Live
- Air India Express cancels flights at Chennai airport due to deluge
- Kejriwal promises Rs 2,100 for Delhi women if AAP wins polls, BJP takes ‘lollipop’ jibe
- JPC Chairman supports Assam govt's 'No NRC, No Aadhaar,' rule
- Stoinis vows to revive Melbourne Stars’ glory with fresh leadership
- DDA easing freehold conversion of shops: MoS Sahu
- CP Sudheer Babu Updates on Manchu Family Cases
- Keerthy Suresh Marries Long-time Friend Antony Thattil in Goa
- Siddaramaiah govt defends police action on Panchamasali Lingayat protesters
- India fined for slow over-rate in second WODI against Australia
- Former Bhimavaram MLA Grandhi Srinivas Resigns from YSRCP
Age no bar for quest for knowledge
Age no bar for quest for knowledge. In a proof that age is no bar for the pursuit of knowledge, a 50-year old employee of the Highways Department in Tamil Nadu has passed the SSLC examination along with his teenage son in Gobichettipalayam here.
50- year-old father, son duo pass class X exam
Erode: In a proof that age is no bar for the pursuit of knowledge, a 50-year old employee of the Highways Department in Tamil Nadu has passed the SSLC examination along with his teenage son in Gobichettipalayam here.
Gunasekaran, a road worker of the department, and his son Tamizh, a class X student of Government Higher Secondary School at Polavakalipalayam, appeared as private and regular candidate respectively in this year's SSLC examination, results of which were declared yesterday.
The father passed with 234 marks out of 500 while his son secured
459 marks, officials said. Gunasekaran, a middle school dropout, said he had cleared the class VIII examination also as a private candidate a few years ago.
The man said he would also write the Class XII examination after two years along with his son as he wanted to improve his prospects for promotion.
