Moments before the exam, on March 1, Suraj Kadam, a school student in Osmanabad district in Maharashtra, was informed about Jambuwant Kadam's demise.
Despite the tragic news, Suraj, a resident of Katri village in Tuljapur, appeared for the exam and after it,rushed to attend his father's last rites.
Suraj has two elder brothers.
"Their father would have been proud of the courage they showed in facing this tragedy," Suraj's mother, Shaila Kadam, told PTI today.
District education officer Sachin Jagtap, who was on an inspection round at the exam hall where Suraj appeared for the exam, said the teenager had shown 'tremendous courage' in the face of such a tragedy.