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Hyderabad: Students of Fullstack Academy gain cutting edge technology for bright careers in software industry

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Hyderabad, TELANGANA :

Students of Fullstack Academy during a class.

Employment opportunities have dipped down drastically but students of Fullstack Academy have been placed in esteemed companies with jobs fetching as high as RS.7 lac per annum.

Fullstack Academy is an institute that imparts the right courses in software technology that are always in demand in the software industry.

In the words of the founder of Fullstack Academy Md Aijaz, “There is a huge gap between the IT industry and the academia. There are a lot of opportunities to build successful careers but the newly graduated youth lacked the necessary skills. We wanted to fill that gap, hence we started our academy.”

Md Aijaz , the founder of Fullstack Academy.

“Hardly 1% of the youth were employed in the top companies like cognizant, Microsoft, Mindtree, Infosys, HCL, Accenture, Skuad, TATA consultancy services and so on, explained Aijaz Ahmed, while talking to Muslim Mirror “More so in Hyderabad despite the fact that there are so many top multi nationals here. Some even have their Head Office in Hyderabad. But still we could see that there were no takers in our own city”, he added.

Abu Bakar , co-founder of Fullstack Academy, also owns a software company.

So, in order to ensure that the youth from the Muslim community are not left out, Mohammad Aijaz and Abu Bakar  Aijaz started the Fullstack Academy.

The academy has been founded in the year 2019 by industry veterans who have more than 25 years of experience in Microsoft and Tech Mahindra. They wanted to ensure that the youth of the community are not lagging behind in terms of skills required in communication, spoken English, software skills. Students coming out of college lack the qualification or skills needed to crack the type of jobs that are in demand and land up in mediocre jobs.

But unfortunately within months of initiating this dream venture, the lockdown was announced. But instead of being disheartened by this, the duo went ahead with their plan and announced online courses. Interested youth began enrolling for the online classes and the academy functioned smoothly.

Today they have gone offline and admissions are on filling every batch. So far they have trained 800 Youth and placed 55% in top companies. Some have gone abroad to pursue higher studies armed with the courses from FSA with which they get good paying jobs while they continue their studies.

Most of the courses students going abroad do courses in programming and development area. These courses are in demand globally.

“Web application is the latest technology and in high demand with every company wanting to develop web applications. Fullstack Academy specializes in mobile app technology the resource of which is not commonly available” explained Mohammed Aijaz.

Another salient feature of this academy is that the trainers are working professionals who come and demonstrate the real time scenarios. This helps the students while applying for jobs. Every course offered by the academy has different professionals already employed in top positions in world class companies.

The courses offered by the Full Stack Academy that are the need of the present times for software industries can be broadly categorized are programming, MERN, cloud computing, Data science – predictive business analytics, Android App development, Amazon web services, UI/UX designing courses, Selenium Automation testing and many more.

Khaja Wasiq Mohiuddin, a student who passed out in December 2021 shared that he has been employed in Skuad with a salary of 7 lacs per annum, the highest so far among the students placed in jobs. “I took the training in MERN from Full Stack Academy and I had not even completed the course when I was interviewed and was selected by Skuad. After completion I joined them as developer. I received full support from the trainers and today I have made my parents happy with my achievement” said Khaja.

The students are not taught just the professional courses, Aijaz and Abu Bakar ensure that they are groomed for interviews and also learn to communicate in English which is another weak area of most of the students from the community.

Another student Ayesha Moiz who has been employed as Assistant system engineer at Infosys said, “ I received support from Fullstack academy not only when I was doing the course but even now when I am employed. I am in a probation period here and whenever I am stuck with some programming, I call up my Aijaz sir and seek his support to trouble shoot the problem. I am very happy with the training and assistance in job placement and I highly recommend Fullstack Academy, she told Muslim Mirror.

The students from economically poor backgrounds are provided with an opportunity to apply for scholarship from IMRC (Indian Muslim Relief and charities). The Full Stack Academy (FSA) facilitates a written exam for the applicants to qualify for scholarship from IMRC. After the written tests there is an interview after which qualifying students are assisted with scholarship wherein they pay just 25% of the fees while the IMRC pays 75% of the fees.

