Auto driver's daughter is national topper in CA exams

The dream of a lifetime materialised for Prema Jayakumar yesterday, when the 24-year-old topped the nation-wide Chartered Accountancy exam in her first attempt. Prema, whose father drives an auto for a living, is now determined to use the milestone as a stepping-stone towards providing her parents with a life of comfort. 

Prema’s four-member family squeezes itself into a 300 sq ft room in S B Khan Chawl, Malad. Beaming over her success after the results were declared yesterday, she said, “The day I start working, I will ensure that my father can rest at home. He has always toiled for my welfare.” Prema, who outshone her peers in academics since her school days, scored a remarkable 607 on 800 in the CA exam.

Auto driver’s daughter sails into IIT

KOLKATA: The daughter of an autorickshaw driver on the city's southern fringes has cracked the joint entrance examination for post-graduation at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology. Her elder sister is currently doing MTech in electronics at the Jadavpur University.


Triparna Mondal, the younger daughter of Dhananjoy Mondal who plies a hired auto on the Gachhtala-Dinesh Nagar route, secured 49th rank in the entrance examination and opted for MSc in physics at IIT-Kanpur. "I have always loved Physics and am delighted to get an opportunity to study the subject at one of the best institutes in the country," Triparna said, flashing a brilliant smile.

Nothing is impossible, says CBSE topper from Manipur

Mohammad Ismat of Manipur, who weathered acute poverty and braved situations of insurgency and went on to  top this year's All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (AISSCE), says the word impossible does not cross his mind. 


"I have a strong conviction that everything is possible when a man is determined," Ismat said Tuesday, a day after he scored 99 percent marks in the Class 12 science stream examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE). 

Bihar farmer’s 12-year-old son cracks IIT-JEE

A child prodigy from Bhojpur district in Bihar has created history by cracking the IIT-JEE 2012 at the age of 12 years and nine months. Satyam Kumar of Bakhorapur village under Barahara block in Bhojpur district got all-India rank (AIR) 8,137 in the prestigious competition. He qualified from Mumbai zone, and is still awaiting his plus two results. Born on July 20, 1999, in an illiterate farmer's family, he showed his talent from childhood itself. 

Gujarat auto-driver’s son cracks Civil Services Examination

Ahmedabad: The son of an autorickshaw driver from Ahmedabad is among the 9 aspirants from Gujarat who have cleared the civil services exam-2011. Of the 9 successful candidates from the state, 3 are from Ahmedabad.


Deepak Zala, who has stood 749th in the country, is the son of an autorickshaw driver from Ahmedabad.

Slum boy fights all odds to crack IIT entrance

KOLKATA: Poverty could not rein in the spirit of this youth and hold him back from fighting his way through all odds. 


Unlike many youngsters in his neighbourhood who had resigned to fate, Monoranjan Bera worked hard to change his destiny. Bera has ranked 50th in the IIT entrance examination to a joint MSc-PhD programme. 

Tea vendor's son: IIT

From his crumbling hut in a village in Bihar's Madhubani district to the sprawling campus of IIT-Mandi, the journey of Abhimanyu Kumar has been awe-inspiring. Abhimanyu cracked IIT-JEE in 2009 ....