CHENNAI: D Ranjith, a 27-year-old differently abled candidate from Coimbatore with hearing and speech impairment, let his achievements speak on Friday by securing 750th rank in the tough civil services exam in his first attempt.
His mother, who did her BEd in special education and taught him lip reading, was lost for words after the UPSC declared the results on Friday. Her son, a topper among differently abled students who wrote the exam in Tamil, is likely to get the coveted IAS.
“We were worried about his future. But today all our worries have gone and we are happy and proud,” Ranjith’s mother Amrithavalli told TOI.
Ranjith chose Tamil literature as his optional subject and wrote the exam in Tamil.
“He would sit on the front row and read our lips while attending classes,” K Sabarinathan, one of the trainers who coached him on current affairs, said.
Narayana Sarma V S from Coimbatore got the all India 33rd rank and emerged state topper.
This year, 36 students from Tamil Nadu have cracked the exam. Last year, 45 TN candidates were successful.
