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96-year-old Indian woman scores 98% in literacy exam

Esther Olowoyeye by Esther Olowoyeye
November 1, 2018
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A 96-year-old woman who in August became the oldest woman to appear for a literacy programme has set a record by scoring 98 marks out of 100 in the literacy exam.

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The Kerala State literacy mission conducts equivalency examination in different grades for people who could not get proper schooling.

The candidates were tested for their reading skills, writing, and mathematics.

“Aksharalaksham,”which literally means a million letters is a project by the Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority (KSLMA) aimed at eradicating illiteracy among aged and deprived population of Kerala.

The woman, Karthiyani Amma who hails from Cheeped in Alapuzha district north of Kerala state’s capital Thiruvananthapuram, has never attended any school.

She is said to have been inspired by her 60-year- old daughter, who recently finished the literacy mission’s course, local media reported.

“I saw children studying and got inspired. I didn’t study when I should have but I am glad that I am getting the opportunity to do that now,” Amma said.

The literacy test is equivalent of exam for Class 4 and Amma said she looks forward to passing Class 10.

“After this, I want to learn computer too. In my free time I can use the computer, type on the computer,” the nonagenarian told reporters.

Amma who got married at the age of 13, worked as a domestic help and sweeper to bring up her six children following the death of her husband.

According to local government officials, of the 43,330 students who sat for the exam, Amma was the oldest ever, in the state, to take a literacy test.

Officials said this year 42,933 candidates passed the exam, taking the state closer to its aim of 100 percent literacy.

The photographs of Amma writing the exam went viral on social media and soon after her exam result came out people took to social networking sites to describe her as a source of inspiration and laud her dedication.

“I had tweeted about this 96-year-old Kerala student when she began her studies. Yesterday she passed her literacy exams! Congratulations Karthyayani Amma!” Congress lawmaker from Thiruvananthapuram Tharoor tweeted.

Kerala was declared fully literate in 1991, which means attaining 90 per cent literacy, as per the UNESCO norms.

As per India’s 2011 census, Kerala has around 1.8 million illiterate.

To achieve the goal of 100 percent literacy, the local government initiated a scheme in January to eradicate illiteracy among marginalized communities across the state.

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