I have one elder sister and one elder brother. My father died when I was in class III.

My education background was not good but I could improve a lot after I entered Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya. I have passed out CBSE Class X Board exam in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya.

Being selected as a Dakshana scholar would be one of the most unforgettable moment in my life. I wasn?t expected that I would get the selection for such scholarship.

Dakshana is providing such a good opportunity for many students who is talented but couldn?t afford money to do special coaching to get through one of the most complicated higher level exam ? IIT JEE. Many students, people are taking coaching by spending huge amount of moneyin order to get through IIT-JEE. Spending such amount is impossible for those people like me whose family?s economic condition is not good enough. In such situation Dakshana is helping a lot to overcome all such problems and in making the dreams come true ? i.e. ?To be an IITian?. Its just a ?blessing along with a lot of opportunity? for me.

With the knowledge gained through this, I wish to become a good and perfect citizen and also wish to bring development and could help in upliftment of our country. Last but not the least, I thank Sir Mohnish Pabrai & Madam Hareena for giving us such opportunity.

From JNV Khumbong, Manipur.
Coaching Location: JNV Puducherry, Puducherry (UT). (IIT-JEE 2009-11).

Current Institute: NIT Puducherry
Stream: Electronics & Electrical Engineering
Yr of expected graduation: 2015

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