74-yr-old retired lineman joins college to study BSc in Telangana Hyderabad
Even after they have retired from their employment, those who want to continue academic careers are not discouraged by their age. K chinna Yerukulu, a former employee of ap Transco, is 74 years old and is pursuing knowledge by enrolling in the BSc (Hons) Computer Science programme.
Through Telangana's degree Online service 2023, the septuagenarian was able to enrol at the government degree college Khairatabad. "I've always aspired to excel academically. I was unable to study much back then due to family obligations, therefore I joined Transco at an early age, Yerukula said to india Herald.
The 74-year-old, who has been sharing a desk with youngsters, has just started his classwork. But getting admittance was no easy task for the former ap Transco lineman. He had to overcome a number of obstacles, including the maximum age and Aadhaar information. The maximum age for applicants seeking admission through DOST is 1973. Yerukula was nonetheless born. To change the standard and get admission, he petitioned the Commissionerate of Collegiate education and the telangana State Council of Higher Education. Officials claimed: "We manually entered his information on the DOST website and made sure he got a seat."
He passed the Dr. BRAOU admission exam after passing Class X at the National Institute of Open Schooling and went on to get a BA in Political Science, Sociology, and Public Administration. In 2021, after completing Intermediate in the vocational stream, he entered as a lateral entry student in the second year of electrical engineering for the diploma. He was unable to pass this year several of the papers for his graduation, nevertheless.
"I considered enrolling in the undergraduate electrical engineering degree. I made the decision to enrol in the BSc (Hons) curriculum at a government degree institution in light of the expensive tuition offered by private engineering colleges. I received encouragement from my peers, instructors, and higher education department officials, said Yerukula.
Through Telangana's degree Online service 2023, the septuagenarian was able to enrol at the government degree college Khairatabad. "I've always aspired to excel academically. I was unable to study much back then due to family obligations, therefore I joined Transco at an early age, Yerukula said to india Herald.
The 74-year-old, who has been sharing a desk with youngsters, has just started his classwork. But getting admittance was no easy task for the former ap Transco lineman. He had to overcome a number of obstacles, including the maximum age and Aadhaar information. The maximum age for applicants seeking admission through DOST is 1973. Yerukula was nonetheless born. To change the standard and get admission, he petitioned the Commissionerate of Collegiate education and the telangana State Council of Higher Education. Officials claimed: "We manually entered his information on the DOST website and made sure he got a seat."
He passed the Dr. BRAOU admission exam after passing Class X at the National Institute of Open Schooling and went on to get a BA in Political Science, Sociology, and Public Administration. In 2021, after completing Intermediate in the vocational stream, he entered as a lateral entry student in the second year of electrical engineering for the diploma. He was unable to pass this year several of the papers for his graduation, nevertheless.
"I considered enrolling in the undergraduate electrical engineering degree. I made the decision to enrol in the BSc (Hons) curriculum at a government degree institution in light of the expensive tuition offered by private engineering colleges. I received encouragement from my peers, instructors, and higher education department officials, said Yerukula.