congrates to gagan i know himlittle he is soft spoken and as a commerce graduate he scored distinction as far as my knowledge is concern he might be the only one to do so firoz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vikas Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access India" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 2:13 PM Subject: [AI] Despite lack of vision, IIMs in sight
> Despite lack of vision, IIMs in sight > 3 May 2008, 0144 hrs IST,Vasundhara Vyas,TNN > > > AHMEDABAD: The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a tough nut to crack for the > most experienced and studious. For Gaganbir Singh, it may have been a > shade more difficult because he was differently abled. He prepared for CAT > with the help of someone who read the material aloud to him and dictated > the answers to a writer. > > Singh, 21, who has 15-20 per cent vision impairment, scored 92.63 > percentile in CAT and confirmed admission calls from three Indian > Institutes of Management (IIM), Bangalore, Calcutta and Kozhikode. "This > has been my biggest achievement and it has been possible only because of > my mother, Harinder Kaur," said Singh, who lost his mother last year. > > Born and brought up in Ahmedabad, Singh completed his schooling from St > Xavier's Mirzapur, and BCom from HL Institute of Commerce. Singh suffers > from Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), which is a genetic eye condition in which > the patient gradually loses eyesight with age. Singh's eyesight has frozen > at 15-20 per cent. Singh cannot drive, write or read by himself, but there > was no stopping him when it came to cracking the CAT. > > "It was my mother's dream that I get through one of the IIMs and be > independent. I know I have been able to bag these admissions only because > of her prayers and blessings," said Singh. > > Talking of the days he was preparing for CAT, he said, "When I first > entered coaching centres, I was denied admission. I insisted that they > should at least test me if nothing else. In the first session, when the > instructor started the class I was the only one who could answer the > questions. It was later that I was called by the instructor, who told me > that I could stay." > > This confident youth does not think he lacks anything and believes he can > be as or even more competent a professional than many others. "I always > keep company with students who are weak. Since someone has to read aloud > everything to me, it is a win-win situation for both. It's revision for > them and what I understand, I explain to them." > > Singh says his younger sister, Hareen and his businessman father Gurinder > are very proud of him. "With this, I have defeated my critics, who have > been there at every step of my life," he said. With his head held high and > a smile of satisfaction. > > > > > > > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Visually_impaired_gets_call_from_3_IIMs/rssarticleshow/3005965.cms > > Vikas Kapoor, > MSN Id:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Yahoo&Skype Id: dl_vikas, > Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
