By Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net,
A total of 27 Muslims have cleared the written and interview process of the Civil Services Exam of 2007. Again this year a girl has ranked highest among the Muslims. The top Muslim candidate Mariam Farzhana Sadhiq appears on rank 30.
The written exam was held in October-November of 2007 and interview held in March-May of this year. The List of 734 candidates was released by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) yesterday. The successful candidates are recommended for appointment to Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and Central Services.
The list of 734 candidates includes 286 General (including 12 Physically Challenged candidates), 266 Other Backward Classes (including 05 physically challenged candidates), 128 Scheduled Castes (including 05 physically challenged candidates) and 54 Scheduled Tribes candidates.
27 Muslims among the list of 734 successful candidates give Muslims a representation of 3.67%. Last year 17 Muslim candidates made it to the list of 474.
Rank Name
30 MARIAM FARZHANA SADHIQ
69 RASHID MUNIR KHAN
82 MOHD ZUBAIR ALI HASHMI
86 RIZVI SARAH AFZAL AHMED
116 SHAIKH ARIF HUSEN
169 S AJEETHA BEGUM
181 TAFSEER IQUBAL
202 HAMID AKHTAR
250 ABDUL JABBAR
290 ABDUL HAKEEM M
295 RAYEES MOHAMMAD BHAT
311 SADRE ALAM
313 ALTAF HUSSAIN
385 ATESHAM ANSARI
403 LEYAQAT ALI AAFAQUI
404 WASEEM UR REHMAN
418 ABU IMRAN
445 MD SADIQUE ALAM
479 JAKIR HUSAIN
515 MD PARWEJ ALAM
535 SHAMMAS HAMEED
560 POSU BABU ALLI
604 MD SHADAB AHMED
608 MASOOM ALI SARWAR
642 MUSHTAQUE AHMED
643 MD FAISAL
647 ILYAS K P A