'Will live my IIT dream finally',says Dalit youth Atul Kumar after SC asked IIT-Dhanbad to admit him

Atul Kumar, an 18-year-old Dalit student from the village of Titora in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, successfully passed the challenging JEE Advanced exam and earned a spot at IIT Dhanbad. Unfortunately, he missed the fee payment deadline of Rs 17,500 by just a few minutes, resulting in the loss of his admission. His father, a daily wage laborer earning Rs 450 a day, faced a difficult situation. However, on Monday, the Supreme Court intervened, using its extraordinary powers to direct IIT Dhanbad to admit Kumar. He will now pursue a BTech in Electrical Engineering at the institute.
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