A Year-long Series on Education, Sponsored by The Aligarh Forum : – A Mirror on our Efforts, our Successes & our Shortcomings ; Stories of triumphs, tribulations and struggles of the Indian Muslims in improving their educational status, in illiteracy alleviation, and in their professional and social uplift.
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Poverty creates obstacles but cannot stop you from going ahead if you have will, determination and ability. The results of IIT-JEE 2012 have once again proved it. Sons of poor fathers have also cracked the entrance test for admission to IITs. Among the successful Muslim candidates this year are sons of a TV mechanic and sofa maker.
Yazeed Bashamakh
Yazeed Bashamakh is the son of TV mechanic Abdulla Salam Bashamakh of Aurangabad in Maharashtra. Though he studied till 12th Class and would earn hardly enough for a family of six, Abdulla inspired and guided his son Yazeed to go ahead.
Yazeed Bashamakh (in white shirt in the centr) and Nadeem Akhtar (on his right in black T-shirt) in the row of six successful candidates of Rahmani-30
“He would say many people study in schools and colleges, but you have to study to do something different, some high,” recalls Yazeed while talking to TCN from Aurangabad.
The son has not disappointed the father. While the results of 12th Class exam are yet to come, Yazeed has cracked IIT-JEE. Yazeed, who comes in General Category, has got All India Rank of 1437, a good rank given the number of successful candidates and the number of seats in IITs.
More than 5.6 lakh students had appeared for IIT-JEE held on 8th April 2012. The results declared on 18th May 2012 saw 24,112 students as successful. Of them, 19,426 have been shortlisted for counseling for admission to 9,647 seats in 15 IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) and other technical institutes of high repute in the country.
Journey of Education
Yazeed Bashamakh studied till 10th Class in Aurangabad. He passed 10th Class exam from Iqra Urdu Boys High School with flying colors. He got 93.45% marks. Headmaster of Iqra School guided Yazeed all through. He also told him about Rahmani-30 coaching centre in Patna. He cleared the entrance test of Rahmani-30 and shifted to Patna. He did 11th and 12th in Patna with the support of Rahmani-30 and all along was prepared for the IIT-JEE 2012.
A remarkable part of his journey of education is that till 10th Class he had studied in Urdu medium. He improved his English language in Patna and did intermediate through English medium. He also appeared in IIT-JEE 2012 as English medium student.
In IIT-JEE Yazeed has got 246 marks, that is 60.29% of the total marks 408.
Yazeed Bashamakh with his family members
Family
Abdulla Salam Bashamakh heads the family of six. Besides wife, he has three sons and one daughter. Eldest son Khaled Bashamakh did B.Com. and now is an earning hand for family. Zaid Bashamakh could study till 10th Class. He is also working. Yazeed is youngest among sons. Daughter Humera Bashamakh is studying in school.
Origin
Yazeed Bashamakh’s origin is in Yemen. “My great grandfather was a native of Yemen. He moved to India and settled in Aurangabad. Bashamakh is a qabila (clan) in Yemen. Members of this group are still found in Yemen,” he said.
Giving more information about the migration of his family, Yazaeed’s father Abdulla Salam Bashamakh told TCN: “My grandfather Ahmad Bashamakh had come to marathwada region in Nizam’s time. My grandfather carried two of his three sons to India. My father Salam Bashamakh remained here but my uncle went back to yemen at the time of Partition of India in 1947.”
Md. Nadeem Akhtar
This is another boy of Rahmani-30 who has cleared IIT-JEE with good ranks. While he got All India Rank of 2376, among all OBC candidates at national level he stands at 294 and among Minority OBC he has got 16th rank.
Akhtar also comes from a poor background. His father, a sofa maker, is just 10th pass. Akhtar belongs to Dehri On Sone in Rohtas district of Bihar.
Ranks in IIT-JEE 2012
|
Name |
All India Rank |
Category |
Rank in OBC List |
Rank in OBC Minority List |
|
Yazeed Bashamakh |
1437 |
Gen |
|
|
|
Md. Nadeem Akhtar |
2376 |
OBC |
294 |
16 |
Marks Obtained in IIT-JEE 2012
|
Name |
PHY |
CHE |
MAT |
Total |
PHY |
CHE |
MAT |
Total |
G.Total |
% |
Category |
|
Yazeed Bashamakh |
56 |
38 |
44 |
138 |
47 |
19 |
42 |
108 |
246 |
60.29 |
Gen |
|
Md. Nadeem Akhtar |
44 |
47 |
36 |
127 |
33 |
29 |
38 |
100 |
227 |
55.64 |
OBC |
Family Background
|
Name of student |
Father’s qualification |
Mother’s qualification |
Father’s occupation / Mother occupation |
Address |
|
Yazeed Bashamakh |
12th |
7th |
T. V. Mechanic / Housewife |
Basra Colony, Misarwadi, Behind New Mondha, Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
|
Md. Nadeem Akhtar |
10th |
10th |
Sofa Maker/ Housewife |
Mohalla-Eidgah, PO-Dehri On Sone, Rohtas, Bihar |