Temasek Polytechnic grad: Education was my escape route

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When he was in primary school, he dismantled an old microwave, simply to see how it was put together. Now, Mr Ajay Shanker, who has a diploma in electronics from Temasek Polytechnic (TP), aims to be an engineer. Yesterday, at TP's Presentation of Top Graduates...

He did not study for his PSLE and scored an aggregate of 132, barely making it into the Normal stream at Montfort Secondary School.

He did well enough to enter the Normal stream. Then, he applied for the Common Engineering Programme at TP, securing a grade point average of 3.98. Mr Loh said:"When TP contacted me, I agreed immediately to attend the event... I am proud of Ajay and his accomplishments. I hope Ajay will focus on what is important to him."

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