UPSC Success Story: You must have heard the saying ‘No goal is bigger than a person’s struggle’. Only he who did not fight lost. This proverb tells the story of every person. Who left behind all the difficulties of life and prepared a new future for himself. The one who overcame all obstacles and climbed the stairs to success. Which is a source of inspiration for everyone today. You must have heard about many such people across your country. Whose financial condition was very bad in childhood.
And through their struggle and hard work, those people achieved great heights in their lives. Some time ago, the film 12th Fail was released in Bollywood in which the story of Manoj Sharma was shown. How he struggled and passed the UPSC exam. Today we are also going to tell you about one such UPSC success story. This story is very special in itself. Because the heroine of this story is different from the stories till now.
No eyesight yet passed UPSC exam
Often people have many excuses for not doing any work. But if a person is determined to do some work. Then he keeps doing it. Today we are going to tell you the story of one such person. This is the story of Beno Zephine, India’s first blind IFS officer. In the year 2015, Beno Zefin joined the Indian Foreign Service.
When Benno Zefeen, a resident of Chennai, passed the UPSC exam. Then his age was only 25 years. When he passed the civil services exam. By then she had done her doctorate in English Literature and was working as a probationary officer in the State Bank of India. Let us tell you that Beno Zefeen could not see since her birth.
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software-assisted learning
Beno Zefeen was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, his father is a railway employee and mother is a housewife. Despite being blind since birth, Benno Zefeen was very bright in studies. After initially reading with Braille script, he used Job Access with Speech (JAWS) software for his studies. With the help of this software, people who cannot see can study. His parents and friends also contributed a lot in the education of Beno Zefeen.
Everyone used to read for him for hours. And this is why she gives full credit for her success to her parents. In the year 2013, Beno Zefeen passed UPSC Prelims and Mains exam. After this, he cleared UPSC in June 2014. He had secured 348th rank. With which she became the first blind woman to join the Indian Foreign Service in the year 2015.
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