Students enroll here not just from Hyderabad but also from different states of India.

“Every time one of our students gets a placement in a coveted company, it is like we have climbed one notch of the high ladder of success. The success of our students is like our own success, it is as if we have bagged the job. Each success story fills our hearts with happiness and makes us want to better ourselves” shared Md Aijaz.

source: http://www.muslimmirror.com / Muslim Mirror / Home> Education> Positive Story / by Nikhat Fatima, Muslim Mirror / June 24th, 2022

Remembering Prof K A Siddique Hassan

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KERALA / NEW DELHI :

Releasing two new projects of Human Welfare Foundation. Chief guest Dr. S Y Qureshi, former chief election commission, is fourth from left.

New Delhi :

Have you ever wondered why all philanthropic activities start from the South and why North India remains behind? When Al-Shifa Hospital has to be built in Delhi, Prof KA Siddique Hassan Sb had to come from Kerala, said Dr. SY Qureshi, Former Chief Election Commissioner.

Speaking on the occasion of Prof K A Siddique Hassan Memorial PG Scholarship Distribution Function organized by Human Welfare Foundation (HWF), at India Islamic Cultural Centre here, Dr. Qureshi said that the most worrying fact was that today Muslims were not following the teachings of Islam. Islam’s first commandment was to read. Unfortunately, Muslims are far away from education.

Dr. SY Qureshi was the Chief Guest on the occasion in which two major projects of the Human Welfare Foundation under the aegis of Vision 2026 were announced.

“Despite discrimination, if you are good at what you do, you will get an opportunity and only quality education will bring that change. The practice of fictitious degrees in northern India is destroying generations. I am pleased that the Human Welfare Foundation has taken practical steps for quality education, which are proving fruitful,” Dr. Qureshi added.

Dr. Siraj Hussain, IAS (Retd) Chairman, Human Welfare Foundation, in his presidential address, said that education as a sector has taken a hit in the last couple of years.

Quoting the Annual Status of Education Report, he said that the enrolment in private schools has gone down due to the financial crisis. This happened after many decades. Offline classes are yet to start in prominent universities. Quality of education is going to be a big challenge in the coming times.

“In my interaction with students receiving the scholarship today, I observed that the students are all committed towards their academics,” Dr. Siraj Hussain said.

He wished the students willing to pursue civil services and journalism to show true dedication, which can only bring success. He also reminisced his association with Prof K A Siddique Hassan Sb and said that the scholarships and the newly announced projects are a glowing tribute to his great personality.

H. Abdur Raqeeb, Trustee, Human Welfare Foundation, and Chairman, Indian Centre for Islamic Finance (ICIF) addressing the gathering said that he had the opportunity to work with Prof K A Siddique Hassan for five decades in different capacities.

“Prof. Siddique Hassan was an admirer of talents, and took them along and always paved the way for them to serve the society,” H. Abdul Raqeeb said.

“Under Vision 2026, he envisioned and established many NGOs. Professor Siddique Hassan’s dream was to explore the potential and immense opportunities in the community and make it beneficial for the upliftment of the marginalized sections,” He added.

Abdul Jabbar Siddiqui, Trustee, Human Welfare Foundation, on this occasion, announced the future projects of Vision 2026.

A new award has been instituted for NGOs and Social Engineers. The Best NGO and Best Social Engineer Award’ will be given to an NGO and an individual, selected by the jury, who are doing well in the social and humanitarian sector with a cash award of Rs. 500,000 and Rs. 100,000 respectively.

Announcing the projects, he said, “Fifteen years ago today, under the leadership of Prof. Siddique Hassan, a whole team was formed and we have come a long way learning many things. The biggest achievement of Prof. Siddique Hassan was shifting the focus of South Indian Muslims towards the North and diverting the resources. He always said that only through changing the North, India can change.”

Another important project which was announced today is an academic publication on the topic – Pragmatics of Community Empowerment in India: Contributions of Prof. K.A. Siddique Hassan. A national seminar will be organized in which researchers and academicians will present papers on various aspects of Prof K A Siddique Hassan’s interventions. The proposed publication will be an asset for the coming generations to understand and be guided by his life experiences and interventions.

