CHENNAI: Smriti Muralishankar, a Class 12 student in Coimbatore, has spent the last four years burning the midnight oil to prepare for one of the toughest exams in the country - the JEE. Only two weeks ago did she realise that she was not eligible to write the test as she was born abroad and didnt have an Indian citizenship. Shreya Venkatesh, who has been studying in a Chennai school for the last 10 years, also found herself in a similar situation when she came to know that only Indian citizens can take the JEE (Main), which serves as the screening test for JEE (Advanced), mandatory for entry into IITs. The IIT dreams of these two and thousands across the country have been shattered because they were born abroad, to Indian parents who went overseas for higher education and jobs. They may have been studying in India for years now, but when it comes to applying for higher education in central and state institutions these students find themselves denied of opportunities open to their peers born in India.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 07:00:22 +0000
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