Jalandhar: The son of an e-rickshaw driver who migrated from Bihar to Punjab after the Covid-19 pandemic has secured third rank in the Class X exams of Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), results of which were declared on Monday.
Mahesh Kumar Thakur, a student of Govt Girls Senior Secondary School, Ladowali Road, scored 643 out of 650 marks and emerged district topper in Jalandhar while sharing the third rank in the state. He clarified that the school had turned co-educational recently, but its name was yet to be changed.
"I was quite sure that I would be in the merit list, but I never imagined that I would secure first rank in the district and third in the state," Mahesh said. He now wants to pursue science at a govt meritorious school and aims to become a cardiologist through AIIMS.
Mahesh's family migrated from Samastipur district in Bihar to Punjab in 2021 in search of better livelihood opportunities after the pandemic worsened their financial condition.
"Our father was not earning enough and loans had mounted, so the family shifted to Punjab," said Mahesh's elder brother Sooraj.
The family lives in a two-room house in Guru Nanak Pura. Mahesh's father Sanjay Kumar runs an e-rickshaw, while his mother Mala Devi works as a cook in several houses.
Mahesh credited his teachers, previous years' question papers and YouTube lectures for helping him prepare for the exams.
IP Singh is Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India. He cov...
Read MoreIP Singh is Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India. He covers news in Jalandhar and neighbouring districts, and writes on politics, contemporary trends, Punjabi diaspora and heritage preservation. He specializes in deciphering religio-political peculiarities and complexities of Punjab. His hobbies include reading up on a variety of subjects.
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