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Jeevithkumar, a Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) worker and the son of a dairy farmer, who hails from Tamil Nadu’s Theni district, has cleared the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2020, reported ANI.
According to ANI, Jeevithkumar, a student of Government Model Higher Secondary School at Silvarpatti, Periyakulam, scored 664 out of 720 and topped the list of students from government school who cleared NEET this year.
However, Jeevithkumar has shared with ANI that he still might not be able to pursue the medical course. This is due to the fact that even government colleges are too expensive for Jeevithkumar’s family.
He has reportedly shared that he needs financial assistance in order to be able to continue with his education.
Jeevithkumar went on to thank his teachers for guiding him and for helping him enroll at a coaching institute for NEET preparation: "Last year I wrote the exam only to realise how tough it was. I planned to write it again and my teachers helped me in joining a NEET coaching and this time I was able to score 664 marks which made me the national topper among government school students across the country.”
Jeevith’s mother Rarameshwari too is a MGNREGA worker. In conversation with ANI, she said:
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday, 16 October, declared the results of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
Over 7.7 lakh candidates cleared the exam this year, the NTA said.
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal took to Twitter to congratulate all the successful candidates.
(With inputs from ANI.)
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