By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,
Chennai: With the aim to increase the number of Muslim IAS officers, the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board in collaboration with Socio Economic Educational Development Trust (SEEDT) has set up an IAS academy centre at the New College in Chennai where aspirants from the community will be coached free of cost.
Inaugurating the centre Tamil Nadu Waqf Board Chairman Abdur Rahman urged the students to try their best to clear India’s top examination of Indian Administrative Service (IAS). He expressed his concern over the low representation of the community in Civil Services. “Due to lack of proper counseling, majority of the students feel that only medical and engineering professions will lead them to better quality of life. Therefore, only few try to become an IAS officer” he added.
Abdur Rahman
A former Tamil professor Rahman emphasized on study for building good career and not mere examination. He also stressed to motivate the students to select good way of the career: “It is not only necessary that you should work hard but also should identify the correct sphere of activity according to your attitude.”
On proposed medical college by the State Waqf Board he said: “We are getting excellent response from the philanthropists, and 50 acres of land has been spotted out and quite ready.”
On the occasion Saidai Duraisamy, the founder of Manithneya Arakkattlai trust, shared his experience about how he helped nearly 85 candidates to become IAS officers with free coaching.
Others who spoke on the occasion include S.M. Hidayatullah, the trustee of the SEEDT, Abubacker, vice-president, All India Haj Service, H.M. Shamsudeen, secretary of the New College, Hameed Abdul Kadir of Sathak Trust and Ahamed Meeran of Professional Courier.