By RINA,
New Delhi: Kashmir University (KU) and Zakat Foundation of India (ZFI) jointly organized a workshop to encourage the Muslim youths to take up Civil Services. The workshop also aimed at making aware the Muslim youths the knitty-gritty of various competitive examinations – both at the state level as well as the national level. In the first phase a one day orientation programme was organized at Department of Student’s Welfare of the University of Kashmir yesterday.
This orientation programme was attended by about two hundreds students. Speaking on the occasion, the president of Zakat Foundation of India Dr. Syed Zafar Mahmood motivated the youths especially the Muslim youths to prepare for the civil services examinations. He also gave tips about the finer points on how to crack the competitive examinations.
According to Dr. Syed Zafar Mahmood the one of the chief reasons behind the multidimensional backwardness of the Muslim in India and most of their issues is that Muslims are not found in the higher administrative posts.
“In the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) examination the Muslim students can do much better than the candidates of the other communities merely on their hard works and determination” said Dr. Syed Zafar Mahmood. The programme was presided over by the Registrar of Kashmir University Prof. Syed Fayyaz.
Prof. Syed Fayyaz assured that the plans of Dr. Syed Zafar Mahmood would be given a practical shape very soon. He reiterated the full support of Kashmir University to Dr. Syed Zafar Mahmood in realizing his dreams.
Others also spoke on the occasion including director of Planning and Counseling Musaddiq A. Sahhaf, Cultural Officer, Shahid Ali Khan and Father P.T. Samuel.
Later the delegation of Zakat Foundation of India led by its President Dr. Syed Zafar Mahmood met the Vice Chancellor of Kashmir University Prof. (Dr.) Riyaz Punjabi. The Vice Chancellor appreciated the efforts of Dr. Syed Zafar Mahmood.