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| A teacher noticed that Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan had good analytical ability and asked him to aim for IIT. |
May 10, 2016, NewsCrunch
A student from J&K Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan has come second in the 2015 Civil Services, just behind Delhi ’s Tina Dabi.
The 23-year-old Athar, who hails from Anantnag, got through the exam in his second attempt. In his first attempt in 2014, he got into Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) and is presently undergoing training in Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management,Lucknow .
Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan is an IIT-Roorkee alumni and there is a pattern to his success.
Kashmir Life reports that a teacher noticed that Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan had good analytical ability and asked him to aim for IIT.
In 2010, Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan cleared CET, AIEEE and even the coveted BITSAT though IIT eluded him. He joinedGovernment Medical College , Jammu , and wrote JEE again next and got into IIT Roorkee.
It also took a repeat attempt in civil services to get into IAS.
What explains Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan’s success is his determination and clarity. These traits have taken him from a small village, Devipora, in Anantnag district to the top of the elite bureaucracy exam.
Many told Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan that he was foolish to go for IIT after getting into medicine. He told Kashmir Life that he thought differently and was steadfast on fulfilling his aim.
The 23-year-old Athar, who hails from Anantnag, got through the exam in his second attempt. In his first attempt in 2014, he got into Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) and is presently undergoing training in Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management,
Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan is an IIT-Roorkee alumni and there is a pattern to his success.
Kashmir Life reports that a teacher noticed that Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan had good analytical ability and asked him to aim for IIT.
In 2010, Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan cleared CET, AIEEE and even the coveted BITSAT though IIT eluded him. He joined
It also took a repeat attempt in civil services to get into IAS.
What explains Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan’s success is his determination and clarity. These traits have taken him from a small village, Devipora, in Anantnag district to the top of the elite bureaucracy exam.
Many told Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan that he was foolish to go for IIT after getting into medicine. He told Kashmir Life that he thought differently and was steadfast on fulfilling his aim.
Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan does not see himself as a bookworm. He says it is not the hours you put into study, but the study put into the hours that matters.
Interestingly, a Chetan Bhagat fan, Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan has read all his novels.
The person ahead of him in the civil services, Tina Dabi, is no less impressive. Just 22, and an LSR political science student, Tina Dabi cleared the civil services exam in her first attempt.
The person ahead of him in the civil services, Tina Dabi, is no less impressive. Just 22, and an LSR political science student, Tina Dabi cleared the civil services exam in her first attempt.