Overview

• A Rajeshwari secured an All India Rank of 417 in the Scheduled Tribe category of JEE Advanced 2025 from Karumandurai in Salem district.
• She is the first student from the Government Tribal Residential School, run by the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, to gain admission to an IIT.
• A specialized coaching initiative brought expert teachers online to help her score 521 out of 600 in Class XII despite studying in Tamil medium.
• After losing her father to cancer eighteen months ago, she continued her studies with support from her mother, a daily-wage agricultural laborer.
• Chief Minister M K Stalin announced the state will cover all her higher education expenses, underscoring Tamil Nadu’s commitment to tribal students