Indore's Tunishka Sujit becomes graduate at just 15, dreams to pursue Juris Doctor degree

Tanishka Sujit, a talented and deserving student from Indore in Madhya Pradesh, made history by graduating from the School of Social Sciences at the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya at the age of just 15. Tanishka passed her Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology course with first division and secured 74.20 percent marks. She cleared the Class 12 exams at the age of 13 straightaway after passing Class 10 in the first division.

Speaking to ANI, she said, "I have passed in BA Psychology from School of Social Science, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya with first division. I want to pursue International law and I would like to go to the UK or the USA to pursue 'a Juris Doctor' (or Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD), it is a graduate-entry professional degree in law) as this course is not available in India." 

"I studied like a normal student till class 5, after that, I directly took the high school examination at the age of 11 years. After that I appeared in the Class 12th exam directly, which I did for the first time in India. For this, the Governor had also changed the law in the School Education Department on our request. Now, at the age of 15 years, I completed my graduation," She added.

Sujit met PM Modi during his visit to the state capital Bhopal on April 1 for the Combined Commanders' Conference. The girl said during the meeting,  during the about 15-minute meeting, she told the PM that after passing her BA exams, she planned to pursue law in the US with the goal of one day becoming India's Chief Justice.

Sujit also mention how PM Modi encouraged her to achieve her dream. The teenage girl lost both her father and grandfather to COVID-19 in 2020.

Besides, talking about her further study abroad Tanishka said, "My father Sujit passed away during COVID-19 pandemic so we had to face financial problems. Now, I have to go to the US or UK for my further studies for which a lot of money is needed. We have requested the government through Indore MP Shankar Lalwani to help us through scholarship."

Meanwhile, Indore MP Lalwani said, "Tanishka is very intelligent and she secured a good percentage in her graduation. She is the first girl who has completed graduation at the age of 15 years. Sometime back she also met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi where she had expressed her desire to become the Chief Justice of India in front of PM Modi."

"Tanishka wants to learn international law by studying abroad, then come back to India and serve the nation. She wants to become the Chief Justice of India. Tanishka's mother Anubha has uplifted her (Tanishka) after a lot of hard work. We are trying to get financial help either from Madhya Pradesh Government or the Central Government," Lalwani added.

(With inputs from ANI)