I'd like to become a Dakshana scholar and hopefully attend IIT because Dakshana is providing free coaching to poor, talented students. I also belong to a poor family. My parents cannot provide the money required to attend private coaching classes. In the area where I live there is no IIT coaching class. My dream is to become an aeronautical engineer and the Dakshana scholarship will help me to achieve my dream. Many students become IIT?ians every year. It is the best way to become an engineer. Therefore I'd like to become a Dakshana scholar and attend IIT. Many IIT?ians go to other countries and are perform excellent work. Now other countries are benefiting from IIT engineers from India. I would also like to go abroad and try to make India economically stronger. I also would like to help poor students like me.

From JNV Gondia, Maharashtra.
Coaching Location: JNV Pune, Maharashtra. (IIT-JEE 2007-09).

Current Institute: IIT Kharagpur
Stream: Mining Engineering
Yr of expected graduation: 2014

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