Twenty-eight students pursuing various PG courses received the Prof. KA Siddique Hassan Memorial PG Scholarship. Human Welfare Foundation has launched the ‘Professor KA Siddique Hassan Memorial PG Scholarship to strengthen its educational activities and further expand the scholarship program. This scholarship will be given every year to the talented PG students in Humanities at the national level.

On this occasion, the CEO of the Human Welfare Foundation PK Noufal presented the performance report of the foundation.

Mr. Shafi Madni, Trustee, HWF also graced the occasion. Dr. Rizwan Rafiqi delivered the welcome address. Dr. Arif Nadvi, Manager, Health Services of the Foundation moderated the program, and Saleemullah Khan, Senior Manager, Education, proposed a vote of thanks.

source: http://www.indiatomorrow.net / India Tomorrow / Home> Education> Featured / June 20th, 2022

Expertise’s Sheikh Karnire receives Saudi’s Premium Residency ‘Green Card’

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Karnire (Mangalore) KARNATAKA / Jubail. SAUDI ARABIA :

Dammam:

KS Sheikh Karnire, Vice President of Expertise Contracting Ltd, has become one of the few Indians to receive permanent residency in Saudi Arabia after the Kingdom recently permitted foreign nationals to own business and property without the need for a sponsor.

Reacting to the news Sheik said, “My heartfelt thanks to King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, and the entire Saudi Government. No doubt, this is a proud moment for me. I am delighted and happy. My sincere thanks to the people who have trust in Expertise and my brothers who are the driving force behind the success of Expertise. “

The Premium Residency, informally known as Saudi Green Card, is a residence permit in Saudi Arabia that grants expatriates the right to live, work and own business and property in the Kingdom without the need for a sponsor.

The introduction of the Premium Residency comes as a part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reform plan, which was announced by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to boost the Saudi economy.

Expertise Contracting Company, founded in 1999 has been a renowned Industrial service provider of KSA with more than 10,000 employees and more than 5000 pieces of equipment. Expertise services span major industrial divisions allowing them to serve a variety of sectors including petrochemical, oil & gas, fertilizer, steel, cement, water treatment, and power generation verticals. With headquarters in Jubail Industrial City, KSA, Expertise boasts an operating terminal of 300,000 sq. meters and has branch offices across the kingdom.

It can be recalled that Sheik and his team had supported the stranded employees and families during COVID 19 pandemic to safely bring them back from Saudi to India through more than 10 chartered flights to the various cities of India. They are also running an NGO under the name of KS Sayeed Charitable trust supporting a number of downtrodden families with food, shelter, and education.

Hailing from a village Karnire, Near Mangalore, Mr.Sheik had entered the kingdom as an Automobile Engineer and built the company along with his 5 other brothers.

source: http://www.english.varthabharati.in / Vartha Bharati / Home> Karavali / by Vartha Bharati / June 11th, 2022

Mangaluru: HIF felicitates toppers of SSLC examination, awards scholarship to 20 students

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Mangaluru, KARNATAKA :

Mangaluru: 

Highland Islamic Forum (HIF) on Monday organised a felicitation ceremony for the students who scored more than 90% marks in the recently announced SSLC examination results.

The forum also awarded scholarships to the students during the ceremony to honor their feat.

20 students who met the criteria were awarded scholarships for their further studies, during the event.

Dr Surfraz J Hasim, Psychologist, Mind Trainer & Coach, Principal, P.A. First Grade College, Mangalore was the Guest Speaker at the ceremony. In his address, he spoke about how students can excel by concentrating and focusing on learning while they embrace competitive life.

HECC Secretary Hanif PS was also invited to the event as a guest while Imam of Masjid-ul-Ehsaan Moulana Altaf was also present at the event.

Nazim AK, President of HIF presided over the event that was organised at the HIF auditorium here in the city.

Yusuf Hussain welcomed the guests and attendees.

