Becoming their sight, 2 Mohali women help city students write PU exam

Ludhiana: Two city students, who are visually impaired, would not have been able to sit for the entrance exam of B.A.B.Ed in Punjab University, Chandigarh, had two Mohali women not helped them as writers. The exam was held on Friday from 11am to 1pm.
Neha, a private sector employee in Mohali, who helped one of the students said, “I was at the designated location by 10am waiting for the students who were coming from Ludhiana. I was really happy to see Suraj who I was supposed to help. I know he was thankful to me for the smile on his face could tell so. I am thankful to TOI for publishing about the requirement for writers for these visually impaired students. While writing his answers, I felt that Suraj was very intelligent and definitely needed a chance. He was speaking the answers right after I would ask him the questions.” She added that the government should help bright students who suffer from certain disabilities, for many of them have huge potential.
Meanwhile, Suraj expressing his gratitude to Neha said, “Had it not been for her (Neha), I would not have been able to appear for the entrance exam. I, however, feel sad thinking that there are many students like me who do not get the help they need and deserve. I don’t want student like me to suffer just because of the lack of writers.”
The second writer was Naina Sachdeva, a private sector employee working in Mohali Sector 75. Talking about her experience, she said, “It felt great to be able to help Gurpreet. She did a great job at answering the questions and all of them were attempted. I hope she passes the entrance exam with flying colours. I think there should be some policies in place for such students who are often not able to find writers. The government should look into this issue so that such students have access to equal opportunities on the career front.”
Gurpreet thanking his parents and Naina for the help said, “Naina’s help matters a lot to me. In today’s world people hardly take out time and she spared two hours of her life for me. Giving this exam without her help would not have been possible.”