A 17-year-old student in Dubai scored 97.2 percent in the Indian Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) grade 12 exams overcoming odds in battling cancer.
Bibin Baldev Raj, who is battling stage 4 of Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, wrote the exams on his hospital bed and scored 98 marks each in English and mass media studies, 97 marks each in home science and marketing, and 96 marks in economics. He ranked third in his stream in his school and had attended online classes while his treatment was going on.
RELATED STORY: Blind expat student gets full scholarship in Ajman
He credited his success to his teachers, friends, and family members. Initially receiving treatment at Al Zahra Hospital, he is currently being treated at American Oncology Institute, Jalandhar, in the northern Indian state of Punjab.
Doctors have prescribed six cycles of chemotherapy and he has finished his second cycle.
Dr. Humaid Al Shamsi, President of the Emirates Oncology Society, said that he was proud of Raj’s achievement.
READ ON: Three Filipino students win honors at informatics Olympiad
Raj is the recipient of the prestigious Diana Award 2019 and was feted for his service through his non-profit organisation, ‘The Smile Guild’ and has also co-founded a non-profit called ‘Umeed’.
Last year he was secretary-general of the 15th UN Simulation Conference hosted by his school and took part in several international Model UN conferences.
