Bengaluru, April 17: In its fifth year of service five students at Falcon Civil Services Academy here have cleared the Civil Services Exam 2023.
Fathima Shimna, who secured the 317th rank, hails from Malappuram in Kerala. Daughter of a village officer, she had a B.Tech degree. Abdul Fasal, who was placed 507th in the ranking, comes from a madrassa background in Kerala.
Third among the Academy’s successful candidates is Kalanupaka Sahana. She is daughter of a teacher from Karimnagar in Telangana. She has secured 739th rank. Rashid Ali, 840th ranker, also hails from Malappuram in Kerala. Both of his parents are reported to be teachers.
Vasant Kumar, who got 902nd rank, is son of a farmer from Nelamangala in the outskirts of Bengaluru.
According to the Academy director Abdus Subhan, the Academy has been providing coaching for civil services for the last five years.
Of the 38 who appeared for the Preliminary for CSE, nine were called for personality interview. Subhan said the Academy has been providing lodge and boarding facilities for the candidates.
From the humble beginning of PU College a few years ago, the offshoot of Shaheen Group of Institutions, Bidar, the Falcon Group in Bengaluru has made its presence felt in different fields of learning.