By Twocircles.net,News Desk,
New Delhi: Five Muslims have qualified for the National Defence Academy’s 121st Course beginning from December 2008. Last year four Muslim candidates were able to qualify.
List of 456 successful candidates was announced today by the Union Public Service Commission. Examination was held in April 2008.
This year two Muslim candidates qualified for Air Force Academy and one for Naval Academy’s 41st Course. Last year, none of the Muslims were able to qualify for Air Force or Naval Academy.
195 will be finally admitted for the Army, 39 for Navy, 66 for the Air Force and 35 for the Naval Academy.
List of qualified Muslim candidates:
Army:
236 MOHIN NAWAZ
380 SALMAN KHAN SALMANI
397 AZHAR MAJID
415 FAROOQ NAJUMUDEEN
416 BILAL HASSAN
Air Force:
103 BILAL HASSAN
152 AZHAR MAJID
Naval Academy
23 FAROOQ NAJUMUDEEN
120th Course: 4 Muslims (out of 520)