G.V. Oviya, a visually challenged student of Yuvabharathi Public School in Somayampalayam, Coimbatore, is the first student from Tamil Nadu to have used a laptop with a screen reading software for writing the CBSE Class XII board exams.
She scored 91.4% (457/500). This is not the first time Oviya has done this. She was in the news two years ago for being the only person to have written the exams online using a screen reader when she was in Class X.
She now wants to pursue a Bachelors degree in Commerce, and has applied for the same in colleges in Chennai and Coimbatore. “I want to write the civil services exam,” she said. Her father A. Vijayaraj and mother M. Gokila said the school gave special attention to her and even provided an attender to help her on campus.
