Zakat Foundation of India

March 11, 2009 - New Delhi (India): Three 'ZFI Fellows' have qualified the highly competitive Civil Services Mains examination. The names of the successful candidates are as follows:

1) Mohd. Shahid Alam -

2) Akhtar Hussain Ansari

3) Tariq Mabood

As per the next step of the selection process, the candidates will now appear for interviews following which a final selection will be made.

Each year over 500,000 applicants sit for the Civil Services Exam and only 500 or 0.1% will be inducted into the prestigious Civil Services of India.

 

DONATE TO SUPPORT ZFI FELLOWS
The cost to support 1 ZFI Fellow for 1 year is US$3000/- (includes tuition, housing and personal expenses). To contribute to this effort, please click below:

 

WHY HAVE 'ZFI FELLOWSHIP' ?
Per the 2007 Sachar Report prepared by the Indian Prime Minister's High Level Committee (link 1, link 2), India's largest minority group are Muslims - constituting 13.4% of the total population or about 150 million citizens - perhaps making them the second largest Muslim community in the world.

However, the Sachar Report found that this community lagged behind nearly all other groups in India, including the so-called 'untouchables,' in terms of social, economic and educational status.

The underprivileged status of Indian Muslims is also seen in the Indian Civil Service - which is a crucial government organ overseeing implementation of national policy and resource allocation.

Indian Muslims constituted 1% to 4.5% of the civil services, judiciary and government jobs - predominantly as clerical  or janitorial staff, despite being 13.4% of the population.

The ZFI Fellowship aims to alleviate the lack of representation in the Civil Services, via a merit-based approach.

More information on the 'ZFI Fellowship' can be found at by clicking here >.