Bangalore, May 15: A 23 year old newspaper vendor, N. Shiva kumar had cracked CAT 2012 and grabbed a seat in Indian Institute of Management- Calcutta.
Acc. to N. Shiva Kumar, “It was hard work. I had to get up at 4am every day, deliver the papers and head to school. I had to skip breakfast to be on time, but would still be late. In college, I opted to sit in the last bench during the first hour so I could catch up on some sleep.”
He said, “After my family stabilizes, I want to start a charitable institution, Educate India, by which I can help the underprivileged gain some education. I could achieve this because someone helped me. In turn, I want to help at least 10 people.”
Shiva is now taking an education loan to fund his IIM course and IIM could not have rejected a seat for an aspirant like him.
At IIM-C, he plans to “work extremely hard” while he specializes in finance. It’s an attitude that has already made a mark on teachers and faculty members at his new school. “We are really impressed with the boy. He will certainly serve as an example to others and we will look forward to teaching him,” said Subir Bhattacharya, chairman of IIM-C’s post graduate programmes.
Bureau Report
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