Another Muslim girl from Kashmir cracks All India Civil Services Examination
Srinagar, May 4: After topping the state-level Combined Services Examination in 2010, Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar has achieved another feat by cracking the All India Civil Services Examination.
Ovessa Iqbal of Leh was the first Muslim girl from the state to qualify the prestigious examination last year and has already joined the Indian Foreign Services (IFS).
Sehrish figures at 118th ranking in All India Civil Services Examination, the results for which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday.
Daughter of a former bureaucrat-turned politician Syed Asgar Ali, 25-year old Sehrish, credits his family particularly her father for the marvelous achievement. Sehrishs mother Irshada Begum, is a housewife and the family originally belongs to Kishtwar town in erstwhile district Doda.
I owe everything to my family for this feat. My success wouldnt have been possible without their support and prayers, Sehrish told Greater Kashmir over phone.
The medico who did her schooling from Presentation Convent School Jammu is not new to success.
She first cracked Kashmir Administrative Services Examination -2009, when she was not even eligible to appear for it.
I appeared in state level civil service examination in 2009, but my result was withheld as I did not fulfill eligibility criteria of qualification. That time I had not completed my graduation in medicine at that time, she said.
Next year, she again appeared in CSE and topped the list.
But she was not content with her success and set her foot on cracking All India Civil Services Examination.
After topping CSE my dream was to serve people from a higher platform. My hard work and proper planning helped me a lot to realize this dream, she said.
Serishs message to her fellow womenfolk of the state is to work hard to realize their dreams.
Nothing is impossible. Work hard, success will touch your feet. You just need proper guidance and planning to crack the civil services examination, she said and added that more girls should go for such examinations instead of hankering after careers in medicine and teaching.
Pertinently, Fareeda Abdullah was first Muslim woman from JK to qualify All India civil services, but she didnt join it. Her husband Arif S Khan who died in 2010 was Indias ambassador to Italy.
SEHRISH ACHIEVES ANOTHER FEAT Lastupdate:- Sat, 5 May 2012 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com
Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar was saying in the TV interview that she will work for the integration of Kashmiri youth in the mainstream of the country. As the hitch of alienation is not there anymore.
I want to work for my people, my community and specially Kashmiri girls.
IAS is a popular career option in Kashmir
The success of Shah Faisal, who topped the civil services examination in 2010, came as a huge boost for Kashmiri youth.
NOOR-UL-QAMRAIN SRINAGAR | 6th May
Syed Sehrish Asgar
Ten students from Jammu and Kashmir have qualified for the IAS examinations this year. In 2010, Shah Faisal of Kashmir had topped the civil services examination. His success has proved to be a huge boost for the youngsters of the Valley. Thousands of students are undergoing training in different educational academies in and outside the state, proving that civil services are becoming a primary career choice for the Kashmiri youth.
"Yes we can do it," said Syed Sehrish Asgar, who became the first Kashmiri Muslim girl to qualify for the IAS. She came 118 on a list of 910 candidates. In 2011, Oversa Iqbal of Leh qualified for the examination and is presently in the Indian Foreign Service. Sehrish said over telephone that a change of attitude among J&K students was the main reason why they were qualifying for this examination. Asgar had topped the Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) examination last year.
Muhammad Ajaz from the border village of Mehandhar Poonch has also qualified for IAS this year. His father Chaudhary Ghulam Nabi said that it was the happiest day for his family and for the entire tribe in Poonch. He said that an increasing number of Gujjar students would now prepare for the IAS as his son had shown them the way.
Syed Abid from Barzulla on the outskirts of Srinagar was not available as he was in Hyderabad. His mother Jahan Ara Naqeshbandi said that her son could crack the examination because his parents had told him that conflict was no excuse for anyone to prove one in an examination. Ara, a retired teacher, said that she had instilled a sense of discipline in her son and taught him to be positive.
IAS is a popular career option in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 4: After topping the state-level Combined Services Examination in 2010, Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar has achieved another feat by cracking the All India Civil Services Examination.
Ovessa Iqbal of Leh was the first Muslim girl from the state to qualify the prestigious examination last year and has already joined the Indian Foreign Services (IFS).
Sehrish figures at 118th ranking in All India Civil Services Examination, the results for which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday.
Daughter of a former bureaucrat-turned politician Syed Asgar Ali, 25-year old Sehrish, credits his family particularly her father for the marvelous achievement. Sehrishs mother Irshada Begum, is a housewife and the family originally belongs to Kishtwar town in erstwhile district Doda.
I owe everything to my family for this feat. My success wouldnt have been possible without their support and prayers, Sehrish told Greater Kashmir over phone.
The medico who did her schooling from Presentation Convent School Jammu is not new to success.
She first cracked Kashmir Administrative Services Examination -2009, when she was not even eligible to appear for it.
I appeared in state level civil service examination in 2009, but my result was withheld as I did not fulfill eligibility criteria of qualification. That time I had not completed my graduation in medicine at that time, she said.
Next year, she again appeared in CSE and topped the list.
But she was not content with her success and set her foot on cracking All India Civil Services Examination.
After topping CSE my dream was to serve people from a higher platform. My hard work and proper planning helped me a lot to realize this dream, she said.
Serishs message to her fellow womenfolk of the state is to work hard to realize their dreams.
Nothing is impossible. Work hard, success will touch your feet. You just need proper guidance and planning to crack the civil services examination, she said and added that more girls should go for such examinations instead of hankering after careers in medicine and teaching.
Pertinently, Fareeda Abdullah was first Muslim woman from JK to qualify All India civil services, but she didnt join it. Her husband Arif S Khan who died in 2010 was Indias ambassador to Italy.
SEHRISH ACHIEVES ANOTHER FEAT Lastupdate:- Sat, 5 May 2012 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com
Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar was saying in the TV interview that she will work for the integration of Kashmiri youth in the mainstream of the country. As the hitch of alienation is not there anymore.
I want to work for my people, my community and specially Kashmiri girls.
IAS is a popular career option in Kashmir
The success of Shah Faisal, who topped the civil services examination in 2010, came as a huge boost for Kashmiri youth.
NOOR-UL-QAMRAIN SRINAGAR | 6th May
Syed Sehrish Asgar
Ten students from Jammu and Kashmir have qualified for the IAS examinations this year. In 2010, Shah Faisal of Kashmir had topped the civil services examination. His success has proved to be a huge boost for the youngsters of the Valley. Thousands of students are undergoing training in different educational academies in and outside the state, proving that civil services are becoming a primary career choice for the Kashmiri youth.
"Yes we can do it," said Syed Sehrish Asgar, who became the first Kashmiri Muslim girl to qualify for the IAS. She came 118 on a list of 910 candidates. In 2011, Oversa Iqbal of Leh qualified for the examination and is presently in the Indian Foreign Service. Sehrish said over telephone that a change of attitude among J&K students was the main reason why they were qualifying for this examination. Asgar had topped the Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) examination last year.
Muhammad Ajaz from the border village of Mehandhar Poonch has also qualified for IAS this year. His father Chaudhary Ghulam Nabi said that it was the happiest day for his family and for the entire tribe in Poonch. He said that an increasing number of Gujjar students would now prepare for the IAS as his son had shown them the way.
Syed Abid from Barzulla on the outskirts of Srinagar was not available as he was in Hyderabad. His mother Jahan Ara Naqeshbandi said that her son could crack the examination because his parents had told him that conflict was no excuse for anyone to prove one in an examination. Ara, a retired teacher, said that she had instilled a sense of discipline in her son and taught him to be positive.
IAS is a popular career option in Kashmir
