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Time of India
17-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
He waited for his brother's MBA before pursuing his IIM dream!
1 2 3 Ahmedabad: A remarkable tale of two brothers has unfolded in Ahmedabad, where the elder one's dedication enabled his younger sibling's success. After Dinesh Kevlani, 24, completed his studies at IIM Lucknow , his 27-year-old elder brother, Dipesh Kevlani , residing in Naroda, successfully cleared the Common Admission Test (CAT) and received an offer from IIM Shillong this year. "My father passed away when I was 11 years old. My mother raised us brothers, and my maternal uncle has remained the pillar of strength for us, supporting us financially and emotionally. I worked in a footwear shop in my formative years while studying and, since Class 12, got a job as a watchman at a govt-run hospital, which continues to date," recounts Dipesh. Achieving over 80% in both Class 10 and 12, Dipesh enrolled in a commerce college in Naroda for a BCom course. His CAT performance placed him in the 92.5 percentile. Supporting his family with a Rs 19,000 salary, he resumed his educational journey following his brother's encouragement after his MBA from IIM Lucknow. Dipesh subsequently completed MCom from HL College of Commerce. "I am currently working to secure a loan of Rs 25 lakh for the IIM fees. The overall expenses will be about Rs 30 lakh for the course. I hope to take finance as a specialisation. I am also hoping to get calls from other IIMs with fingers crossed," he adds. Another Ahmedabad youth, Suraj Soni from Chaloda village near Dholka, also received an IIM Shillong offer. Born to a peon father and a domestic help mother, Soni demonstrated that determination overcomes obstacles. "I studied in Gujarati medium till Class 12 and then took admission in HL College of Commerce for a BCom degree, where I scored 78%. I did not know much about MBA courses and IIM when I got admission to the college, but several of my group members were taking courses, and I thus got interested. I enrolled in one such class and prepared hard. I am in the 82.14 percentile of students," said Suraj. Similar to Dipesh, he awaits loan approval and additional IIM offers. "Getting into IIM is a dream for anybody, and I believe that my education may help my family," he added.
Indian Express
13-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Ahmedabad: Two youths make it to IIM, script stories of defying difficulties with hardwork
From working at a wholesale footwear shop at the age of 14 at a monthly allowance of Rs 1,500 to a job of a 'chowkidar' in the Ahmedabad cantonment area for a salary of around Rs 19,000 to cracking the Common Admission Test (CAT) and confirming a seat for himself in Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Shillong — 27-year-old Dipesh Kewlani, a resident of the city, has come a long way. The story is similar for 21-year-old Suraj Soni from Chaloda village in Dholka, as financial constraints could not stop or break either of them. After Dipesh's father died when he was 11 and his younger brother Dinesh six, the family shifted to Ahmedabad from Jaipur in 2009 with the help of Dipesh's maternal uncle. A postgraduate in commerce from HL Commerce College in Ahmedabad, Dipesh still works at the Army station. He says he could not afford to quit the job. 'Me and my brother completed our education on scholarships and with the help from community-run trusts. My mother would also do small embroidery works from home. When in Class XII, I learnt about a vacancy for a chowkidar at the Army hospital. I took the exam and got the job even before my Class XII results were out in 2017,' Dipesh told this paper. Dipesh, who has secured a seat in IIM-Shillong, has his fingers crossed as he awaits a call from IIM-Lucknow too. The turnaround, he says, came when his younger brother Dinesh completed his MBA from IIM-Lucknow and got placed in Hyderabad. 'I was aware about MBA and IIMs after I completed Class XII as many of my friends enrolled for coaching classes. But I had to work to sustain my family and fund my brother's education. After he got through IIM-Lucknow and got placed, I started preparing for CAT alongside my job,' he said. Meanwhile, Suraj, a first-generation graduate whose mother works as a domestic help and father as a peon, would commute 80 km in public transport and walk over 4 km every day to HL College of Commerce in Ahmedabad. 'There was no one in the family to guide or help me with my preparations. My father has studied only till Class VII and works as a peon at a residential society at a salary of Rs 10,000-11,000, while my mother, who studied till Class II, works as a domestic help in Makarba area, along with farming. With limited employment opportunities in the village, all three of us take the bus to commute from our village to Ahmedabad. Due to financial constraints my elder brother had to quit studies and take up a job at a factory in Bavla,' Suraj told this paper. Suraj, who studied in a Gujarati-medium government school in the village, says it was initially very difficult for him to cope up in an English medium college. However, he did not give up and read translation books, English newspapers and practiced with friends. 'During my college days, I had attended a free session where I learnt how MBA could help. I enrolled into a coaching institute, which even slashed the fee for me looking at my financial condition and allowed me to pay in installments. I paid the token amount of Rs 90,000 on Sunday to get my admission at IIM-Shillong confirmed. My father collected the money from the members of our community,' he says. 'I knew I had to support my family. Nobody in my family went to college because they had to earn. I worked hard, but I could not have done it had my family not worked hard.'
