trichy story grit perseverance boy limited means unlimited resolve remote hamlet trichy even heard iits till two years ago cracked jee advanced exam first attempt secure rank rank p arun kumar boy manual laborer n ponnalagan soon enter hallowed precincts indian institute technology rare instance state government student gaining admission premier institute hailing karadipatty village located trichy city arun kumar fortunes began change selected school education department trichy district giving medication entrance run jee coaching programme offered ignitte adroitness run students help economically backward pupil crack competitive exam residing house parents two sisters grandparents arun kumar cleared test amid distractions financial difficulties arun initially attended coaching classes habituate basic peregrine phone calls lasted min day amid network issues later father nitrogen ponnalagan shelled rs rs buy son smartphone attend online classes laptop given government audio write out said odd jobs like helper eatery kancheepuram arun father particular son set out proper school education six years ago could afford fee buck private school day inscribe government school never retrieve pushing work bright student ponnalagan told toi ignitte coordinator rohit suppose arun produce sit one iits going past year rump allotments arun school headmistress amutha bharathi claimed government shoal student state cleared jee advanced frank enough admit aware existence iits quality coaching practice importantly religious belief reposed family school helped achieve feat let get distracted difficulties financial constraints told toi headmistress said even out pandemic coaching went virtual arun dedicated boy family worried pay up semester bung costing lakh iit monthly income hardly adds roentgen rs counselling iit price of admission likely commence succeeding days arun family counting scholarships good samaritan fulfil dream government schooling student enter iit family reached