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Rasika Islam Tops APSC, Zohaib Hassan BPSC

Gauripur (Dhubri District), ASSAM / Purnia District, BIHAR :

Rasika Islam of Assam’s Dhubri district topped Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) and Zohaib Hassan from Bihar’s Purnia district in Bihar topped BPSC examination for the recruitment of assistant professor in engineering colleges.

Khursheed Khan of Dibrugarh, a Central government employee, who joined as Inspector of Income Tax in 1996 and was promoted to IT Officer in 2005, said, “We are thrilled at the achievement of Rashika Islam.  It has been amazing journey from Inspector of Taxes to ACS No.1 within a span of 3 years. A living example of women empowerment, she has brought laurels to her community and entire Dhubri district. Dhubri has the lowest literacy rate in Assam – 60 percent; it is also the district with highest percentage of Muslims – 75 percent. Assam’s literacy rate is around 75% while Muslims’ literacy rate is less than 65 percent.

On the performance of Muslims in APSC, he said, “Overall performance of Muslims in the APSC has been very dismal. In the current list out of 86 candidates selected for ACS cadre, 8 are Muslims, 6 male and 2 female. Out of 65 candidates selected for APS cadre, 4 are Muslims, 3 male and 1 female. Muslims account for more than 1/3 of the state’s population. However, their share in the government job is dismal.”

Hailing from Guaripur of Dhubri district, Rasika is the toper of Assam Civil Services (ACS) 2022, result of which was declared by APSC on April 17. She cleared APSC 2018 exam in her first attempt and was selected as Inspector of Taxes and posted in Dhubri. She has worked for three years as Inspector of Taxes.  Her husband Roushin UL Alom is also an ACS and working as election officer in Dhubri district. Her father Shahidul Islam is voluntarily retired colonel of Indian Army.

Rasika scored 89 percent in ICSE-Class X exam, did her XII from Narengi Army School and graduated from Cotton College in 2016.

On the performance of Muslims in BPSC, Dr Maskoor Usmani, former President of AMU-SU, said, “Almost 7 percent of Muslim candidates have qualified for the 67th BPSC examination in 2017. According to reports, among 101 Muslim candidates who have qualified, 50 imparted coaching from Bihar Haj Bhawan, which has set a paradigm for change. I am sure in coming times more Muslims will qualify such examinations and will serve the state and country. Muslims constitute 17% of Bihar’s population and I believe this is a positive step towards achieving affirmative action. More needs to be done to get the results of 20 percent.”

source: http://www.radiancenews.com / Radiance News / Home> Latest News / Radiance News Bureau / January 19th, 2024

There is no shortcut but to study hard ,Assam civil services topper Rashika Islam

ASSAM:

Rashika Islam, ASC topper
Rashika Islam, ASC topper

Rashika Islam has topped the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE), 2022 conducted by the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC). The results of the CCE which were declared on Wednesday also saw 54 Muslim candidates crack the tough examination to become civil servants, police officials, and administrators in allied State services. Rashika Islam, daughter of Colonel (Retd) Saidul Islam and Raihana Islam, of Matiabag, Gauripur in Dhubr district, has secured the highest marks in the CCE exam conducted by the APSC. Rashika’s achievement has delighted the residents of Gaurpur and the entire Dhubri district.

“I am elated after seeing my name on the top of the APSC results. In 2020 I had cleared the final of the CCE. But my rank was low and I got the job of a Tax Inspector posted in Dhubri district. However, I was not happy and wanted to improve my rank in the APSC exam. Though it was tough to study for such a tough exam while serving the job of tax inspector, my husband and parents were supportive. I took no coaching in any institute to prepare for the CCE 2022. I prepare a lot for the exam by watching free YouTube channels and websites on success mantra in civil service examination,” Rashika Islam told Awaz-The Voice soon after the results were declared on Wednesday evening. 

Rashika Islam has been selected for the Assam Civil Service (ACS) category. When asked about study tips to crack the exam like CCE Rashika said there is no definite answer to such a question.

“There is no shortcut but to study hard for the exam. Despite my hectic schedule as the tax inspector I managed to study four to five hours a day before the CCE-2022,” Rashika said.

Raashika’s husband who is also a bureaucrat with the Assam Government had been very supportive of his wife’s success. Due to her father’s pan-India job, Rashika studied in different army schools in different parts of the country, including the Army Public School, Narengi, Guwahati.

Besides Rashika, 53 other Muslim students cracked the APSC exam and have made it to the civil police and allies services of the government of Assam.

The Muslim candidates selected for the Assam Civil Services are Rashika Islam, Wahiduz Zaman, Zamanur Islam, Asfaq Laskar, Benazir Ilyas, Abu Saeed Mohammad, Golzar Hussain, Affan Khan, and for the Assam Police Service: Fayez Ahmed, Rubina Begum, Arshad Wasim Ahmed and SK Sajidur Islam.

Rashika islam

Shabnu Rahman and Shahjahan Ali have been selected as Superintendent of Taxes while Mohammad Abdul Wakil has been selected for the Assam Finance Services.

Others selected candidates are:

Block Development Officers: Mohsin Siddiqui, Zahid Hussain Hazarika Khorshida Khanam, and Antra Hussain.

Assistant Manager, District Industries Center: Farida Yasmin.

Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies: Pinaj Rahman. Tax Inspectors

Pakiza Begum and Javed Akhtar Laskar.

For Inspector of Excise posts Mohammad Tazim Ahmed, Imran Hussain, Sarnaz Mehboob. Sub Register, Mudrika Jhabiullah Hindi. Assistant Audit Officers Shabiha Shabnam, Tanveer, Parvez, Hamidur Rahman, Salim Majid, Anjum Parbin, and Jahangir Alam Barbhuiya have been selected.

For Assistant Account Officers posts Philorina Begum, Tanveer Amin, Wasim Ahmed, Syeda Tamanna Yasmin, Manin Uddin Ahmed, Nekib Zaman Ahmed, Zaffrin Rahman, Firdaus Rahman, Jackie Ahmed, Rauchna Parbin Akand, Mirza Kausar Ahmed, Shamsur Rahman, Abdul Ullah Ahmed, Khandkar They are Khairul Islam, Shabana Rakia Ahmed, Mohammad Ali and Abu Bakar Siddique have been selected.

Ahmed Faraz will be a Research Assistant in the Transport Service Department. For Assam Urban Administrative Service Azharul Alam, Asif Ali Khan, Baitul Alam Rahman, and Ajmal Hussain have been selected.

So far, 68 Muslim candidates have cracked the CCE conducted by the APSC between 2013-18.  This year, 54 Muslim candidates cracking the same exam in a single year is considered a very encouraging and positive development for the minority community in Assam. 

The number of Muslim candidates selected for ACS and Allied Services would be more in the future provided quality education spreads among them,” eminent surgeon and Padmashri Dr Illias Ali said.

source: http://www.awazthevoice.in / Awaz, The Voice / Home> Story / by Ariful Islam, Guwahati / January 19th, 2024