Odisha Boy From EWS Category Cracks JEE Advanced – Education News
A student from a slum in a southern Odisha town has cleared the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) this year and has secured the 367th rank in the Economical Weaker Section (EWS) category making the 18-year-old eligible for a seat in one of the IITs in the country.
In the general category, the student, P Manoj Kumar’s position is 3,899, according to the JEE(A) result declared on October 15. Though Manoj, who is a resident of a slum at Prem Nagar, belongs to the other backward class category, he does not have a certificate as his family has no land right. He was helped by a private institute in the town, which provided him coaching free of cost for the last two years. It has also assured him of the much needed financial help for his admission to an IIT.
Manoj’s father Nagaraju said his son had been a student of the nearby government-run primary and high schools and had been good in academics throughout. “I am an electrician and earn on a daily basis by attending to calls from various residences for my services. Despite severe financial constraints, I always gave priority to my son’s education” he said.
Manoj’s mother had purchased an android phone for him in a monthly instalment scheme so that his online classes are not affected when the coaching center closed due to the pandemic situation. “The dues of the phone are yet to be cleared” Nagaraju said. When asked about his inspiration, Manoj pointed to his father and thanked the teachers of the coaching institute for helping him.
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