. ▁degree . ▁He ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁class ▁in ▁the ▁first - part ▁exam in ations ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁class ▁in ▁the ▁second - part ▁exam in ations . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁he ▁got ▁his ▁M . A . ▁degree ▁in ▁history ▁from ▁the ▁university ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Y ak ub ▁Abd ul ▁Gh ani ▁Gold ▁Medal . ▁For ▁this ▁performance ▁he ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁J ardin ▁Prize . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Comple ting ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁program , ▁Khan ▁joined ▁R ango on ▁University ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁in ▁history ▁and ▁political ▁science ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁and ▁worked ▁there ▁until ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁His ▁students ▁included ▁A ung ▁San , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁architect s ▁of ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁My an mar . ▁When ▁R ango on ▁came ▁under ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁adv ancing ▁Japanese ▁army , ▁Khan ▁escaped ▁by ▁tre kk ing ▁through ▁the ▁mountains ▁to ▁reach ▁his ▁village ▁home . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁Def ense ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Beng al . ▁The ▁next ▁year ▁he ▁joined ▁as ▁a ▁L ia ison ▁Officer ▁under ▁the ▁Indust ries ▁Director ate ▁of ▁the ▁Beng al ▁government . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁General ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Beng al ▁Red ▁Cross ▁Society , ▁a ▁job ▁he ▁retained ▁when ▁moving ▁to ▁D h aka ▁after ▁the ▁partition ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁ 1