UPSC Topper From KashmirEight years down the line, Faesal has become the first Kashmiri to top the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination.
By: walayur Shah Faisal, who completed his MBBS degree from Government Medical College Srinagar last year in March, secured first rank in the exams conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. http://www.jammu- Faisal's journey to the coveted success has not been a walk in the park and his story will melt even the stone-hearted as he was orphaned by militants at a tender age of 18 years. "Ghulam Rasool Shah, father of Faisal, was shot dead by militants inside his house at Thandipora in Sogam area of Kupwara district a day before the boy was to sit in the CEE," a family friend of the Shah's told EXCELSIOR. The militants had knocked at the door of the Shah's on the fateful evening of July 3, 2002, seeking shelter and food. Ghulam Rasool, a teacher by profession, pleaded with the militants to leave as his son was preparing entrance examination but the ultras would not listen. "An argument ensued between Ghulam Rasool and the militants and the teacher was shot dead," the family friend said. Police registered a case of murder against unknown militants but no headway could be made in the investigations. Faisal's mother Mubeena, also a teacher by profession, had no words to express her happiness and thanked the Almighty for rewarding the hard work of her son. She says her son was a bright student right from early childhood and would excel in whatever activity he indulged in. PTI adds from New Delhi: A total of 875 candidates, including 680 men and 195 women, have been recommended for appointment to IAS, IFS, IPS and other Central services, the UPSC said in a statement. A total of 4,09,110 candidates applied for the test while 1,93,091 appeared in the preliminary examination. Of them, 12,026 candidates qualified for the main written test while 2432 candidates were shortlisted for personality test which was conducted in March and April, 2010. Prakash Rajpurohit, a B Tech holder from IIT, Delhi, came at the second spot while Iva Sahay, MA (Geography) from JNU, secured the third rank. While Rajpurohit made it in the second attempt, Sahay got success in her first attempt. The top 25 rank holders comprise 15 male candidates and 10 female candidates, the UPSC said. In terms of subject of studies, the top 25 candidates include 13 from Engineering, nine from Commerce, Management, Humanities, Science and Social Sciences and three from Medical Science background. Of them, 21 took the examination in English medium while four appeared in Hindi. Six of the top 25 candidates could make to the merit list in their first attempt, while four got success in second attempt and 11 in their third attempt. Fifteen of the top 25 candidates appeared in the test from Delhi. The 875 successful candidates include 30 physically challenged, 14 orthopaedically challenged, five visually impaired and 11 hearing impaired candidates. The rank holders include 399 General, 273 OBC, 127 SC and 76 ST candidates. Appointment to the various services will be made according to the number of vacancies available, the UPSC said. The Government has reported that the number of vacancies for IPS is 150, followed by IAS (131) and Indian Foreign Service (30). There are 582 vacancies in the Central Services Group A and 96 in Central Services Group B. UPSC has a facilitation counter from where candidates can obtain any information or clarification regarding their examinations and recruitments. # # # Information about http://kashmirparadise.blogspot.com Kashmir Paradise , History of Kashmir, Fact Files, Culture, Places to visit, in http://jammukashmir.blogspot.com jammu kashmir End
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