Class 12 exam results: 70-year-old Coimbatore woman clears exam
Reports added that she cleared her 12th standard Higher Secondary Examination (HSE) with 346 out of 600 marks.
Raani's Scorecard in HSE(+2) Examination (Thanthi TV)
CHENNAI: A 70-year-old ‘grandmother’ from Coimbatore has successfully cleared the class 12 public examination.
Proving that age is only a number to achieve, NT Raani from Thondamuthur competed alongside teenagers with enthusiasm to fulfil her long-cherished dream of completing schooling.
“I aspired to complete Class 12. My next aim is to graduate in either yoga or law,” she said.
The woman, who was visibly happy over her feat, had scored 346/600 in the class 12 examination, results of which were declared on Thursday. She secured 89 in Tamil, 50 in English, 52 in History, 48 in Economics, 67 in Commerce and 40 in Accountancy.
The ‘paati’ dropped out of school after studying SSLC in the year 1972-73. After marriage, Raani got into the busy grind of life, tending to her family and had no time to pursue her passion.
However, with her son and daughter married and settled elsewhere, the grandmother, who now lives alone, was left with ample time for herself, after all these years.
“As I expressed my desire to study further, my son and daughter enrolled me in private tutorials last year, when I cleared class 11 by securing 303/600. I am happy that I have passed class 12 also. I find the subjects and syllabus to be easier now than it was in the 1970s,” she said.
Further, the grandmother added, “I helped my children in their studies. Now it’s their time to give back as they took me daily to write the examination, brought pen and materials required and helped me in studies.”
