Girl From Slum Clears NEET to Secure MBBS Seat

Rushda Praveen Khan, a 18 years old girl from crowded slums of Govandi cleared the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) to be admitted to a government-aided college to pursue her MBBS degree.

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Studying in a one-room-kitchen house in a crowded Mumbai slum, Rushda will now pursue her MBBS degree and hopes to become a neurologist.

Rushda, who comes from humble beginnings of a one-room-kitchen house, went on to clearing her Class 10 board exams with 86% in 2017 from Shree Geeta Vidyalaya.

Rushda went to Swami Vivekanand college, which was about 5 kilometres away from her house. Speaking about why she left coaching classes, she says, “I was sure that I could excel in my studies without coaching classes because I was studying hard and I had good lecturers.”

Rushda would wake up at 5 am to study, as her college started in the afternoon. After college, she would return home, freshen up and get back to studying. “I would study what I was taught in college. It helps in grasping the concept better and stores it in your mind for a longer time. It also gets done sooner as compared to revising any chapter after a couple of days,” adds the 18-year-old. She further adds, “I would study till about 2 am and then wake up at 5 am without anyone’s assistance.” Given her rigorous study routine, she went on to score 87% in her Class 12 board exams in 2019.

She then enrolled in coaching classes to prepare for NEET. Refusing to take a day’s break from her studies, she says, “I don’t like to wait for that one day of break. This wait and excitement for ‘a break day’ hampers your studies. It is better to study everyday. Of course, I would take about a few hours of a break once in a while.”

Rushda says that she would take breaks only for breakfast, lunch and dinner the entire day. “I would write poems and apply henna sometimes. Both are hobbies that I use to refresh my mind,” she adds. When asked how she managed to study hard in a room shared by everyone, she reveals, “All family members are supportive. Even my younger siblings are studious so we are studying most of the time. I would mostly spend most of my time in college studying. That is how I would manage my studies.”

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