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Madrasa Graduate Shahid Raza Khan Cracks UPSC Exam

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April 6, 2019

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