Jharkhand phone cover seller cracks NEET UG 2025, shares struggle: ‘I ran my shop by day, studied till 3 am'
Rohit Kumar, a mobile cover seller in Jharkhand, is winning plaudits after he cleared his NEET-UG 2025 exam, scoring 549 marks and securing an All India Rank (AIR) of 12,484 and a category rank of 1,312, news portal 'Pune Pulse' reported. Kumar ran a small cart selling mobile accessories during the day while preparing for one of India's toughest entrance exams late into the night.
A video of Kumar speaking to a popular coaching institution's founder and CEO, Alakh Pandey, is doing the rounds on the internet. Sharing his daily routine, Kumar revealed that he did not give up on his shop to study but handled both simultaneously. 'I used to work all day selling phone covers and study till 3 am. Then, I would wake up at 7 am and go back to work,' he said, explaining the daily grind he went through for months.
He further revealed that his father worked at a local vegetable market. His interest in pursuing a career in medicine sparked after he worked at a medical store during the COVID pandemic, he said. After his Class 12 Boards, he dropped out of college to focus on NEET.
In a touching gesture, Pandey gifted Kumar a doctor's coat in the viral video.
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The video quickly gained traction with several social media users congratulating Kumar for his remarkable feat. 'His eyes is showing his hard work,' a user wrote. 'Hard work pays off,' another user commented.
'He is from my city….really inspiring journey of success,' a third user reacted.
This year, Rajasthan's Mahesh Kumar secured AIR 1 in NEET UG with a percentile of 99.9999547 in the General category. Avika Aggarwal from Delhi NCT emerged as the female topper, scoring 99.9996832 percentile, and has secured NEET UG rank 5.
Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested two men from Maharashtra for allegedly deceiving NEET UG 2025 aspirants and their families by claiming they could manipulate scores, and charging Rs 90 lakh per candidate.
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