93 Social and Tribal Welfare students Crack IIT-JEE (Advanced)

(Judicial Quest News Service)

Thinking of IIT for sons and daughters of auto drivers, masons, roadside tea sellers,
landless labourers, security guards, daily wage labourers, taxi drivers and domestic
housemaids from SC and ST communities is just out of question, because of high costs
associated coaching in private institutions. But, thanks to the government of Telangana,
for launching free intensive long-term IIT residential coaching program for students of
social and tribal welfare residential educational institutions under the KG-PG Mission.
93 social and tribal welfare students have overcome odds of abject poverty and cracked
the IIT-JEE (Advanced) this year. Of the 93, close to 20 social and 27 tribal welfare
residential students would secure admission in IITs and the remaining 46 students
would get into IIT Preparatory courses. A significant number of these successful
students are first generation learners from their rural villages and tribal hamlets. Number
of social and tribal welfare students securing IIT seats increased notably from 36 in
2018 to 93 in 2019.
A parent namely Redya Naik whose son A. Venkatesh secured all India 23 rank in
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Category said “with my financial hardships, providing IIT coaching
to my son was beyond my limit. Thanks to the government for providing free residential
IIT coaching to poor students.  If not for the government’s support, my son wouldn’t
have realized his dream said Redya Naik with tears in his eyes. Redya Naik is not
alone, many parents echoed similar views and overjoyed that their sons and daughters
will be making it to IITs. “I can never forget the kind of support our secretary DR RS
Praveen Kumar and principal K. Satyanarayana provided to me”, said Vidwan Gagan
who secured all India 847 rank in SC category.   

An elated Dr RS Praveen Kumar, Secretary, TSWREIS & TTWREIS while thanking the
chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and minister for Welfare Koppula Eshwar said “it
is immensely satisfying to see that hundreds of students from SC/ST communities
creating a mark for themselves in the country’s toughest exam and this success means
a lot to them and their poverty stricken families. The entire credit goes to students and
dedicated teachers for their hard work and sincerity”.
All India Rank Holders in ST Category
A Venkatesh, All India Rank – 23
K. Srinivas Kalyan, All India Rank– 156
Rathod Anand Kishore, All India Rank – 205
 B Amarsingh,   All India Rank –  258
Dharavath Jagadeesh, All India – 290
H Hemanth, All India Rank, 401
 
All India Rank Holders in SC Category
Vidwan Gagan, All India Rank –  847
D Praveen Kumar, All India Rank –  1770
Rajnikesh Vardhan, All India Rank –  1770
Hareeshwar, All India Rank, 1797
Ravi, All India Rank 1920
Priyana Gurrala, All India Rank, 2846