PATNA: Keep your cool while aiming high and pursuing your ambition with iron determination; success is bound to come your way. That’s how chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday advised state’s students while felicitating Akansha, who ranked 1521 in the IIT-JEE exam this year, at his official residence here. Felicitation is an incentive for the talent to flourish, Kumar said and added he is proud of the budding talents of Bihar. Akansha is the daughter of an assistant engineer in the state irrigation department. She was schooled in city’s Don Bosco Academy and completed her Plus II from SSD Public School-Delhi. Her mother Madhulika Singh is a teacher at St Karen’s High School, Patna. Akansha’s younger sister Shiwani, who also aspires to become a technocrat, accompanied her to the CM’s residence.
The CM also felicitated Kundan Kumar, who scored 460/500 in the Bihar board exam to become topper along with Shalini Yadav of Khagaul this year. A student of Janata High School-Sitamarhi, Kundan was given a cheque for Rs 15,000 and a laptop. “It’s so overwhelming to know that students from humble background are coming out with flying colours,” the CM said and reiterated the government’s decision to constitute a ‘Baal Parishad’ (children’s council), comprising of matric toppers and second toppers of the last five years, to give advice to the government on how to better our education system.
Earlier on Sunday, the CM visited Shalini’s residence and gave her Rs 15,000 and a laptop. Besides, the toppers would be given a reward of Rs 25,000 each on the Teacher’s Day from the chief minister relief fund.