Maharashtra: Son Of Pani-Puri Seller Overcomes Financial Difficulties To Secure Admission In IIT Roorkee

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Kalyan: Harsh Gupta from Maharashtra’s Kalyan, the son of a pani puri seller, has secured admission to IIT Roorkee. Despite battling financial hardships and health issues, Harsh cleared JEE Advanced.&nbsp;Harsh said, “I was late in class 11th to start coaching, so I failed. Then I decided to go to Kota, and my family supported me for that. I joined Motion Education in Kota, and here, N.V. Sir guided me. Throughout 11th and 12th, I prepared very well.”“In 12th, I scored 98.59 percentile, but due to health conditions, I could not clear my JEE advance. But in my mind, I was certain that I would go to IIT. So I prepared, and this time, I scored the 98.95 percentile, and I got selected for JEE Advanced. This time, I got into IIT Roorkee,” he said.&nbsp;Despite struggling to meet basic needs, the family has stood by Harsh every step of the way to support his education. Harsh’s father, Santosh Gupta, said, “I was very happy. My child has always been good at studies, but our financial condition was bad. Even then, he made it. The way he has studied now, he has been studious since his childhood.”Harsh said that he hopes his achievements will inspire other students to persevere and never give up, no matter how difficult their circumstances.

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00:00When life tests you, don't back down, rise up and rewrite your story.

00:15Meet Harsh Gupta from Kalyan, Maharashtra, the son of a Pani puri seller who has secured

00:21admission to IIT Roorkee.

00:25Despite battling financial hardships and health issues, Harsh cleared one of the toughest

00:30exams in the country.

00:32When I started preparing, I was very late at the 11th, which is why I failed.

00:41Then I took a decision to go to Kota and my family supported me for that and I went to Kota

00:47in a motion education.

00:50In the 12th, I was very well prepared.

00:56In the 12th, I was 98.59% but due to health conditions, my advance was not cleared.

01:02But I had to go to IIT, I had prepared and this year I was 98.95% and in the 12th, I was

01:11selected in the IIT Roorkee, which I am getting at the IIT Roorkee.

01:17Despite struggling to meet basic needs, the family has stood by Harsh every step of the

01:22way to support his education.

01:29Harsh says he hopes his achievements will inspire other students to persevere and never give

01:38up, no matter how difficult their circumstances.

01:45is.

01:46Harsh says he hopes his achievements will inspire other students to persevere and never give

01:52up, no matter how difficult their circumstances.

01:56The message of my students is that many times you fail.

02:03I failed in your selection, I failed in the 11th, I failed in the 12th, I failed in the

02:0712th.

02:08My health condition was so bad.

02:09The doctor told me that you have to take a bed rest in the house.

02:13Don't go to bed rest.

02:14There was a financial condition and there was a lot of problems in medical emergencies like

02:18families.

02:19But I didn't believe it.

02:20There was a motivation that I wanted to prepare and I became the first IIT and became the first

02:25IIT and became the first IIT.

02:27Harsh's journey to securing a place at one of India's premier institutions is a powerful

02:34testament to hard work and self-belief and inspiration for students across the country.

02:39Thank you very much.

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