Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav honoured seven more students who cracked IIT examination this year and said that achievement of these students in adverse circumstance is praise worthy.

“These students did not have resources, but had determination to achieve their targets. Adverse conditions and poverty did not deter them and cracked IIT examination which is dream of students,” Yadav said in a felication function held here on Wednesday.

These students were given a laptop and Rs 1 lakh during a function held at 5, Kalidas Marg, the official residence of Chief Minister.

“The state government is committed to support talented students. Government’s laptop distribution is a step in this direction. The poor students will now stay connected with the world. The Government is also providing free WiFi at some places. These students can avail this facility too,” he said.

Students who cracked IIT were: Vishnu Gupta (Sultanpur), Kapoor Saroj and Shubham Yadav (Pratapgarh), Muzammil Khan and Alok Maurya (Sonebhadra), Nilesh Yadav (Amethi) and Shashank Awasthi (Rae Bareli). Despite his fading eye sight Kapoor Saroj scored fifth position among SC students while Shashank Awasthi scored 97 per cent marks in ClassXII.

Talking to The Pioneer Shubham Yadav said that his only aim was to crack IIT. “I do not have any hobby. I only used to study or sleep. In between I did nothing,” he said.

He along with Kapoor Saroj want to study in IIT Kanpur. It is the best. “I want to go to Mechancial stream, I and Saroj have the ranking to get top position,” he said.

Saroj said he has not taken any coaching. “I cracked the exam on the basis of self study,” he said. Both of them though belong to UP have studied in Navodaya Vidyalaya in Pune.

source: http://www.dailypioneer.com / The Pioneer / Home> State edition> Lucknow / by PNN, Lucknow / Thursday – June 25th, 2015