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India.com
11 hours ago
- General
- India.com
Meet woman who did not go to coaching, secured AIR 1 in IIT PhD entrance, cracked UGC-NET, NIMHANS, also topped Class 12th board exam; she is…, hails from..
It is often believed that no obstacle is too big to overcome with real commitment and hard work. Damini Singh Brar, a 26-year-old, from Sanjauli, a small town near Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, demonstrates this belief. Damini Singh Brar has been able to overcome every hurdle because of her consistent focus to accomplish and work ethic that has allowed her dreams to become a reality while re-defining the meaning of academic success. Damini's commitment and innumerable hours of preparation enabled her not only to clear one of the most prestigious and difficult PhD entrance exams in the country, but to be at the top. She achieved All India Rank 1 in the PhD (Psychology) entrance at IIT Kanpur. Along with it, she also topped the PhD entrance exam of another leading institution in India, IIT Delhi. Damini topped the PhD entrance exam in Psychology at IIT Kanpur, claiming the All India Rank 1, as well as being ranked first in the PhD entrance exam at IIT Delhi. She has now decided to pursue a PhD at IIT Delhi, one of India's top institutes. But there's more! Damini also cleared (written exam) the test for PhD admissions for NIMHANS, Bengaluru and was invited for the interview. Earlier in 2024, she cleared the UGC-NET exam in Psychology in her first attempt, and this adds to her stack of achievements. You may find it hard to believe, but Damini was able to clear all such tough exams on her own and without coaching classes. She studied diligently through self-study, without attending any coaching classes. After hearing about her accomplishments, it's clear how brilliant she is academically. She was always an exceptional student. Damini does not just hold this status as an exceptional college graduate. She achieved her schooling as a top student in Shimla, then continued that as a topper in her Class 12 board exam. She consistently performed well from a very young age. After completing Class 12, Damini enrolled in Lady Shri Ram College for graduation in English Honours, which is one of the well-known colleges affiliated with Delhi University (DU). After that, she went on to complete her Master's in Applied Psychology from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai, which is one of India's leading institutes in the field of social sciences. It's important to notice that Damini comes from a poor family background. Her father Rajneesh Brar is a Sanitary Inspector with the Shimla Municipal Corporation, and her mother Meera Brar is a homemaker. Despite being from a poor family background, with few resources, she has made her family and hometown proud through her own hard work and effort. Everything she has achieved has been through her own doing. Today, Damini is an inspiration for millions of students in the country.
India Today
5 days ago
- Science
- India Today
Shimla woman clears toughest exams without coaching, bags Rank 1 in IIT entrances
In an age where coaching classes are seen as essential for academic success, Damini Singh Brar from Himachal Pradesh has broken the mould, and how. Without signing up for a single coaching class, she has cleared some of India's most competitive exams, including the UGC-NET, NIMHANS, and not one but two IIT PhD 26-year-old from Sanjauli near Shimla is now all set to join IIT Delhi's PhD programme in Psychology, having topped both its written exam and interview round. Not only that, she also bagged All India Rank 1 in the PhD entrance for IIT also cleared the NIMHANS Bengaluru written exam for a PhD and got shortlisted for the interview. She passed UGC-NET Psychology in her first attempt in December LSR TO TISS TO IIT Damini started her academic journey at Lady Shri Ram College (LSR), Delhi University, studying English Honours. She then pursued Applied Psychology from TISS Mumbai, a top social sciences school journey was equally strong -- she was the Class 12 board topper in Shimla COACHING, JUST CONSISTENCYWhat makes Damini's story even more inspiring is her method. As per reports, she got no coaching, and no private tuitions. She prepared for the exams on her own, driven by passion and a structured study parents come from humble backgrounds -- her father is a sanitation inspector and her mother is a homemaker. Yet, with discipline and quiet resilience, Damini has reached India's most elite academic spaces.
