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Supreme Court Secures IIT Admission for Dalit Student

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-01T11:59:32.489500+05:30

- **Atul Kumar**, an 18-year-old Dalit student, missed his IIT Dhanbad admission due to a fee payment delay. - **Supreme Court** used its extraordinary powers to direct IIT Dhanbad to admit him. - Kumar's family, below the poverty line, struggled to arrange the **Rs 17,500** fee. - The court emphasized that financial constraints shouldn't hinder a talented student's future. - Kumar expressed immense joy and gratitude for the court's intervention. Source: [Firstpost](https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/atul-kumar-dalit-student-iit-dhanbad-sc-order-13820837.html), [The Times Of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/admit-dalit-student-who-failed-to-arrange-fee-in-time-sc-to-iit/articleshow/113829986.cms)

Atul Kumar, an 18-year-old Dalit student, missed his IIT Dhanbad admission due to a fee payment delay.
Supreme Court used its extraordinary powers to direct IIT Dhanbad to admit him.
Kumar's family, below the poverty line, struggled to arrange the Rs 17,500 fee.
The court emphasized that financial constraints shouldn't hinder a talented student's future.
Kumar expressed immense joy and gratitude for the court's intervention.

Source: Firstpost, The Times Of India