New Delhi: More than 50 Muslim candidates have secured positions in the UPSC Civil Services Merit List 2023, which was released today. Among them, five candidates—Ruhani, Nausheen, Wardah Khan, Zufishan Haque, and Fabi Rasheed—have achieved ranks within the top 100 positions.

A total of 1,016 candidates have successfully cleared the examination and have been recommended for various central government services, as announced by the UPSC.

The Civil Services Examination, conducted annually in three stages—preliminary, main, and interview—by the UPSC, aims to select officers for prestigious services such as the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others.

Below is the list of Muslim candidates who have made it to the Civil Services Merit List 2023:

5: RUHANI

9: NAUSHEEN

18: WARDAH KHAN

34: ZUFISHAN HAQUE

71: FABI RASHEED

111: ARFA USMANI

157: SYED ADEEL MOHSIN

165: KHAN SAIMA SERAJ AHMED

188: SAYEM RAZA

241: FARHEEN ZAHID

253: AREEBA SAGHIR

278: EHTEDA MUFASSIR

311: NAZISH UMAR ANSARI

312: SYED MUSTAFA HASHMI

317: FATHIMA SHIMNA PARAVATH

323: SHAHIDA BEGUM S

332: HAMID NAVED

339: AREEBA NOMAAN

345: MOHAMMAD HARIS MIR

369: MOHAMMAD FARHAN SEH

374: MD TABISH HASAN

388: GHULAM MAYA DIN

418: ALIFA KHAN

447: DANISH RABBANI KHAN

469: ZOHRA BANU

481: MD ASIM MUJTEBA

507: ABDUL FASAL P V

512: MOHAMMAD AFTAB ALAM

516: SEERAT BAJI

574: AFZAL ALI

659: MOHAMED RISWIN I

670: NAZIA PARWEEN

677: SYED TALIB AHMED

730: SHOIAB

744: ABDULLAH ZAHID

745: THASLIM M

758: SOPHIA SIDDIQUI

762: MD SHAHANSHAH SIDDIQUE

770: MOHD ASHFAQ

819: ATIF WAQUAR EKRAM ANSARI

822: MD BURHAN ZAMAN

825: GHANCHI GAZALA MOHMADHANIF

826: SYED SADIQUE

839: NAJMA A SALAM

840: RASHIDALI A

845: J ASHIQ HUSSAIN

851: INBA S

852: AHRAS A N

866: HAMSA SHREE N A

1012: MD WARSHID KHAN

1013: AZMAL HUSSAIN

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Mullanpur (PTI): Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.

Invited to bat, opener Prabhsimran Singh scored 59 up front while Marcus Stoinis provided the final flourish with an unbeaten 62 off 22 balls as Punjab Kings posted 222 for 4.

The Royals then put up a collective batting effort to overhaul the target with four balls to spare.

Earlier, leg spinner Yash Punja picked up two wickets for the visitors.

Brief Scores:

Punjab Kings: 222 for 4 in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 59, Marcus Stoinis 62 not out; Yash Punja 2/41).

Rajasthan Royals: 228 for 4 in 19.2 overs (Yashasvi Jasiwal 51, Donovan Ferreira 52 not out; Yuzvendra Chahal 3/36)