Nusrat Noor has something important to say: Encourage daughters to go for higher education; do not limit their life to doing household chores because if girls get educated, the nation and the country will progress.

Nusrat Noor is no ordinary woman, She has bagged the first rank in the recently released result of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examination of Medical Officers 2022.

Besides, Nusrat is a neurologist, a mother of a two-year-old boy, a member of a large joint Muslim family, and a wife. Her traditional settings have never come in the way of her securing the top position in the JPSC examination.

Her success has triggered a spate of messages on social media with everyone congratulation Nusrat.

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— Mohammad Mohsin I.A.S (@mmiask) December 11, 2022

The result of the JPSC examination for the current year was declared two days ago and a wave of joy ran through the Muslim community on seeing a young woman’s name at the top of the list of successful candidates.

Nusrat Noor says her husband Muhammad Umer and his family fully supported her. Mohammad Umer is a consultant surgeon.

Nusrat’s father Mohammad Noor Alam is a manager at Tata Steel in Jamshedpur while his mother Seerat Fatima is a homemaker.

Her elder brother Muhammad Faisal Noor is doing his research in industrial engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur. “We were quite sure about her success but frankly, the news of her topping the list of successful candidates, Alhamdulillah, was a pleasant surprise,” he told the media.

Nusrat Noor says, “Muslim women should take the initiative and try to become empowered, work hard without thinking about the result. They should come forward to join civil services. This way we can increase our representation and benefit our community and nation at large.”

She has had a smooth life as far as getting support from her family right from her days in school to becoming a doctor and now to cracking JPSC is concerned. However, she thinks that it’s off that even in the 21st century, women have to seek permission from people and society to pursue their careers. She says the system is such that women are not allowed to think about careers and achieve personal success; Society still believes that a woman's well-being lies in her traditional role as a homemaker.

Nusrat Noor says the representation of Muslim women in India’s bureaucracy is negligible. Muslims must opt for higher education. “Our women in particular should be at the forefront of seizing the opportunities that come our way from every sector,” she says.

“Women should try their best to participate in growth opportunities to get into the mainstream. I also appeal to families to encourage their daughters to get as much education as possible, as this is the only way to make them economically independent and socially self-sufficient,” Nursat Noor says.

She says her husband supported her as she was preparing for the examination. “My husband has always encouraged me. He switched roles and helped me with household chores. From arranging my study timetable to taking care of our two-year-old, he did everything possible to help me.”

“I'm lucky in a way, and every household should be like that. I would say that my family is a role model for others on how to treat their daughter-in-law.”

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She sees her family of more than 10 members as her strength and backbone. “I have a big family but I never faced any obstacle in my way,” Nusrat says

Raised in Jamshedpur, Nusrat Noor is a neurologist. She did her schooling at Sacred Heart Convent School, Jamshedpur, and her MBBS from The Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Jamshedpur.