Vadodara: Taking one brick after another to help his parents, who worked as a mason at the construction site in Ahmedabad, all Sukram Baberiya dreamed of building a better future for him and his family.
Beating an important step in this direction, the youth of a tribal village in Dahod has secured a chair at the Indian Technology Institute, (IIT) Kharagpur.
21 years already have BTECH in biotechnology from Navsari Agriculture University under his belt.
He appeared for the postgraduate skills test in the field of engineering (gate) and had entered the Premier Institute where he would pursue MTech in agricultural biotechnology.
Like many tribal boys from a humble background, baberiya studied to grade 8 at the government school and then joined the Grant-in-Aid school in his village.
After cleaning the class X exam from this school, he received a ticket to Adarsh Nivacy Shala in Dahod.
After the XI class exam in 2017, he received a ticket to the Aspee Shakilam Biotechnology Institute in a letter, which was affiliated with the University of Agriculture Navsari.
“My brother and some friends appoint me to learn science,” he said.
His brother Nitesh chased a Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology.
Baberiya has three sisters, too.
The old man will go to Ahmedabad to work hard as a mason and make a living.
“When I entered class XI, I began to help them whenever possible.
I continued this to the first three years of my graduate course so I could help contribute to family income,” he said.
Baberiya said that he stopped working only in the fourth year so he could focus on his studies and prepare it for the gate.
“I don’t take any class or coaching for the exam and be prepared alone,” he said.
After finishing IIT, Baberiya plans to take work through campus placements.
“I might also explore the possibility of doing a doctorate and focus on research,” he said.
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