Rizwan Pandeshwar compered the event and Bilal Raif delivered the vote of thanks to conclude the ceremony.

source: http://www.english.varthabharati.in / Vartha Bharati / Home> Karavali / by Vartha Bharati / June 20th, 2022

Scholarships worth ₹1 cr. given to over 3,600 girls

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Bengaluru, KARNATAKA :

Seventeen-year-old Bushra Parveen, Rufiya K. and Mizba are happy that they can now realise their dreams of becoming professionals. These girls are among the 3,613 students who were awarded an educational scholarship by the Bazm-e-Niswan Charitable Trust in Bengaluru on Thursday. These girl students are happy that they can now pursue courses in medicine, engineering and accountancy, which they are aiming for.

The all-woman charitable trust distributed scholarships worth ₹1.32 crore to the 3,613 deserving girls from poorer sections of society. While 1,731 beneficiaries are PU students, 1,722 are pursuing undergraduate courses. As many as 65 are diploma students and 95 post-graduate students.

According to the organisers, the trust, which has been funding the education of poor girl students in 1971, has given scholarships to over 63,000 girls so far. These girls are now successfully qualified as teachers, professors, doctors, lawyers, government officers, business women, engineers, journalists among other professions.

“The purpose is to encourage women from the deprived sections of the community to pursue higher studies. Eligibility for the scholarship is based on academic merit and economic need. Any girl wishing to apply must have scored an average of at least 50 per cent in her exams and must also have documents proving her financial status,” said Husna Sheriff, president of the trust.

“We received 4,505 online applications this year as against 3,200 last year. This 40% increase in the number of applications can be attributed to the fact that many students who had dropped out of their higher education in 2020, came back this year,” Ms Sheriff said.

Pointing out that lakhs of students dropped out of higher education during the pandemic, she said: “Realizing the dire need to support the poor and needy girls, we decided to go ahead with the scholarship program despite many uncertainties.”

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Bengaluru / by Special Correspondent / Bengaluru – February 10th, 2022

Annual Central Committee meeting of Malnadu Gulf Education and Charitable Trust held

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Malnadu, KARNATAKA / SAUDI ARABIA :

ABDUL SATHAR , Cloud Seven, elected new President.

Riyadh:

In the 4th annual general body meeting of MGT (R), which was conducted on Friday at the Marina Compound in Riyadh, new office bearers were nominated for in presence of all central committee members. 

During the meeting which was hosted by MGT Riyadh Zone, Siraj Chakmmakki welcomed the attendees from all over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Outgoing President of the committee Mr. Sharif Kalasa and Secretary Mr. Mohammed Rafi briefed the committee detailing the achievements of the committee for the years 2020 and 2021.  

A new committee was nominated to lead the non-profit trust under the leadership of Basheer Ballupete.

Following unanimous consensus of the committee members, Abdul Sathar Cloud seven – Jayapura was selected as the President of the association and Irshad Abdulrahman Chakkmakki was chosen as General Secretary of the association. 

List of new office bearers to serve the committee are as follows:

Honorary President: Shareef Samkon Kalasa

Vice Presidents: Jalal Baig Sakleshpura, Aboobakker Siddiq Kodlipete & Shamim(Jubail). 

Joint Secretaries: Sameer Hasana, Azgar Talagoor & Zeeshad Balehonnur. 

Treasurer: Basheer Ballupete 

International Coordinator: Iqbal Gabgal

Senior Advisor: Mohammed Farook (Arab Energy), Siraj Chakkmakki & Mustaq Gabgal

Head of Education Department:Muhammed Raafi Jubail

Assisting Member:
Siddique Belur
Siddique Baalehonnur
Nazeer Jayapura Riyadh
Shameem (Jubail)

Head of Medical Department
Junaid (Riyad)

Assisting Members:
Yasin Baalehonnur (Dammam)
Mohsin Coorg (Jubai)

Head of Media Coordination:
Siddique Baalehonnur (Jeddah)

Assisting Members:
1. Hanif Biligula
2. Asgar Khalander
3. Shareef Chakkamukki

Head of Operations Division:

Siddique Belur (Riyad)

