Rahul Paramjeet and Raju Kumar

Patna, June 10: With sights set on the Indian Administrative Service, Rahul Paramjeet, son of a bed-ridden man, has set an example for other students of his age and class.

Scoring cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 10 — the highest in the grading system introduced by the CBSE — in the Class X examination this year, Rahul, a student of Patna Central School, not only wants to serve Bihar but also the entire country.

Paramjeet’s father Jitendra Kumar is ill and bed-ridden for the past one year. He cannot even speak properly because of weakness. Doctors have stated that he has low haemoglobin count and is suffering from high fever.

Doctors attending to Jitendra, who is unwell from August last year, have not been able to diagnose his disease yet.

The sole breadwinner in the six-member family, Jitendra had a transport business. After his ailment, one of his daughters is looking after it.

Rahul told The Telegraph: “My father was admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) when I was appearing in the Class X board examination. I managed to overcome the obstacle. My father’s illness never came in the path of my preparation for the examination.”

Rahul said his parents were his inspiration. Seeing them, he gets encouragement and the urge to work hard. His mother, Pramila Kumari, is a homemaker but her hard work kept inspiring him.

Prior to achieving his civil service dream, Rahul wants to become a doctor so that he can serve the needy. He wants to study medicine from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune.

According to Rahul, the mushrooming of coaching institutes in Patna irritates him the most. He said if he gets a chance to serve Bihar after becoming a civil servant, his first step would be to put an axe on the growing coaching industry in Bihar.

He said: “The coaching centres in Bihar, particularly in Patna, has mushroomed like never before and many a times students fall prey to the tall claims of the institutes. These institutes have been fooling students. Many a times these institutes are not even genuine.”

Rahul also believes that Bihar’s education sector needs a facelift and priority should be given to rural areas.

“The high school enrolment rate will not help in giving good shape to education in Bihar. Efforts should be made to keep a tab on dropout rates. Education policies should be framed in such a way that dropout rate is checked.”

Cut to Raju Kumar, a son of an autorickshaw puller. He has secured CGPA 9.6 in the CBSE Class X examination.

A student of Gyan Niketan, Raju, too owes his success to his parents. Raju said: “My father runs an autorickshaw and he had a difficult time in fulfilling my education needs. But his and mine hard work and dedication have paved way to success.”