Financial condition of the family hindering his future studies
by S. Kenneth Shishir
It was not easy for Chandra Nayaka who toils from dawn to dusk to run a family with three children. Providing two meals a day was very difficult for him, but despite his meagre income, Chandra Nayaka worked hard to educate his children.
His second son C. Prashanth, who studied at Grace School in city till his 10th standard, found it difficult to continue his studies due to the financial condition of his family until his teacher at school told him about Rashtrotthana PU College, which is a RSS affiliated institution that provides free residential PU education and IIT Entrance Training programme called TAPAS to the economically backward sections of the society with complete academic support from BASE in Bangalore.
He somehow went to Bangalore and took a test at the College and passed it.
Prashanth, speaking to SOM, said that after passing the test, he was subjected to more tests in the college. He was among the group of students who were taught lessons for three days at the college and after completion of the lessons, a test was conducted related to the lessons taught at the College and added that he passed the test with good marks.
Very soon officials of the College landed in Mysore and went to the house of Prashanth, who lives in Gokulam, to find out the economic and financial condition of the family.
After all the procedure was over, he was given admission to Rashtrotthana PU College where he completed his PU education and on the advice of his teachers, he took up CET and secured 870th rank.
The teachers, impressed by his achievement, told him to take up All India IIT JEE Advanced Exam and Prashanth took up the challenge, started to study for the exam and was supported by TAPAS.
After training, he took up the IIT JEE exam and secured 225th rank.
Prashanth said that he was very happy when he learnt that he had secured 225th rank and attributed his success to his teachers. He said “I did work hard but it was up to the teachers to show me the way.”
He said, “I know I have made my father proud, but I will be very happy when he sits at home and I go to work to take care of the family.”
He said that he wants to take up Electronics or Mechanical course and added, “till now the college provided me with free education and hostel facility, but now I am very worried that my education may stop as my family cannot bear the expenses of my education.”
He said, “there are no IIT colleges in Karnataka, I have to pursue my education either in Chennai or Mumbai or have to go to North India for studies.”
Prashanth’s mother Jyothi said that they have not seen Bangalore and it was her brother Gopal, a Police Constable who took initiatives and took Prashanth to Bangalore and got him admitted there.
She said that she was afraid to send her son to far places for studies as they cannot bear the expenses not even for travel.
Prashanth who is seeking financial assistance said that at least Rs. 2 lakh is needed per academic year for him to study further.
Prashanth is now living with his father, mother, elder brother Vasanth Kumar who is pursuing his final year BA at Mahajana’s College and his younger sister Chandana, who after completing her SSLC by scoring 87% has joined Maharani’s College for first PUC and has taken up PCMC course.
Prashanth can be contacted on Mob: 91418-32227.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / June 22nd, 2014