Beating all the odds: Six students from Mumbai s Govandi slum crack NEET
ANI / Updated: Dec 17, 2020, 09:42 IST
Govandi slum in
Mumbai s eastern suburban area have set an example for children who want to accomplish their goals and dreams as they have cleared the
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (
NEET) this year.
It is to mention that Govandi slum is infamous for crimes and drug cases.
One of the NEET qualifiers, Jaiba Khan whose father is a doctor, said that she became determined to crack the medical entrance exam after witnessing shortage of doctors during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic. Since my childhood, I was clear that I will become a doctor like my father. I have grown seeing my father working for needy people. Though it was not an easy task to clear NEET, a proper schedule of studies and planning helped me clear this exam. We saw how the shortage of doctors affected us during the COVID crisis. I was determined to crack it, she said.