Maulana Shahid Raza Khan, an Islamic theology graduate from Al Jamiatul Ashrafia, and a M.Phil in West Asian Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has cleared the UPSC Civil Services Exam with a national rank of 751.
Shahid, who hails from Aminabad village in Bihar, completed his schooling from Sahapur High School in Gaya in 2007. He has an Alimiyyah Degree from Al Jamiatul Ashrafia, an Islamic seminary in Mubarakpur, Uttar Pradesh. Shahid is one of the few graduates of a madrasa, to receive a degree from a university and then clear the prestigious civil services exam.
The UPSC exams held in September-October, 2018 declared the results on Friday evening and a total of 759 candidates have been recommended for the appointment.
Out of the 759 successful candidates, 30 Muslims have cracked the examination with Uttar Pradesh’s Junaid Ahmad topping them with a national 3rd rank. Last year, 52 Muslim candidates were successful in the UPSC exam out of the 990 who qualified.
Here’s the list of all the Muslim candidates, who who have been recommended for appointment:
| S.No. | Name | Ranks |
| 1. | JUNAID AHMAD | 3 |
| 2. | MOHD ABDUL SHAHID | 57 |
| 3. | GAUHAR HASAN | 137 |
| 4. | AMBUL SAMAIYA | 140 |
| 5. | SHAFQAT AMNA | 186 |
| 6. | REHANA BASHIR | 187 |
| 7. | SHAIKH MOHD ZAIB ZAKIR | 225 |
| 8. | SAYYED RIYAJ AHEMAD | 261 |
| 9. | BUSHARA BANO | 277 |
| 10. | MD JAWED HUSSAIN | 280 |
| 11. | MIRZA QADIR BAIG | 336 |
| 12. | BABAR ALI CHAGATTA | 364 |
| 13. | RENA JAMIL | 380 |
| 14. | MUHAMMAD SAJAD P | 390 |
| 15. | SHAHZAD ALAM | 398 |
| 16. | FARASH T | 421 |
| 17. | MUHAMMED ABDUL JALEEL | 434 |
| 18. | MOHAMMAD HASHIM | 448 |
| 19. | SHAHID AHMED | 475 |
| 20. | MD SARFARAZ ALAM | 488 |
| 21. | AYMAN JAMAL | 499 |
| 22. | ARSHI AADIL | 520 |
| 23. | ANSARI ZAID AHMED SAEED AHMED | 522 |
| 24. | ALI ABOOBACKER T T | 533 |
| 25. | FAISAL KHAN | 546 |
| 26. | BASHA MOHAMMED B | 565 |
| 27. | MD TAUSIF ULLAH | 597 |
| 28. | JITHIN RAHMAN | 605 |
| 29. | MOHAMMED MUSTAFA AEJAZ | 613 |
| 30. | MD SHAHID RAZA KHAN | 751 |
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Shaik Zakeer Hussain is the Founder and Editor of The Cognate.
