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UPSC·Bihar· 6 min read

First in the family to write the mains

Pooja's father drives an auto in Patna. She just cleared the UPSC prelims. The scholarship paid for the coaching and a mentor.

By BRY Team·12 April 2026
First in the family to write the mains

Pooja's day starts at 4:30 AM. By 6, she has already read two newspapers. By 10, she is in coaching. The scholarship made the year possible — the discipline she found on her own.

What changed wasn't one moment. It was a hundred small ones: a teacher who waited, a mother who chose to risk it, a bus that ran on time, a notebook with their name on it.

This is one story among many. The data behind it is in the annual report. The community behind it is in the village. The future behind it has just begun.

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