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Disabled boy scores 95 %

Staff Reporter

"It's his dream to get into IIT," informs Dhruv's proud father

NEW DELHI: Unlike his classmates, he relies on his eyes to understand what is being taught in class. But with a 95.2 per cent in his Class X examination despite having partial hearing, Dhruv Jain has proved that he is certainly not any ordinary boy.

Sample his report card: Maths 99, Science 98, Sanskrit 98, Social Science 96 and English 85. Dhruv and his parents were expecting over 90 per cent marks, but 95 per cent was a pleasant surprise for the family.

Dhruv is one of the 16 disabled candidates who have secured 90 per cent or more in the Class X examinations conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education, the results of which were announced on Tuesday.

Though equipped with a hearing aid, Dhruv -- a student of Delhi Public School, Mathura Road -- can hear other people talk but can't follow what is being said. He underwent speech therapy in childhood that made him adept at lip-reading.

Dhruv's proud father, Alok Jain, gives credit to his son's grit and the support of his school for his brilliant performance.

"He was always given the first seat in school so that he could lip-read more clearly. The teachers were very supportive. They paid personal attention to him. At home, we assisted him in understanding things. To help him prepare, we would organise mock competitions on solving Mathematics problems. We would always encourage him to study and compete with others," he says.

Despite having achieved this rare feat, Dhruv is not willing to rest on his laurels. He has already begun preparing for his post-Class XII engineering entrance examinations and is taking coaching for it since April this year.

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