Rourkela: Srikant Sahani, who is 100% visually challenged, has cleared the OCS exam. A native of Rajgangpur in Sundargarh district, he has secured 308th rank

Srikant (37), presently staying in Pokariput, Bhubaneswar, grew up in a rented shanty at Rajgangpur which he shared with his parents, elder brother and a sister.

Srikant’s father earned a meagre amount by selling bread and  and biscuit. In 2010, while in his third year of Plus III,  Srikant started getting blurry vision. He went to a local  doctor who gave him an eye drop which made things bad. With  no money to go for better treatment, he lost his vision and couldn’t complete his Plus III. That same year his mother 
Srikant, who had to give up studies owing to his blindness, again took took admission in Plus III in 2018 and completed  his graduation in political science in 2022 and followed it up with a post graduate degree in 2024. In 2022, he appeared for the OCS exam, but despite clearing the prelims, he  failed to clear the mains.
He again attempted OCS the next year and this time he was  successful. Srikant credited his friends for his success.  They would send him study notes which he would convert into  audio files with the help of a software.
I am happy that I have cleared the OCS exam. I dedicate this  achievement to my parents who are no more. I am grateful to  all those who have helped me in achieving this success,”  said Srikant, who lost his father in 2023 and could not see  his son become a govt officer.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/srikant-lost-his-vision-but-not-the-zeal-to-succeed/articleshow/124219616.cms