Prasant Patel and Sunil Chippa, products of Gujarati and Hindi medium schools, have
done well in verbal ability test
Are you holding yourself back from writing CAT because English was not your medium
of instruction at school or college Read on to know how two
Hindi and Gujarati medium students not only cracked CAT but also scored
fairly well in its verbal ability section, vital for an impressive percentile. Not
just due to their schooling, the two also stand apart from the lot of new IIM-A
entrants as they come from humble families from rural areas. From a village in Rajpipla
to IIMs corridors, it’s a dream come true. There are not many colleges and educational
institutes in my village. And dropout rate is also high, said
Prasant Patel whose schooling in Gujarati medium laid foundation for
his entry into the premium B-school.
After school, Prasant headed to Vallabh Vidhyanagar to pursue pharmacy. I prepared
for
CAT entrance exam for four years. Gujarati medium was not a hindrance but
it took me more
time to prepare for the test, said Prasant who cleared CAT in one go by securing
99.68 percentile. On his soft skills, the IIMite said, Newspapers, books, novels
and any literature in English that I came across, I just kept reading. This helped
me improve English and clear verbal ability section, said the son of a farmer.
While Prasant had his father as support, for 23-year-old
Sunil Chippa it was his mother who raised him with great difficulty after
his father passed away. I did not want to be a burden on my mother. I paid my coaching
class fee from my scholarship, said Sunil who belongs to Bhilwada in Rajasthan.
Communicating in English was tough as I did my schooling in Hindi medium. Verbal
ability section was a real challenge but my roommates in Vallabh Vidhyanagar and
friends at coaching institute really helped me overcome the barrier. Never in my
dreams, had i thought of making it to IIMA in the first attempt, said Sunil whose
family income is less than Rs 1 lakh per annum.
Meanwhile, IIMA announced the result of its two year PG programmes. Of the 380 students
who made it to the IIMA, 42 are girls, said Professor
Diptesh
Ghosh, Admissions Chairperson.
Courtesy: Times of India
