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Time of India
19 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
HS topper, farmer's son lead Bengal charge in NEET
1 2 Kolkata: Higher Secondary topper Rupayan Pal bagged the 20th position on the NEET-UG merit list, which was published on Saturday. Kolkata boy, Rachit Sinha Choudhuri, ranked 16th in the all-India entrance test to medical schools, becoming the NEET topper from Bengal, while Anik Ghosh, a farmer's son from Murshidabad, ranked 67th. Rachit's favourite pastime is playing tabla and loves to spend his time in the kitchen. But his last three months' sole focus had been preparations for the entrance test. "As I was scrolling through the merit list, my father started screaming in joy on spotting my score and rank. I had given my 100% to this exam, but this rank was beyond my expectations," Rachit told TOI. The elation over his son's success was evident on the face of Rachit's father, Shirshendu, who runs a business. "He has diverse qualities besides his studies. He is a good cook. So much so that he can even whip up a continental dish. He is very good at tabla, too. But he completely focused on his preparations for NEET the past three months, setting aside everything else. He even logged off social media and handed his phone to us," he said. Rupayan had scored 497 out of 500 (99.4%) in HS, topping the state board Class XII exams, and had even ranked 5th in his Madhyamik in 2021. The past two years had been about preparing for his boards and entrance tests "Studying for the two exams together was not very difficult as the two syllabi are almost similar. I kept practising the answers as much as possible, which I think helped me a lot. A clear concept of the topics is important, whether it's a board or a competitive exam," he said. While both Rachit enrolled at Aakash Institute, Rupayan took online tests there. He enrolled at Pathfinder, too. Son of high school English teachers, Rupayan wants to become a cardiologist or a neurosurgeon. He loves reading books and watching sports but stays off social media. Anik's father sold off 1.5 bigha of a 3-bigha land he owned in their Murshidabad village, to enrol his son, a first-generation learner, at Allen Coaching to help him pursue his dream of becoming a doctor. Anik had set his heart on becoming a doctor when he was a child after his grandfather died due to lack of treatment. "I still remember that day though I was a kid," he said. "It's my dream to become a neurosurgeon and serve rural people, who have limited access to proper medical services. " Anik couldn't study much in Dec and Jan because he was unwell but he concentrated on his preparations from Feb. "But I love watching films and web series, something I could not give up even ahead of exams. I think studying properly for three-four hours a day is enough to crack competitive exams," he said. 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 .
Indian Express
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
West Bengal HS topper Rupayan Pal says he studied 12-13 hours a day, wants to be a doctor
Rupayan Pal of Burdwan CMS High School is this year's topper in the West Bengal Higher Secondary Examination, scoring 497 (99.4%). The moment the news broke that Rupayan is this year's topper, their residence was busy with his school teachers and neighbours visiting him and his parents to congratulate him. Rupayan Pal told The Indian Express, 'I had thought I would rank, but never thought I would come first. I used to study around 12-13 hours every day and the main aim was to keep the concepts clear. I want to become a doctor, so that was my main focus. Since childhood, I was drawn towards science, and I have given some competitive exams. Let's see what happens. I want to go to AIIMS and study.' Apart from studies, Rupayan loves to read adventure and detective novels. He loves to travel, but for the last two years, he was concentrating on his studies. His father Rabindranath Pal told The Indian Express, 'We are very happy. He wants to be a doctor, but let us see what happens. We both are government school teachers, so he always made his schedule and studied accordingly. We were not able to see much of his studies.' Tushar Debnath, who is from Bakshirhat High School and scored 496 (99.2%) to stand second, has an aim to become a scientist in the future. He told The Indian Express, 'Till Class 10 I thought I would become a doctor, but now I want to become a scientist.' According to Tushar, he took tuition from his teachers and spent 6-7 hours on self-study. Apart from that, during his free time, he enjoys watching cricket. Tapan Debnath, father of Tushar, said, 'We knew that he would do well. He has met our expectations. Now it is up to him what he wants to pursue.' Srijita Ghoshal of Sonamukhi Girls' High School in Bankura district scored 494 (98.8%) and is the first girl topper of this year, holding the fourth rank. Speaking to The Indian Express, she said, 'I could not believe that I had scored so well. My teachers and friends had called to inform me. I was concentrating on the concepts. I did not have a fixed routine — at most, I would study 7-9 hours, but not more. I want to become an engineer. Since childhood, I have had many dreams, but those are changing.' Srijita's free time is spent watching series on the phone, playing badminton, or with friends, though now she is concentrating on competitive exams which are right around the corner. Bhagtadas Ghoshal, father of Srijita, said, 'She is our only child. I am very happy. We want her to become a good person, but career-wise she wants to be an engineer. We support her dreams.'
