Dr. Shakeel Ahmed was recently included in Stanford University’s list of the top 2% scientists in the world. Of the 2,313 Indians who made it to the list, he is an exception with most of them from IITs and IISc. He is also a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
A native of Salva village in the Mendhar district, Dr Rehana Basheer had never thought that she would pursue civil services as a career option, let alone secure an excellent rank.