HYDERABAD: For the first time, 14 students of Telangana Social and Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions created a record of sorts by securing admission to the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU).
Of the 14 students, 10 are from social welfare and the remaining four are from tribal welfare residential educational institutions. These students will pursue MTech (cyber security), a five-year integrated course at NFSU.
“I am glad that I managed to secure a seat at NFSU,” said Prasanna Kavalla, one of the students who secured admission at NFSU, Gujarat. She said that she was part of the batch of about 200 students who were given six months of coaching for appearing for entrance exams conducted by the central universities.
Prasanna, who lost her father when she was in class 8, said that though it will be difficult to manage finances, she has decided to go ahead and join this institute.
Another student, Mood Prem Singh, who secured a seat in NFSU, said “Both my parents work as daily wage labourers in fields. I desperately want to continue my education and hope that I can arrange the fee amount before the deadline,” said Singh, adding that he has to pay Rs 63, 000 by October 28 and another Rs 1.2 lakh after offline classes start for this academic year.
“Once I join the course, I will take education loan,” added Singh.
Ronald Rose, secretary, TSWREIS and TTWREIS said that this is truly a defining moment in the career path of first-generation learners from the most deprived sections of society.
“Poor marginalized backgrounds and the pandemic didn’t deter the students’ determination to succeed in academics and choosing a stellar career for themselves. In recent years, TSWREIS and TTWREIS students have been seeking new paths in their endeavour to become confident and skillful global professionals,” he said while congratulating the successful students.
Rose thanked the state for opening up a plethora of opportunities and top-class coaching camps and career guidance cells for students in higher education and helping them to secure seats in top-notch universities across India and making them reach great positions in life.
