NASHIK: Aasim Khan Kifayat Khan, a 28-year-old youth from Dhule city, has cracked the UPSC civil services exams. The results for which was declared on Friday.
Khan is among the handful of examinees in the country, who wrote the examination in Urdu language. His all India rank is 558. This was his fifth attempt at the civil services exam.
“It’s extremely tough to prepare for the civil services exam in Urdu since there are hardly any textbooks available. Even experts are not available, whose guidance could be sought to prepare for the exam. But I was determined to write the examination in Urdu and stuck to my plan,” Khan told TOI.
According to him, he had to painstakingly scout for books and magazines in his mother tongue that helped in preparations. Moreover, he used to refer to the PIB website (Urdu) to garner information on various subjects. Urdu literature was his optional subject in the exam. He studied in an Urdu-medium school in Dhule and later graduated from North Maharashtra University. His parents are retired school teachers.
“I feel my success at this examination will inspire students of Urdu-medium schools to take up the exam in Urdu language and I will gladly guide them,” he added.
2 from Nashik cracks UPSC exam
Two youths — Nivrutti Avhad and Sudharshan Sonawane — from Nashik district have also cracked the UPSC civil services examination. Nivrutti, who hails from Sinnar taluka, got 161 rank while Sudharshan was ranked at 691. He is from Satana taluka.
