Balalatha Mallavarapu has helped many crack PSC exams. Over 30,000 have been trained by her through her motivational talks
HYDERABAD: In this year’s list of successful Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced on Monday, May 30, 15 of the new entrants have been trained and mentored by a physically challenged woman, Balalatha Mallavarapu, a report in the Deccan Chronicle, says.
Balalatha Mallavarapu, who lost her legs when she was 11-month-old, because of polio drops failure, has proved that passion and hard work can take one to greater heights, despite all odds.
Balalatha, who herself cracked the civil service exams twice in 2004 and 2016, decided to become a trainer and mentor to civil service aspirants, and till date has helped nearly 100 hundred aspirants to crack civil services examinations.
As a child, due to her disability, and as parents were keen on her treatment, she could not attend school.
Her father Mallavarapu Shouraiah, a journalist, gave her home tuition, which helped her to clear her SSC and Intermediate as a private candidate. Later she completed her graduation, through distance education from Osmania University.
“I was not brilliant in studies, but I used to comprehend the chapters rather than learn by heart, which helped me improve my studies. As soon as I completed my graduation on the first attempt in 2004, I cracked the civil service exams, and got all India rank of 399. I did not want to continue in the services, as I wanted to create more civil servants for the society,” Balalatha said.
Her father Mallavarapu Shouraiah, a journalist, gave her home tuition, which helped her to clear her SSC and Intermediate as a private candidate. Later she completed her graduation, through distance education from Osmania University.
She has worked as the deputy director for the Ministry of Defence from 2006 to 2018 and started training civil services aspirants from 2005.
Around 30,000 students have been trained by her during her visits to various colleges for motivational talks.
“For the last 20 years, I haven’t taken even two days of holiday. My mantra is hard work,” she said.
“Students should plan their career early so that they will have a better vision and focus,” she suggested. “Today’s youth are postponing their important work and indulging in various fun activities.”
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