Inspiring candidate from Madurai - IAS!

A candidate from Tamil Nadu who did his degree course through distance education even while working as a clerk in the Railways has made it big in the All India Civil Services Examinations, 2006 .

It was not a specialised coaching material or intensive classes that took him to the 56th position in the national ranking and second in the State. He relied mostly on the district libraries, magazines and newspapers.

Twenty-six-year-old A. Saravanan of Tirunelveli did his B.Com through Madurai Kamaraj University's distance education stream.

The above is an extract from the popular south indian newspaper "The Hindu". Please read on in The Hindu