Hyderabad, May 2 -- The number of Muslim candidates successfully becoming IAS officers in India remains low every year. This year too, Muslim candidates likely to become IAS officers stay in single digits.

The UPSC recently released the list of recommended candidates based on the results of the Civil Services Examination for the year 2023.

Eight Muslim candidates likely to become IAS officers this year

Analyzing the service allocation data from the previous year's Civil Services Examination, it is found that only eight Muslim candidates are likely to become IAS officers this year. They are:

NAUSHEEN (All India Rank: 9) under the general category

WARDAH KHAN (AIR: 18) under the general category

ZUFISHAN HAQUE (AIR: 34) under the gene...