Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat who scored tenth rank in UPSC inspires many Kashmiri youths

Jammu: Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat, who achieved tenth rank in the Union Public Service Commission’s civil services examination for 2016, hopes that his achievement would encourage a lot of Kashmiri youths to come to the mainstream and work for the nation.

Bhat hails from remote border district of Handwara in North Kashmir and had appeared for the UPSC examination four times.

Bhat, who had set his eyes on the prestigious administrative services since his childhood, said, ''If you are determined to push the limits, nothing is impossible'.”

Apparently referring to tensions in the Kashmir Valley, Bhat said, “I’m sure our achievements will inspire the youth of the Kashmir Valley to make a career in civil services and work for the country’s progress.”

Bhat is a 2013 batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer who has been posted as deputy conservator of forests in Lucknow since 2015.

It is a dream come true, Bhat was quoted as saying by the Hindustan Times.

Last year, Jammu and Kashmir’s Athar Aamir ul Shafi Khan was ranked second in the 2015 national civil services exam.

Bhat, who is extremely delighted at this 'good opportunity to serve the country', said that he could not initially believe that he had made it to the top 10 ranks when the results were announced.

After his selection, Bhat said that he wants to ''become a good officer who has the ability to identify and anticipate the problems of the people and to solve them.”

Bhat, however, refused to refer to the unrest in J&K by saying ''let’s not make it political.”

He comes from a family of achievers. His father, GM Bhat, retired as an administrative officer in the J&K government. His sister is a teacher, elder brother is a joint director in science and technology in J&K, one brother is a cardiologist posted in Boston, USA and his third brother is a consultant in the medicine department, also in J&K.