Although he lost his father to militants in 2002, Shah Faesal always remembered the values his father stood for and continued his struggle that paid the dividends.
Born in a family of teachers, Shah Faesal had inherited simplicity and hard work from his parents to whom he gave the credit today for securing the top position in the 2009 civil service examination.
Although he lost his father to militants in 2002, Faesal always remembered the values his father stood for and continued his struggle that paid the dividends.
"My father was a great teacher in Kupwara. He was killed by militants in 2002. I always remember him for the principles and values he stood for. My father was a great inspiration," Faesal told PTI.
He was never deterred in the struggle he pursued all along. "I gathered my courage and ultimately it is the efforts that I put in paid the results," Faesal said.
His mother is also a school teacher.
Faesal said he will prefer to join IAS in Jammu and Kashmir cadre to serve the state. He took coaching from Hamdard Study Circle in New Delhi and prepared for a year. He did his MBBS from Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in 2009.
Securing the second rank in civil service examination in his second attempt, Prakash Rajpurohit, an engineering graduate from IIT Delhi, is elated.
"I am very happy. It was my second attempt and I had to work very hard," he said.
Rajpurohit did not take any coaching and studied on his own. Son of a manager of public sector company Seaton India Ltd, Rajpurohit completed his class-XII from DAV Public School in Dayanand Vihar here.
Devoting 8-10 hours daily for preparation for two years, Prakash gave the exam twice, in 2008 and then in 2009.
"My parents helped me a lot. If I required any material for studies, they used to get it for me," said Prakash.
He wants to join the Rajasthan IAS cadre because it is his home state. "IAS has a lot of diversity and challenge and also gives a chance for public service," he said.
Securing the third rank in civil service examination, Iva Sahay said "I am humbled. I wanted the top rank. But even if I've got the third rank I am happy. Looking at the kind of struggle the top ranker from Srinagar has gone through, I am totally humbled to get the third rank".
Iva has done MA in Geography from JNU and she was preparing for the examination since October 2008. She said she will take up IAS stream.
"I want to join the IAS cadre because I want to be a part and parcel of what is happening in the country. I do not want to be away from the country," she said.
Her father is a professor in Allahabad University and her mother is a lecturer in a college in Bihar. She used to study for 16 hours everyday.
"I find myself to be very fortunate. I did not have to struggle a lot. With the help of my parents, the whole process became very smooth," she said.
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