Amit Madar, a Dalit student of Government High School at Jumanal village in Vijayapura district of Karnataka, emerged as one of the toppers in the SSLC examination 2022. He scored 625 marks out of 625.
For Amit, the result brought happiness, but was not unexpected. “When I was in class 8, I had decided to score 625 marks. I studied accordingly and achieved this. It is an unforgettable day for all of us. The whole village is happy because of me. All villagers are proud of me,” he said.
Amit hails from a poor agricultural family in Jumanal village, which is situated about 10 km south of Vijayapura city off the Hubballi-Vijayapura road.