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Indian Express
21-07-2025
- Health
- Indian Express
From son of daily wage earners to resident of Gadchiroli tribal settlement: how students of Pune's BJMC helped them crack NEET
At the very modest house of Abhishek Ghule in a village in Maharashtra's Jalna, the excitement refuses to die. Abhishek, the son of Rajendra and Geetabai, has become a celebrity of sorts in his Pokhari village under the Bhokhardan taluka since he cleared the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) UG, the results of which were declared in June. Abhishek is among the 75 students, who were coached by Lift for Upliftment (LFU), of whom 45 cleared NEET. Hailing from financially disadvantaged families, these students have overcome adversity to prepare for one of the toughest examinations in the country. Started in 2015, LFU is primarily run by students from the B J Government Medical College in Pune, who conduct state-wide entrance exams to select students for the free coaching classes they offer to meritorious but financially disadvantaged students. Currently, LFU is led by students Harish Khanware, Piyush Walunjkar, Punit Sahuji, and Pratiksha Shinde, all of whom are from B J Medical College. Abhishek has enough score to get him into a government medical college. 'I am the first person in our family to crack the entrance test. It seems like a dream come true. Now all of us are waiting for the results of the counselling, which will decide the college I will attend,' said Abhishek, whose parents are daily wage earners. When he was in Class 12, Sushil Mane's father, Amritkumar, was bedridden by paralysis. A resident of Borgaon village in the Walva taluka of Sangi, his mother Prabhabati managed to keep the family going by working at the local cooperative dairy. 'Since my childhood, I have seen my family suffer in want of medical aid. So, I wanted to become a doctor to help my family,' said Sushil. A relative had forwarded him a poster of LFU, which helped him realise his dream. 'Their batches had already started, but looking at my results and my interest, they allowed me to enrol,' he said. Like Ghule, Mane is also waiting for the admissions. 'I hope I get a college in Pune or Miraj. It would be nearer to my home,' he said. LFU's Ulgulaan batch is run for tribal students, especially in the state's Dharashiv district. Of the 45 students who cleared the NEET UG 2025, 15 are from remote tribal areas, such as Gadchiroli, who will secure admission in medical colleges. Devdas Wachami, who lives in a small village of Karampalli in the Bhamragad taluka of the Gadchiroli district, was in Class 6 when his grandmother's kidneys failed. Walchami said she had to suffer due to a lack of proper medical treatment. 'Financially, we are not that well off, so it was really difficult for us to get treatment on time. That was the trigger which got me thinking about pursuing medicine,' he said. Talking about his experience, Wachami said the best thing was the peer-to-peer coaching they got at LFU. 'Our teachers were students of B J Medical College, and for tribal students, they even talked about the skills necessary to cope. Most of us had not seen anything other than our villages. This coaching helped us,' he said. As he prepares to enter a medical college in either Mumbai or Pune, Wachami knows that in the long run, he will return to his village. 'If anything, I can never forget the pain my grandmother suffered from. That's enough for me to get back,' he said.
The Hindu
18-06-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Shaheen PU College students shine in NEET
Students of Shaheen Pre-University Science College in Bidar have cleared the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) with flying colours. Out of 720 marks, Saim Shabaaz has scored 587 marks, Alma Fatima 586, Anas Alam 578, Mehnaaz Fatima and Mohammad Ahram Khan 577 each, Mohammad Taufeeq and Ajeet 575 each, Yunus Akthar and Ibrahim Siddique 574 each and Ahmad Abdullah has obtained 571 marks. Chairman of the Shaheen Group of Educational Institutions Abdul Qadeer anticipated that at least 500 students from the institutions will get medical seats. Free admissions Dr. Qadeer also announced providing free admissions for 40 meritorious students to Pre-University (PU) Course. Meritorious students from government and aided high schools who have cleared their SSLC Secondary Supplementary Examination will be offered free admission for PU first year at Shaheen College.
Time of India
15-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
Small-town success: Kodagu's KG Nidhi cracks NEET with AIR 84, secures 7th rank in Karnataka
MYSURU: KG Nidhi, a student who completed her primary education in Srimangala in Kodagu and secondary education at Navodaya Vidyalaya in Galibeedu, Madikeri, achieved success in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET-UG2025) by securing 84th at the all-India level and 7th rank for the state of Karnataka. The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the results of the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET-UG2025). She secured a seat for education in the medical field by obtaining 648 marks out of 720. Nidhi, who is currently studying PUC in Mangaluru, secured the 550th rank in Engineering in CET. She has now secured the 84th rank at the national level in NEET. This achievement was possible through continuous effort and hard work. "I engaged in preliminary preparation for the NEET exam from the first PUC. I also received encouragement in the college. The cooperation of my parents cannot be expressed in words. Overall, I will continue my education in the medical field as per my wish," she said. She completed her primary education at J.C. Primary School in Srimangala and her secondary education at Galibeedu Navodaya. Originally from Somwarpet Bettadalli, she is the daughter of Ganapathy , who resides in Choudlu Alekatte, working as ASI in the District Armed Reserve Force at Madikeri, and Gunavathy, the in-charge headmistress of Jakkanalli Govt School. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
