JAMMU, Sunil Kumar becomes J&K first deaf & dumb student of J&K to graduate with a Master in Computer Applications ( MCA) this year.
Alumnus of the School for Hearing Handicapped, Jammu run by J&K Samaj Kalyan Kendra (SKK), a well-known NGO, Sunil Kumar hails from Bari
Brahmana. His father Raj Kumar is a farmer. Earlier, he along with two other alumni did BCA. While both the girls got into J&K Finance Department, Sunil pursued Masters in Computer Applications from Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar and passed out this year with over 56 % marks. The SKK is not only providing education free of cost to all Speech Handicapped students of J&K but also encouraging them to go far higher Education by reimbursing their 50 % of their semester Fee. A separate fund has been created for the purpose. In all, four alumni have so far benefited under this initiative. Lauding his academic achievement, the President of SKK, K B Jandial has offered a job to Sunil Kumar in the School for Speech Handicapped. This would encourage more divyangs to acquire higher education for better placement. Jandial has appealed to the Corporate Sector in Jammu to consider some jobs for these Divyangs who are specially talented to undertake assignments successfull