UP farmer’s son scores 98.2% in CBSE Class 12, set to join top US university – education

The son of a farmer in a distant Uttar Pradesh village has scored 98.2 per cent in his Class 12 examinations which has paved the best way for his admission to a prestigious Ivy League University in the US on full scholarship.

Anurag Tiwari, who belongs to Sarasan village in Lakhimpur district, stated he has bought chosen to Cornell University the place he can be pursuing greater research in Economics.

The 18-year-previous humanities pupil scored 95 marks in Arithmetic, 97 in English, 99 in Political Science, and a full 100 each in Historical past and Economics, as per the examination outcomes introduced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday. The excellent Class 12 outcomes simply paved the best way for the “Cornell Dream” of the boy, who scored 1,370 marks in his Scholastic Evaluation Take a look at (SAT), broadly used for admissions to main faculties in the US, in December 2019.

“Congratulations! The admission choice committee in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has authorised your early choice utility to Cornell University for the autumn of 2021. I’m honoured to share this excellent information with you and to welcome you to the Cornell group,” acknowledged Jonathan R Burdick, Vice Provost for Enrollment, in a letter to Anurag in December. His admission now trusted how nicely he carried out in the board exams.

He additionally shared with PTI one other letter from the varsity that provided him a full scholarship.

However the journey up to now has not been simple, stated Anurag, who had to transfer to a residential college in Sitapur district for education, as he cited the weak monetary situation of his household that features dad and mom Kamalpati Tewari and Sangeeta Tewari and three elder sisters, one among them now married.

“My dad and mom have been initially reluctant to ship me to Sitapur. My father is a farmer and mom a house-maker. They thought if I’m going away for research, I’ll not return to farming. However my sisters satisfied them to permit me to examine,” Anurag, who studied on the VidyaGyan Management Academy, run by the Shiv Nadar Basis in Sitapur, stated.

“Now they’re all blissful and happy with me,” the village lad stated in fluent English.

Requested about his fluency in English, Anurag stated it occurred after Class 6 when he joined his present college and hardly spoke the language at his native village. “For the primary two years right here, I may barely converse English. Nonetheless, I had tried onerous and will perceive if somebody spoke. It is just now that I’ve gotten fluent however I’m nonetheless making an attempt to enhance it,” he stated.

On the concept of learning overseas, Anurag stated he was at all times inclined in the direction of Humanities and Liberal Arts. After Class 10, he opted the Humanities stream in opposition to advices of many, a few of whom questioned his selection and instructed extra conventional traits – science and commerce.

“Finally my lecturers and counsellors in Delhi suggested I may strive for Ivy League faculties if I needed to pursue Liberal Arts. There are numerous good faculties in our nation however even these overseas will be good primarily based on my choice for research. Thus, I utilized to Cornell University and took the SAT,” he stated.

The boy stated he would have gone to Cornell University in August however due to sure journey and visa restrictions that’s unlikely now and expects to land there solely by February 2021.

“I’m hoping to examine Economics as a serious topic and Arithmetic as minor and likewise pursue put up-commencement overseas solely and ultimately determine if I can get into Knowledge Evaluation.

“However after finishing my education and gaining some work expertise, I will surely need to return to India to work right here and likewise contribute in the education sector,” he stated.