Nisar, 25, who appeared for exam privately, belongs to Karnire village near Padubidri in Udupi district. One of the eight children in his family, Nisar began working as a kitchen help eight years ago. He became a cook four years ago and has worked in Mangalore and Manipal. Nisar, who lost his father five years ago, has an elder brother employed in Saudi Arabia and a younger brother in Muscat. “Both my brothers went abroad last year. I have five sisters. Three of them are married. The circumstances in my house were such that I had to contribute to the family income,” he said.
But Mr. Nisar, who dropped out of school nine years ago, had a desire to pursue education. He joined the Sneha Tutorials in Udupi and appeared for SSLC as a private candidate last year and emerged as a topper in his institution with 77.76 per cent. The management and teachers encouraged him to continue his education.
That is how he appeared as private candidate for second PUC in Commerce. Taking into consideration his achievement in SSLC, the management of the Sneha Tutorials waived all his fees and gave him free books and bore even his PUC examination fees. Mr. Nisar did not let them down and came out in flying colours with 83.5 per cent of marks.
Mr. Nisar used to go for his classes at the Sneha Tutorial College from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
He used to work at the restaurant from 1.30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
“I used to study when there were no customers in the hotel. I used to get up at 6 a.m. and study for a few hours,” he said. Mr. Nisar dedicated his success to the Sneha Tutorials and to the staff and his employers.
“Whenever there were exams, my colleagues used to stand in for me. The owners allowed me to focus on my studies. “My mother was very happy to learn about my result. She always wanted me to study,” he said.
Asked about his ambition, Mr. Nisar said: “I want to do B.Com and sit for competitive exams and become an officer”.
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