Two students join IIT

The secret of the dictum ‘success follows success’ is the combination of knowledge and effort. Ideas rule the world and knowledge is power. To achieve results even the most brilliant ideas should be translated in to action by systematic, sustained and dedicated effort. Without effort, our ideas will gather dust, get rusted and go to waste. Success is not merely a question of luck or genius. It mostly depends on hard work and the ability to persist, despite odds, temporary setbacks and adverse circumstances. The kites fly against the wind and not with the wind. The success stories of M. Srinivas and P. Kumar who bagged seats in IIT Madras illustrate that they used intelligence and industry in equal measure to achieve their coveted goals.

M. Srinivas and P. Kumar have done this Vidyalaya proud by getting selected to Indian Institute of Technology [IIT] Madras [in the picture below], a pioneer institute in the country. While M. Srinivas is a 2003-04 batch alumnus, P. Kumar joined this Vidyalaya in class 9 under lateral entry selections. M. Srinivas, for that matter, comes from a humble background and hails from Lattupalli, a tribal hamlet in Mahabub Nagar Dist where his parents struggle as agricultural labours to meet the daily needs. Being academically poor in the lower classes, Srinivas started to realize his strength and his responsibility towards his family. He passed out class 10 with 83.6% of marks to join Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Ameenpur where he secured 444 and 442 out of 470 marks in the first year and second year Intermediate respectively. As a result, he secured 66th Rank under S.T. category in the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination [IIT-JEE] – 2010 and ensures his seat in Electrical Engineering in IIT Madras.

P. Kumar joined class 9th of this Vidyalaya during 2006-07 on lateral entry basis. Branded an average student, Kumar never revealed what was in store for all of us to rejoice. With 73% of marks he joined Narayana Junior College, Bod Uppal for his Intermediate studies and came out with flying colours. At IIT-JEE he secured 272th rank under S.T. category and he would be pursuing Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras.

JNV Mahaboob Nagar extends a standing ovation to these two prodigies and wish many more students get inspired by them on their paths to glory.