Assisting Members:
 Afzal Samad Koppa Dammam
 Iqbal Baalehonnur

Head of Education Department:
Muhammed Raafi Jubail

Assisting Member:
1. Siddique Belur
2. Siddique Baalehonnur
3. Nazeer Jayapura Riyadh
4. Shameem (Jubail)

Head of Medical Department
Junaid (Riyad)

Assisting Members:
1. Yasin Baalehonnur (Dammam)
2. Mohsin Coorg (Jubai)

Head of Media Coordination:
Siddique Baalehonnur (Jeddah)

Assisting Members:
1. Hanif Biligula
2. Asgar Khalander
3. Shareef Chakkamukki

Head of Operations Division:
Siddique Belur (Riyad)

Assisting Members:
1. Afzal Samad Koppa Dammam
2. Iqbal Baalehonnur
3. Abdul Latheef Shantipura – Jubail

District Coordinators: Chikkamagur

1. Abdul Latheef Shantipura – Jubail (Balehonnur sector)
2. Ashraf J. V. C (Chikkamagalur Taluk Sector) 3. Haris Biligula (Mudigere Taluk sector)

Hassan
1. Shameer Hassan
2. Jalaal Baig, Sakleshpura
3. Siddique Belur
4. Basheer Ballupete

Coorg
1. Mohsin Coorg
2. Nasir Baalehonnur
3. Abubakker Siddique Kodlipete

Shimoga District
1. Muhammed Raafi
2. Nazir Jayapura
3. Noorullah Theerthahalli

The new President addressed the committee and assured that under his leadership, he would strive to take the trust to a new level and work with the team closely for the benefit of the organization. 

COVID-19 Warrior Dr. Moideen Beary & poet Assad Baig were honoured for their impeccable service to the community during the event.

source: http://www.english.varthabharati.in / Vartha Bharati / Home> Gulf / January 10th, 2022

Hafsa Foundation & PPF to work together for social uplift

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Guwahati, ASSAM :

Books authored by three eminent personalities were launched at a conclave organised by HaFSA Foundation & Progressive Peoples Foundation in the outskirts of Guwahati on Sunday.

Guwahati :

A new year conclave of the office bearers and members of two frontline NGOs of Assam viz HaFSA Foundation (HF) and Progressive Peoples Foundation (PPF) was held at Tepesia, on the outskirts of Guwahati, on Sunday.

Families of the office bearers and members also attended the event in large numbers.

HF is an NGO working towards promoting education and social uplift of the people of Barak Valley, with primary focus on Bam region, the southernmost part of Cachar, for creating an enlightened, cohesive and resilient community. Under the umbrella of HF, four organisations viz HaFSA Academy, HaFSA Centre for Social Welfare, HaFSA Institute of Barak Valley Studies, and HaFSA Rural Library & Information Centre function to fulfil the aims and objectives of the Foundation.

Sayeeda Tasnim, Chairperson of HF, welcomed the guests and participants at the outset of the conclave and gave a glimpse of the different activities taken up by the Foundation during the last year.

Sultanuddin Ahmed, former executive at The Hindustan Times, reading out from “Beyond Soft Skills” authored by Nurul Islam Laskar, at a conclave held in the outskirts of Guwahati on Sunday.

Rafique Ahmed Laskar, Vice Chairperson, PPF informed the audience that PPF is engaged in developmental and social welfare activities across Assam. Its main thrust is on helping the poor and downtrodden in becoming self-reliant. PPF is also supporting a large number of poor students for pursuing higher and technical studies besides extending support to promising young athletes to achieve their dreams. Recently, they donated 100 blankets for the poor indoor patients at Cachar Caner Hospital, Silchar.

At the Sunday conclave organised at the initiative of HaFSA Foundation, it was resolved that the two NGOs – HF & PPF – will explore areas of collaboration in the sphere of educational development in the rural areas with special focus on Barak Valley. The two NGOs also decided to explore possibilities of working together for imparting coaching for Navodaya Vidyalaya entrance test and other recruitments in State & Central Government jobs.

