Ifrah Khan, a student from Nagpur, has secured 3rd All India Rank in IIT-JEE main entrance examination 2021. She is 2nd rank holder in the state of Maharashtra and the first topper of Vidarbha region. She credits her success to disciplined study, hard work, punctuality and focus on target. She is also grateful to her parents and elder brothers who constantly motivated and guided her. She says that her parents were in tears when they saw her result.<\/p>\n
Ifrah has studied at Indian Olympiad School, Bhelgaon, Kamptee Road. Ifrah\u2019s father Sohail Khan and mother Nagma Khan both are directors of the Indian Olympiad School.<\/p>\n
Talking about her first infatuation with the IIT, Ifrah says that her elder brother used to study at IIT Kharagpur. Once, she went to meet him. The atmosphere at the prestigious institution cast a magic spell on her. She was so overwhelmed with the influence that she decided to study there one day.<\/p>\n
She shares a success mantra: \u201cWe should study daily, even if it is for some time. It should develop as a habit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ifrah says that she had started preparing for IIT when she was in Class 6 and by the time she was in Class 10, she had made her study more rigorous. \u201cI have noticed that most students slow down in the last phase of Class 10. Actually, this is the time when they had to gather pace and move towards their goal of passing the entrance of their subject of choice. This time is the most pivotal period. It has to be utilised the most,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
Besides study, Ifrah emphasises on the importance of learning sports and participating in other extra-curricular activities. Her favourite games are Basketball and Volleyball. She had also won the gold medal in Volleyball competition in her school. Interestingly, Ifrah wears a hijab and even participates in games in such attire. She has no problem being tagged as \u201chijabi girl\u201d. \u201cHijab is not a setback for Muslim girls, or any other girl. Hijab or burqa are not symbols of backwardness. A hijabi girl can walk ahead in the modern world very comfortably,\u201d she says. In this regard, her advice to the Muslim girls is: \u201cNever feel disheartened just because you practice your culture in open. Only focus on your hard work, honesty and discipline. Success is waiting for you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ifrah\u2019s success specially breaks the myth about girls that they are made for subjects like Home Science and that they have to prepare themselves for family life. \u201cMy family was different. Though such discriminations do exist, yet girls are now marching past all types of stereotypes. They are in fact taking leading positions in different walks of life,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
Ifrah\u2019s success has delighted her parents the most. Both her parents have been teachers. Her father Sohail Khan says that he has been teaching for 25 years. \u201cI have toured cities like Delhi, Kota and Hyderabad to observe the working of quality schools there. After studying the pattern of their administration, I opened the Indian Olympiad School in Nagupr. It is laced with all modern facilities. Students in our schools are encouraged to choose their subject of choice and accordingly, they are groomed for competitive examinations,\u201d says Khan. His wife, Mrs Nagma Khan, helps him run the schools and also teaches Science subjects.<\/p>\n
Before Ifrah, Sohail\u2019s two elder sons also studied at IIT. One son, Uzair Khan, studied at IIT Kharagpur and Umer Khan was at IIT Roorkee. Uzair Khan was selected by an American Multinational Company, but he preferred to stay with his parents and teach in their school. His brother Umer followed his suit and quit his job to teach in his parents\u2019 school. Both the brothers have tried to introduce new educational techniques at their school to make education more student-friendly.<\/p>\n
The Indian Olympiad School also has a mosque and it imparts religious education (ethical education) side-by-side mainstream education.<\/p>\n
Sohail Khan believes that Ifrah\u2019s success will be a trendsetter and help eradicate segregation of mal and female children when it comes to education. \u201cGirls make a home heaven. We have to understand that,\u201d says Khan.<\/p>\n
Ifrah too says that she has read the Quran and its first message \u2018Iqra\u2019 means to read or study. \u201cThus, Islam puts special emphasis on education,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
Sharing delight of her daughter\u2019s success, Sohail Khan says that Ifrah means bringing \u201cjoy and delight\u201d. \u201cToday, she has not only brought joy and delight to our family, she has brought laurels to Vidarbha and Maharashtra. I hope she will one day delight the whole of India,\u201d says Khan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ifrah Khan, a student from Nagpur, has secured 3rd All India Rank in IIT-JEE main entrance examination 2021. She is 2nd rank holder in the state of Maharashtra and the first topper of Vidarbha region. She credits her success to disciplined study, hard work, punctuality and focus on target. She is also grateful to her […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":86862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-india"],"yoast_head":"\n