Minister Nara Lokesh Aids Specially-Abled Students' Admission to Prestigious Colleges

Andhra Pradesh HRD Minister Nara Lokesh facilitated the admission of 25 specially-abled students into top engineering colleges by issuing a government order. This order allowed students to receive marks for a fifth subject by averaging their scores, meeting admission requirements at prestigious institutions like IIT-Madras.

Andhra Pradesh Human Resource Development Minister Nara Lokesh spearheaded a commendable initiative on Monday, aiding 25 specially-abled students in securing admission to prestigious engineering colleges across India. This was achieved through a government order (GO) he recently authorized.

The move came after Lokesh received a WhatsApp message from student M Prithvi Satyadev, seeking help for special provisions in their intermediate examination results. Lokesh promptly responded, directing officials to issue a GO that allowed a marks memo to include a fifth subject by averaging the marks from four subjects.

While current BIE norms exempt specially-abled students from one language subject, institutions like IIT-Madras require marks in five subjects. Lokesh's swift intervention ensured compliance, facilitating the students' admissions. He further cemented his support by meeting the students and gifting them laptops.

(With inputs from agencies.)