One unique item of the conclave was the book reading session in which four books were released, one authored by Sabir Ahmed Choudhury and brought out by HF; two books on the history of Lakhipur authored by Abid Raja Majumder; and another book on motivation and personality development authored by Nurul Islam Laskar. Sultanuddin Ahmed, former executive of The Hindustan Times, read out a few chapters from Laskar’s book, “Beyond Soft Skills.”

The conclave recorded its appreciation for Jiauddin Choudhury, Chief Adviser, HF for initiating the process through which the NGOs were brought together to work hand in hand for the development of the society.

source: http://www.muslimmirror.com / Muslim Mirror / Home> Book Review> Indian Muslim> Positive Story / by Special Correspondent / January 03rd, 2022

20-year-old engineering student from Kerala becomes inspiration for other girls

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KERALA :

Computer science engg student Reema Shaji is one of only five from India to be selected for the US Global UGRAD program, reports Vishnuprasad K P

Reema Shaji with her mother Jousiya Shaji

Malappuram : 

As a child, Reema Shaji always told her relatives that her dream was to study in the United States. The responses were almost uniform — “get married and go abroad with your husband’s help.” The Tirur native, however, was not one to conform to society’s expectations of her.

“My first goal is to become an independent woman,” says the 20-year-old, who is all set to fly to the US to attend the fifth semester of her computer science engineering course at the McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, next January.

A student at the Kuttipuram MES College of Engineering, Reema is one of only five students from India to be selected for the US’ Global Undergraduate (UGRAD) Exchange Program, a substantive exchange programme aimed at providing “a diverse group of emerging student leaders with a scholarship for one semester at a US college or university.”

Under the programme, students will be provided with a free round trip from their home city to the US host college or university.

The costs of tuition, housing and meals will be covered under the scholarship, in addition to which she will receive a small stipend to meet living expenses in the US during the period of the programme. Reema had applied for the scholarship last January and was selected on November 9 after several procedures including the TOEFL exam and an interview.

“When the interviewer asked why they should select me, I told them I will be an inspiration for other girls like me to chase their dreams. When I return from the US, I will also pass on the knowledge I acquired there to the students in my country,” she says.

Her relatives are now proud of her achievement. “They have realised that I don’t have to rely on a husband to go abroad,” she says. “After my father passed away, it was my mother Jousiya Shaji who looked after me and my sister Tasnim Shaji. My mother is my biggest inspiration to acquire education and stay independent. I only seek her advice.”

Reema, who is expected to return home by June next year, stresses that students even from economically backward families should try to earn a suitable foreign scholarship and study abroad.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Good News / by Vishnuprasad K P, Express News Service / November 28th, 2021

How Rahmani 30 has made a difference in these Muslim students career

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Anisabad, Patna, BIHAR :

Tausif, Zuarez and Qaif have qualified for admission at India’s prestigious institutes. | Photos by arrangement

At least 65 students, including one girl, of Rahmani 30 – an educational movement for underprivileged students started in Patna, Bihar by late Wali Rahmani, have qualified for admission in the prestigious Indian Institutes of Techonlogy (IITs) this year. TCN features some of them.

Bihar :

Zaurez Ahmed (17) has secured 393rd rank this year in India’s topmost engineering entrance test known as Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced). His father Shakeel runs a modest general store in Jalwara, Kewti of Darbhanga, one of the most backward areas of Bihar. His family was in no position to afford the expensive private coaching for such exams. It was Rahmani 30 that came to his rescue. 

Like Zaurez, there are atleast 65 students, including one girl, of Rahmani 30 who have qualified for admission in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) this year from the main centre at Patna. All 93 aspirants from Rahmani 30 qualified for JEE (Main). Across India, there are 23 IITs having 16000 seats for which more than 1.6 lakh applicants participated in the JEE (Advanced). These are shortlisted from one million aspirants of JEE (Main).

Rahmani 30 is modelled on Super30, the first such centre for coaching students for the IIT entrance test. Rahmani 30 was founded by the renowned Islamic scholar late Hazrat Maulana Wali Rahmani in 2008. Since 2009, Rahmani 30 boasts of more than 400 successful students who have qualified for admission in different IITs. Apart from this, nearly 1000 students have qualified for JEE (Main) and the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), the second most prestigious engineering institute of India. 

