Mom of 7-yr-old childmakes it in 5th attempt

Berhampur: Son of a daily labourer, the wife of a fisherman, and a homemaker with a seven-year-old child in Ganjam and Gajapati districts were among those who cracked the OAS Examination-2022, the results of which was published on Saturday.
Preetilata Padhy (32), a mother of a seven-year-old boy, was ranked 250 in the examination on her fifth attempt.Padhy, a homemaker, started her preparation for the OAS in 2017, after her marriage in 2015.
Besides her household work, she prepared for the examination for about 10 to 12 hours daily, she said. During her preparation, her parents took care of her son, she said. Despite repeated failures, she cracked it this time due to strong determination, hard work, and the cooperation of her family, she said.TNN