The son of a bookbinder hogged the limelight this time as he topped the Orissa Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) in MBA.
Sk Fallauddin, father of OJEE MBA topper Shadab Anwar, said that as he ekes out his living by binding books, so funds crunch stood as barrier for him to meet the expenses of his son for preparing MBA. “I had to sell off a piece of land in the township to meet my son’s study expenses,” he revealed.
Shadab (22) is a meritorious student since childhood and fetched good marks in HSC, Plus II and Plus III Commerce examinations. “Finally, the hard work of my son yield fruit as he stood top in OJEE-MBA,” stated an elated Fallauddin.
According to Principal of Kendrapada Autonomous College Sachidananda Sarangi, Shadab was the best commerce graduate in the college while he was studying. Meanwhile, it is a glory for the college that Shadab topped rank in OJEE-MBA, he said.
Shadab stated, “There is no short-cut to success. I was very sincere towards my studies. Being the topper in
OJEE-MBA entrance examination, it would definitely inspire me to achieve my goal. I have to do well in MBA and get a good job.”
“The success of Shadab would definitely be an example and would inspire several minority community youths, whose families are facing it hard to meet both ends,” district Collector Debaraj Senapati asserted.