Meet IAS Shahid Choudhary from Kashmir who shared his class 10 marksheet, earned praise
Since the very beginning of our academics, we are being taught that marks are everything in life. So goes the saying, padhoge likhoge to hoge nawab, kheloge kudoge to hoge kharab…”. However, this is not always true.
Such is the story of IAS Shahid Choudhary, who recently shared his post which became viral in no time. IAS Shahid Choudhary is now secretary in the Tribal Affairs Department, passed Jammu and Kashmir State Board in 1997 with first division.
Despite his average academic performance in Class 10, Choudhary still managed to become a distinguished IAS officer. As per the marksheet, Choudhary didn’t get top marks in Class 10. He got 70 marks in English, 71 in Urdu, and 88 in Science. But in Mathematics and Social Studies, he received only 55 marks in each subject.
Shahid Choudhary’s post, which has gone viral, received more than 6,500 likes and has been retweeted more than 430 times. The inspiring tweet also received an avalanche of responses from social media users.
“It has been proved that marks do not matter. Only hard work and dedication matter,” a user said. “No need for your score card, sir. Your work speaks in public! You are always in peoples’ hearts as a tremendous public servant!” shared another.
“It was an average percentage! But you prove it, sir, that a marksheet cannot decide your future,” wrote another user.
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