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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Science
- Time of India
'Was drawn to science from class VII': Tamil Nadu daily wagers' daughter with dwarfism set to join IIT-Bombay
VIRUDHUNAGAR: A few years ago, S Yogeshwari had no idea what aerospace engineering was. Today, the girl with disabilities from rural Virudhunagar is set to join IIT Bombay to study it, a journey powered by hard work, perseverance, and support from her family, teachers, and govt schemes. Yogeshwari's mother, Kanagavalli, works as a daily wage labourer in a fireworks unit, while her father, Selvam, is employed at a tea shop. A Class XII graduate from Padanthal Govt Higher Secondary School near Sattur, Yogeshwari said, 'My parents always encouraged me and my two elder brothers to pursue education. I was drawn to science from ClassVII, initially leaning towards medical science. In Class XII, I discovered aerospace engineering through programmes like the Naan Mudhalvan scheme in school.' Inspired by her brothers — one studying BCom, the otherphysical education — she decided to take the JEE Mains after Class XII. 'I scolded her at first for scoring below 450 marks when she expected more, but she challenged me that she'd do well in JEE. And she did — my tears of anger turned into tears of pride,' said her mother. Yogeshwari, who has dwarfism, attended a 40-day residential JEE Advanced coaching camp in Erode, despite her parents' initial worries. 'Coming from a Tamilmedium background, JEE Advanced was tough at first. But with my teachers' help, I cleared it,' she said. Virudhunagar collector V P Jeyaseelan has assured her full support as she prepares to join IIT Bombay.
Time of India
12 hours ago
- Science
- Time of India
Tamil Nadu: Daily-wagers' girl dwarfs the odds, engineers path to IIT-Bombay
Though never a topper, Yogeshwari was eager to learn. Inspired by her brothers, she decided to appear for JEE-Main VIRUDHUNAGAR: A few years ago, S Yogeshwari of Tamil Nadu had no idea what aerospace engineering was. Today, she is set to join IIT-Bombay to study aerospace engineering. For a rural Virudhunagar girl suffering from dwarfism, it's been a journey powered by hard work and perseverance, and a helping hand from her teachers and the government. Yogeshwari's mother, Kanagavalli, works as a daily wage labourer in a fireworks unit, while her father, Selvam, is employed at a tea shop. She did her class XII from a government school near Sattur. "I was drawn to science from class VII, initially leaning towards medical science. In class XII, I discovered aerospace engineering through programmes like the Naan Mudhalvan scheme," Yogeshwari said, adding that her parents always encouraged her and her two elder brothers to pursue education. Though never a topper, Yogeshwari was eager to learn. Inspired by her brothers - one is pursuing BCom, the other physical education - she decided to appear for JEE-Main after class XII. "I scolded her at first for scoring below 450 marks (in class 12), but she challenged me that she'd do well in JEE. And she did - my tears of anger turned into tears of pride," said her mother. Yogeshwari attended a 40-day residential JEE-Advanced coaching camp in Erode, despite her parents' initial worries. "Coming from a Tamil medium background, JEE-Advanced was tough at first. But with my teachers' help, I cleared it," she said. Virudhunagar district collector V P Jeyaseelan has assured her full support as she prepares to join IIT-Bombay.
Time of India
16 hours ago
- Science
- Time of India
Against all odds, Virudhunagar girl set to join IIT Bombay
Virudhunagar: A few years ago, S Yogeshwari had no idea what aerospace engineering was. Today, the girl with disabilities from rural Virudhunagar is set to join IIT Bombay to study it, a journey powered by hard work, perseverance, and support from her family, teachers, and government schemes. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Yogeshwari's mother, Kanagavalli, works as a daily wage labourer in a fireworks unit, while her father, Selvam, is employed at a tea shop. A Class XII graduate from Padanthal Government Higher Secondary School near Sattur, Yogeshwari said, "My parents always encouraged me and my two elder brothers to pursue education. I was drawn to science from Class VII, initially leaning towards medical science. In Class XII, I discovered aerospace engineering through programmes like the Naan Mudhalvan scheme in school. " Though never a topper, Yogeshwari was eager to learn. Inspired by her brothers — one studying BCom, the other physical education — she decided to take the JEE Mains after Class XII. "I scolded her at first for scoring below 450 marks when she expected more, but she challenged me that she'd do well in JEE. And she did — my tears of anger turned into tears of pride," said her mother. Yogeshwari, who has dwarfism, attended a 40-day residential JEE Advanced coaching camp in Erode, despite her parents' initial worries. "Coming from a Tamil-medium background, JEE Advanced was tough at first. But with my teachers' help, I cleared it," she said. Virudhunagar collector V P Jeyaseelan has assured her full support as she prepares to join IIT Bombay. MSID:: 121889226 413 |
The Hindu
2 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
Beating all odds, girl from T.N. govt. school gets into IIT Bombay
Against all odds, a girl from the Government Higher Secondary School at Padanthal near Virudhunagar has secured a high rank in JEE (Advanced) and realised her dream of pursuing aerospace engineering at IIT Bombay. Though Yogeshwari Selvam had been only an 'above average' student, she developed a passion for aerospace engineering during Class VII. 'Somehow, I developed an interest in this discipline,' she said. And this helped her overcome all obstacles, including the poor economic condition of her family. Her father works in a tea stall, and her mother is an employee of a fireworks unit. Notwithstanding financial difficulties, the couple ensured that their two sons completed college, while also educating their daughter. Yogeshwari had never heard of JEE till she attended the Kalloori Kanavu vertical under the Naan Mudhalvan scheme while in Class XII. 'Only during this session did I come to know about the examination to get into IIT,' she said. 'We were told that working a little harder would help us give wings to our dreams. Getting into larger institutions like IIT would be a big leap towards realising those dreams,' she said. She also drew motivation from attending the 'Coffee with Collector' programme, in which Virudhunagar Collector V.P. Jeyaseelan interacted with students. Yogeshwari secured a top rank in JEE (Advanced) without any private coaching. She was one of the 230 students from government schools who were selected for special coaching under Naan Mudhalvan, the Collector said. An education expert appointed under Virudhunagar Educational Trust shortlisted her as she was good at Mathematics. 'Initially, my parents were hesitant to send me away from home for the training. However, they subsequently mustered the courage to send me to Erode as it would make me successful,' she said. The 40-day training in Erode after her Plus-Two exam was the only coaching she could get to take one of the toughest entrance exams in the country. Though she had been learning all subjects with Tamil as the medium of instruction, she picked up English words during the training, which helped her crack JEE (Advanced) on her first attempt. Virudhunagar Collector V.P. Jeyaseelan honoured Yogeshwari for securing the 75th rank in the differently-abled category under the non-creamy layer of the Other Backward Classes community. He also gave her ₹5,000 in assistance from the Collector's discretionary funds. 'The Collector said the State government would take care of my educational expenses at IIT,' she said. Yogeshwari is confident of joining the Indian Space Research Organisation after graduation.