Rahmani 30 offers the top 30 students free stay, food and education which costs around Rs. 60 lakhs for two years. 

What is special about Rahmani 30?
“Apart from the low cost or no cost stay at Rahmani 30, the ever availability of teachers and mentors here is immensely helpful,” Zaurez told TwoCircles.net. 

He said that teachers at Rahmani 30 are “quite supportive.” 

Zaurez cites ‘deeni mahaul (religious atmosphere)’ at the centre as helpful in having a ‘useful break’. His EWS (Economically Weaker Section) category rank is 28 and he is quite hopeful to get Computer Science at IIT, New Delhi. 

Rahmani 30 has its branches at Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Bangalore and Hyderabad. Apart from the main centre, there is a girls unit in Patna. The main centre is being run in a rented apartment ‘Anand Palace’ at Anisabad, Patna. 

A normal day for studies starts at 7 in the morning and continues till 9 in the evening. 

Mantasha Firdous (17), who qualified this year, is the first female student of Rahmani 30 since its establishment to compete successfully for JEE (Advanced). Generally, the girl aspirants join Rahmani 30 for the medical entrance test NEET. However, Mantasha has a knack for mathematics. She has secured an EWS rank of 4074 and hopes to get “a good branch at a good IIT’. She said that the “group of girls” at the centre was quite helpful for her to remain focused on studies. 

At Rahmani 30, the aspirants are admitted for a two-year residential course. As Covid-19 hit their preparation, an online mode was learning was started in 2020. Most students attended online classes on mobile phones though there were network issues for those residing in remote areas. 

Tausif Alamhas (17) secured CRL (Common Rank List) 7169 and a category rank of 1339. His father Mohammad Rashid works as a tailor and his mother is a homemaker. His family could not send him to study at any coaching centre as they charged a hefty fee. He came to know about Rahmani 30 from one of his senior and passed the test to get admission. 

Talking to TwoCircles.net, he said the most helping part of Rahmani 30 is “group study where peers help in doubt clearing.”

“My motivation level only rose with the continuous encouragement from the teachers. It helped increase my willpower too,” Tausif said. His next aim is to crack the country’s top exam for civil services U.P.S.C. 

Seventeen-year-old Qais Alam’s success has a twist. His father is a small farmer and suffers from poor eyesight. Qais hails from Marar, a remote village in the Khagaria district of Bihar. He didn’t have much of an idea about IITs. He appeared for Aligarh Muslim University’s entrance test for a three-year Engineering diploma course and qualified. He studied there for two years, and quit before completing his degree. This was during 2016-17. He came to know about Rahmani 30 and was selected for its two-year preparation course. He appeared for JEE (Advanced) in 2020 in his first attempt but was not satisfied with his result. He reappeared for JEE again in 2021. He bettered his All India Ranking to 6025 from his 2020’s performance of 28000th rank. His EWS rank also improved to 639 from above 3000. He is hoping to get admission at IIT Delhi or IIT Madras. He too aims to clear U.P.S.C. after graduation from the IIT.

Twenty-three-year old Atif Hussain is in his 3rd year at IIT Guwahati. He originally hails from Bihar but his family is settled in Kolkata, West Bengal. Atif’s father Phool Mohammad sells Lahti bangles (lac bangles) which and his business has been hit due to Covid-19 lockdown. His mother is a housemaker. Atif studied in Urdu medium Howrah High School and got 84% marks in his 10th Board examination. He came to know about Rahmani 30 from a senior. He said that getting admission in Rahmani 30 was the ‘turning point’ of his life. “Teaching guidance and peer study environment at Rahmani 30 was very useful,” Atif, who is fond of research and coding, said. 

Though Rahmani 30 was started for helping underprivileged students crack the IIT entrance test, it has ventured into other top examinations like Medical, Commerce and Law. In its CA/CS program, out of 10 successful candidates this year, five were girls. 

Rahmani 30 calls itself “a movement, not an institution” which hankers “to demonstrate that economically, socially and educationally backwards and suppressed students when given the opportunity rise to the occasion.” It is “established to be the catalyst for inspiring the minorities to aim high to seek their rightful places.” 

