Mohammad Burhan at his school was an average student. He used to secure more than two-third
per cent of the marks. But poverty remained part and parcel of his life.
“In my primary classes my parents used to implore teachers to let me study for free”,
said Burhan.
Despite all these hardships, he qualified his twelfth class with 80 per cent
of marks. Later, he decided to study Mathematics and Physics. And to everybody’s
surprise, he qualified All India Entrance Examination (AIEEE) and got rank 28 in
Jammu and Kashmir in architecture.
Burhan opted to go for mechanical engineering. He got an opportunity to choose the
college where he wanted to study. Finally, he opted for LPU (Lovely Professional
University).
Though he completed his degree, the family was in a dire need of financial assistance.
Burhan had to repay to the bank as well.
Burhan did not listen to anyone. He decided his own course. “I sat alone in a room,
worried, confused and scared,” he said. “Then, I started studying for the Graduate
Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examinations for 40 days and finally I qualified
it.”
Burhan got a scholarship through the National Scholarship Scheme and completed his
Master in Aeronautical Engineering (M.tech).
He applied for advance Masters in France and qualified another
examination and got one more scholarship from the French government. It was during his studies in France, Burhan travelled to Spain, France and Germany. Finally, he completed his advance masters in
France and won the gold medal.
