Girish Kamble, son of a small shoe shop owner, stood second in the all-India ranking in the reserved category in this year’s commercial pilot entrance test.
The dream of a poor, determined and hardworking young man from a small town of Daund in Pune district has ‘taken wings’.
Girish Kamble (20), son of a small shoe shop owner, stood second in the all-India ranking in the reserved category in this year’s entrance exam of premier flight training institute, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA), in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.
IGRUA, managed by the union ministry of civil aviation, is the only institute imparting flight training in South Asia. Kamble would be leaving for Rae Bareli next month for the 15-month commercial pilot licence (CPL) training.
The young man’s father, Sunil, earns around Rs10,000-Rs15,000 per month selling shoes at his small shop in Daund, while his mother, Jayshree, is a teacher at a zilla parishad primary school.
Girish said the tough examination and stringent selection process included written test, aptitude test and interview.
“Now my immediate hurdle is to garner Rs26 lakh, required for course fees,” he said, adding that Rs7,000 a month is also needed for hostel accommodation and food. His relatives are coming forward with what little they can lend as financial support.
Having scored high marks in the secondary school certificate (SSC) and higher secondary school certificate (HSC) exams, Girish has recently written the final year exams for bachelor of ayurvedic medicine and surgery (BAMS) from the Sumitibhai Shah Ayurved Mahavidhyalaya (SSAM) institute in Hadapsar, Pune. His sister, Snehal, is doing his BAMS second year from the same institute.
The ecstatic father admitted that it was for the first time in the family history that someone is going to become a pilot. “Our financial resources are meagre. We are trying for a student’s loan from the State Bank of India in Daund,” he said.
Girish attributed success to his focused preparation in subjects like general knowledge, the time spent in solving civil service exam questions and brushing up the HSC syllabus. Even though by profession he will become a pilot, he heart longs for social
service.
“As an Ayurvedic doctor, I will treat the ailing whenever I get time,” he said.
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