great achievement indeed! but I'm curious to know, whether those 3 selected candidates r partially sighted or totally blind. if anybody has this information, then please share,
On 6/13/14, anuj goyal <anuj8...@gmail.com> wrote: > congrasse > > On 6/13/14, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> My heartfelt congratulations to All three blind achievers discussed in >> this article. >> >> Certainly splendid show by these superb stars have now made me crazy >> to give an attempt at least one, fingers crossed... >> >> Read on! >> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Blind-girl-from-Tamil-Nadu-cracks-UPSC-exam/articleshow/36454609.cms >> CHENNAI: The dream is to enter the IAS cadre and N L Beno Zephine, who >> is visually impaired, is holding her breath until the marks for the >> Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam results are released in 15 >> days. >> >> It was a tough few years of work, but Beno, 24, enjoyed it and has >> secured an all-India rank of 343 in the UPSC exams. "Preparing for the >> civil services made it easy for me to clear other competitive exams," >> she said. >> >> She got a few books Brailled, but much of her preparation was done >> with the help of her father and friends. "She would insist that her >> father read the newspaper to her every morning, and she was an >> exceptionally sharp observer," said Sathya, MD of Strategy IAS >> Academy, who coached Beno to face the interviews along with experts at >> Manidhaneyam IAS Academy. >> >> Beno is one of more than 100 candidates from Tamil Nadu who made it to >> the civil services this year. She had to juggle preparing for a PhD in >> English literature from Bharathiar University with a full time job as >> a probationary officer in SBI. "I learnt to balance both and >> understood how to use my time efficiently in the process," she said. >> >> She also downloaded the Jaws screen reader to get more information. >> Her father works for the railways and prompted her to get into a >> government job at a higher level and her mother is a homemaker. >> >> Others like Sujitha from Chennai and Krishna Gopal Tiwari from >> Varanasi have made it to the IAS cadre, despite visual disabilities. >> Experts said that the uniformed services are, however, closed to >> people with disabilities. >> >> >> >> -- >> Avinash Shahi >> M.Phil Research Scholar >> Centre for The Study of Law and Governance >> Jawaharlal Nehru University >> New Delhi India >> >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >> of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> 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 >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. 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