Bihar girl passes IIT entrance, loses seat for money

A LOST DREAM: CM Nitish Kumar says an inquiry is on to find out why Sushila was denied financial help.

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Patna: It's a classic tale of small towns and big dreams -- only this time round, the dream almost came true for Sushila Mishra, a resident of Nadda Village in the Bangah District of Bihar.

She scored 91 per cent in her class XII boards and also cleared the IIT-JEE exam, but Sushila wasn't able to get a seat at IIT because her father couldn't afford to pay Rs 40,000 as admission fee.

"It was my dream to study at IIT. I heard from somewhere that the state government is helping poor students. I was hopeful, but I didn't get any help," says the dejected girl.

Sushila's father approached various banks for a loan, but failed to get any because of his weak financial status.

"My daughter is really bright and with a little help she could have really done well. We went to everyone for help, even the Chief Minister but nobody helped us," says her father, Surinder Mishra.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar says an inquiry is on to find out why Sushila was denied financial help.

"An inquiry is on. For students from Bihar who clear IIT entrance, usually the government spends Rs 50,000 from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund," said Nitish Kumar.

However, all that matters little to Sushila for now that the last date for submission of admission fees has expired, her dreams of making it to IIT might just remain that -- a dream!