Jammu, 07 March (H.S.): A visually impaired along with son of a labourer among seventeen candidates from Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory have qualified the prestigious Civil Services Examination 2025, the results of which were declared today by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

Those from J&K, who have qualified the top most competitive examination in the country, include Suvan Sharma (AIR-148), Suganda Gupta (AIR-207), Towseef Ahmad Ganie (AIR-254), Ritika Bhan (AIR-456), Sooyash Raj Shivam (AIR-572), Muneeb Afzal Parrah (AIR-581), Ghulam Maya Din (683), Dwarka Gaadhi (721), Akash Jaggi (747), Koh-e-Safa (763), Yassar Ahmad Bhatti (811), Abhishek Kumar Dhyawna (820), Pankaj Kumar (856), Mohd Ajaz Ul-Rehman (869), Azhar Asif Khan (886), Mohd Sarfraz Choudhary (936) and Irfan Ahmad Lone (957).

Irfan Ahmad Lone of Manzpora in Naidkhai area of Bandipora, who secured place in the final list of successful candidates announced by the UPSC, is visually impaired since birth. His success has drawn appreciation from people in the area, who described the achievement as a source of inspiration for many young aspirants.

Locals said Lone pursued his studies despite challenges associated with visual impairment and continued his preparation for the civil services examination.

Another successful candidate, Towseef Ahmad Ganie from Puchal village in Pulwama, is son of a labourer. He overcame numerous hardships and financial struggles to reach this milestone. Despite limited resources, his determination, hard work and dedication towards studies helped him achieve one of the most difficult goals in the country.

Ganie is a Veterinarian and has been posted in Poonch for the last two years. It was his second chance as he appeared last year as well but couldn’t qualify. Mohammad Ishaq Ganie, father of Towseef Ahmad Ganie, told the Excelsior that he is happy that his son has cracked the examination.

“He (Towseef) had big dreams right since childhood and was telling me that one day he would qualify UPSC exams and today he did it,” he said. He further said that it was due to his hard work that he cracked the exam and urged youth to work hard and never be afraid of failures.

Suvan Sharma, son of Dr T R Raina ex HoD Blood Bank GMC Jammu and Nirmal Sharma (Retd- IAS), is presently IRMS and had earlier qualified AD Cooperatives and twice JKPS also. He is getting married to an IAS officer of Telengana cadre next week.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar