWAN AHMED

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This is the list of Muslim Canditates who have passed with flying colours in the written part of Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2008 held by the Union Public Service Commission in October-November, 2008 and the interviews for Personality Test held in March-April, 2009, and who have been recommended for appointment to Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and Central Services, Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’. A total number of 875 candidates have been recommended for appointment including 399 General (including 21 Physically Challenged candidates), 273 Other Backward Classes(including 09 Physically Challenged candidates), 127 Scheduled Castes and 76 Scheduled Tribes candidates.
First of all let me congratulate them.

Hats off to Brother Doctor Shah Faisal who stands first among the successful canditates. All other twenty two brothers and sisters deserve congratulations.

Next, the details. The total number of canditates passed this year is 875. The total number of Muslim canditates is 23. ie 2.63%

Last year it was 4.04% The percentage of successful Muslim canditates continues to hover around 3% to 5% for the past 20 years.

Whenever the UPSC results are announced I analyse and scan the list to find out the Muslim names. I have been doing it for the past seventeen years. It never reached the three digits. It never reached fifty. I always end up frustrated, disappointed and disheartened.

Questions, piercing, penetrating, intimidating questions used to boggle my mind. They used to rob my peace of mind. To be honest, I could not find answers. I had shared the questions last year. You can read them here Now I think I have got the answers. It is Shah Faisal.

 Dr Shah Faisal beaming with joy. Photo courtesy : The Hindu

Dr Shah Faisal has made the big difference this year. Hats off to this young doctor who seems to be clear headed and self motivated. This is the first time a Kashmiri has topped the list. Some seventeen years back Abubacker Siddique of Tamil Nadu secured second rank. Two years back a Muslim girl stood among the top ten.