New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday declared the final results of Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2018. A total of 759 candidates have been recommended by the Commission for appointment to various Services.
A total number of 759 candidates have been recommended for appointment in Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and Central Services. Among those selected are 361 from General category, 209 from OBC, 128 SCs and 61 STs.
It may be mentioned that Junaid Ahmed who was preparing for the examination with the help of the Zakat Foundation got all India third rank.
Out of the total candidates who cleared the examination, 28 are Muslims.
Last year 56 Muslims had cracked the UPSC Civil Services 2017 exam. Of them 06 Muslims were among the top 10 in the list of 990 successful candidates.
In 2016, 10 Muslims were among top 100 and a total of 52 Muslims had cracked the coveted exam and were included in the list of 1,099 successful candidates (4.7%). In 2015, 34 out of the total 1,078 candidates were Muslims, in 2014 38 out of the total 1,236 were Muslims and in 2013, out of the total 1,122 successful candidates 34 were Muslims.
In 2012, 30 Muslims were among the successful candidates, four of them were among top 100. Similarly in 2011, 31 Muslims were among the 920 successful candidates. In 2009, among the 875 successful candidates, 21 were Muslims with Dr. Shah Faisal of Kashmir topping the exam at the national level.