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NEW DELHI: Mohammad Ismat nearly missed out filling his registration forms for his class XII because he couldn't afford it. Nearly six months later, in an amazing turn of events, he emerged as the all-India topper in the CBSE class XII exams on Monday. He is now preparing to join St Stephen's College in Delhi.
Ismat, the only male child among 7 siblings of a family with limited means and hailing from the troubled state of Manipur, became the first ever all-India topper in the CBSE exam from the region, scoring 495 marks out of 500.
A science student, he scored 98 in English core, 100 in mathematics, 97 in physics, 100 in chemistry and 100 in painting. In fact, even in the additional subject Ismat scored a perfect 100. He is a resident of Lilong Haoreibi village in Thoubal distric, around 20km from Imphal.
He studied at Zenith Academy and would spend most of his time in school as his place gets just two to three hours of electricity in a day. His 75-year-old father Bashirur Rahman was a primary school teacher.
"I really had to work hard. I belong to a very poor family. Moreover getting even the most common reading material itself is a challenge. In addition, the state is in turmoil. However, I still managed to put in eight to ten hours of study every day and thanks to the support of my school I managed to emerge successful in the exams," said Ismat.
He studied till class VIII at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Imphal, before joining Sainik School. He scored 94.2% in his class X CBSE examination, but could not continue in Sainik School as his parent could not afford the fees.
"I would like to study physics in St Stephen's and become a scientist. After my university degree I would like to join the civil services and hopefully will be able to make a difference to my state," said Ismat.
According to his principal, S M Singh, Ismat is an ambitious, honest and simple student. "I remember when he failed to fill the forms and nearly missed the exams. I got to know and paid for the same. He stayed with me most of the time and I tried to give as many reading materials as possible. In fact, he is physically weak and I had to keep warning him to stop studying as he would continue to do so for hours together," said Singh.
CBSE Class 12 results out, poor lad from Manipur is all-India topper - The Times of India
Ismat, the only male child among 7 siblings of a family with limited means and hailing from the troubled state of Manipur, became the first ever all-India topper in the CBSE exam from the region, scoring 495 marks out of 500.
A science student, he scored 98 in English core, 100 in mathematics, 97 in physics, 100 in chemistry and 100 in painting. In fact, even in the additional subject Ismat scored a perfect 100. He is a resident of Lilong Haoreibi village in Thoubal distric, around 20km from Imphal.
He studied at Zenith Academy and would spend most of his time in school as his place gets just two to three hours of electricity in a day. His 75-year-old father Bashirur Rahman was a primary school teacher.
"I really had to work hard. I belong to a very poor family. Moreover getting even the most common reading material itself is a challenge. In addition, the state is in turmoil. However, I still managed to put in eight to ten hours of study every day and thanks to the support of my school I managed to emerge successful in the exams," said Ismat.
He studied till class VIII at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Imphal, before joining Sainik School. He scored 94.2% in his class X CBSE examination, but could not continue in Sainik School as his parent could not afford the fees.
"I would like to study physics in St Stephen's and become a scientist. After my university degree I would like to join the civil services and hopefully will be able to make a difference to my state," said Ismat.
According to his principal, S M Singh, Ismat is an ambitious, honest and simple student. "I remember when he failed to fill the forms and nearly missed the exams. I got to know and paid for the same. He stayed with me most of the time and I tried to give as many reading materials as possible. In fact, he is physically weak and I had to keep warning him to stop studying as he would continue to do so for hours together," said Singh.
CBSE Class 12 results out, poor lad from Manipur is all-India topper - The Times of India