Rahmani 30’s founder late Maulana Rahmani had a clear vision about this centre. He was of the opinion that, “Utmost service to the religion during these times is to educate our youth and upcoming generations with contemporary subjects while keeping their faith firmly established and their self-confidence high; so that, they excel in religion, are adorned with education, have an appreciation of hard work and therefore are able to navigate and make confident decisions in their life.”

Bihar’s former Director General of Police (DGP) Abhayanand has been a great help for Rahmani 30 as a mentor since its beginning. Known for his Physics teaching skills, Abhayanand is credited with starting super 30 along with Anand Kumar, to teach poor students of Bihar to crack IIT JEE. 

Talking to TwoCircles.net, Abhayanad was delighted that Rahmani 30 is expanding in size and dimension in the right direction. 

Late Maulana Wali Rahmani had approached him to be the mentor of this centre and he readily accepted the proposal. “There didn’t exist a good trend for education in Muslim community, particularly in the weaker sections. I thought it would be in the broader interest of the country to help such students,” Abhayanand said. 

His only and interesting condition was, “I will not interfere in the administration of the centre and Maulana will not interfere in teaching at the centre.” 

Maulana Fahad Rahmani, the younger son of late Maulana Wali Rahmani is the current CEO of Rahmani 30. 

He told TwoCircles.net that Rahmani 30 initially started with 10 students and “in 12 years the number of students has gone up to 900.” 

Maulana Fahad aims to increase the number to 15000 across India at the end of this decade. “If we consider the total number of institutions of national importance to be one lakh, its corresponding number for the Muslim community should be 15 % of it, which is roughly the population of the community in India,” he argues, adding, “To achieve this goal the community support needs to be increased. If we can arrange one donor for one student we will need 15000 donors, which is not beyond reach.” 

Maulana Fahad insists that he doesn’t believe in the traditional fund collection. 

On the success rate of girl students of Rahmani 30, Maulana Fahad said that it was his father and the late chairman Maulana Wali’s wish to see the girl students excel in engineering too. “Alhamdulillah, this year it has started, and it get better in the coming years.”

Sami Ahmad is a freelance journalist based in Patna, Bihar. He tweets at @samipkb

source: http://www.twocircles.net / TwoCircles.net / Home> Lead Story / by Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net / October 23rd, 2021

Mumbai: Association of Muslim Professionals announces scholarships for 100 ‘Covid-19 orphans’

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Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA :

Association of Muslim Professionals President Aamir Edresy.

Mumbai:

City-based NGO Association of Muslim Professionals ( AMP) has announced scholarships of Rs 10,000 to each of the ‘100 Covid-19 orphans’ in the country.

AMP president Aamir Edresy said that the help is part of their “Basic School Education Assistance Programme” launched a couple of months ago.

“The pandemic claimed breadwinners in many families, leaving school-going children anchorless. Some of the families are so desperately poor that, if financial help is not provided to them, their children will drop out from schools. We are stepping in with help initially for 100 children,” said Edresy.

He added that AMP’s wide network across the country would help it verify the applicants and reach out to them with help.

The AMP is also using IndiaZakat.com, India’s first zakat-based crowdfunding platform, to collect funds to support more orphaned children.

“To ensure that more students can be helped, we have started a fundraiser to collect more funds on our Crowd Funding Platform IndiaZakat.com to support many more students,” said Javed Syed who heads AMP’s Zakat Fund section.

Founded in 2008, AMP has its presence now in 150 cities and  towns across the country. So far, it has helped 30,000 youths get jobs and provided financial support to over 3000 families.

It has also reached out to many through its mentorship programmes.

Iftekhar Bidkar, the core member of AMP and IndiaZakat.com, appealed to people to make this campaign a success by giving their support. He requested people to come forward and support this cause on the crowdfunding platform Indiazakat.com

AMP is a platform for professionals and volunteers to share their knowledge, intellect, experience, and skills for the overall development of not just the community but also the society at large. It aimed at empowering the underprivileged educationally, socially, politically and financially.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> City News> Mumbai News / by Mohammed Wajihuddin, TNN / September 01st, 2021