Tirunelveli, May 28: For A Satham Hussain of Muslim Higher Secondary School at Melapalayam in Tirunelveli, it was a pleasant surprise on Friday when he bagged the State second rank in SSLC examination with 495 marks.
He is the first among the four children of A S Abdul Rahman and A Sulekha Beevi, both workers in beedi industry here.
“I expected good score but never dreamt of any State rank,” he said, adding, “I want to become a mechanical engineer in the future.” He said that to achieve that goal, he would pursue science group at higher secondary level in the same school.
“My sisters – Fathima and Saira Banu – have entered eighth standard and sixth standard respectively this year,” he said, when asked about his family, adding, “My brother Zakkaria would begin his schooling this year.”
In this backdrop, he also admitted that his family had financial problems. Satham has scored 98 each in Tamil and English, 100 each in Maths and Science and 99 in Social Science. He is also the district first rank holder in Tirunelveli district.
–Agencies