Kalaburagi: Shaiek Tanveer Asif, who has secured 25th rank in the UPSC is very much elated by his success. A BE graduate in Electronics and Communications from the M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Arif has cleared the UPSC in his second attempt.
What is unique about this candidate is that he is the first graduate in his family. While his father Shaik Yousuf is a retired Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, while his mother Jaina Fathima is a home maker.
Arif , who took political science and international relations as his optionals for the UPSC, underwent coaching programme organised by the Union Government. He profusely thanked the Chief Minister for the coaching he got.
Arif said he owed his success to his mother. “Though she is not educated in the formal sense, she has learnt five languages on her own. Her life, her commitment for the family has been an inspiration for me. She used to mortgage her jewellery for my education and her sacrifice for the family is beyond any words,” Arif said.
