Awantipora orphan and a product of govt school’s one among top 10 NEET rankers from Kashmir

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AWANTIPORA: Kamran Imtiyaz, 18, a student from Charsoo village in Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district has figured in the list of top 10 rank holders for National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test from students of Jammu and Kashmir state.

An Orphan, Kamran, lost his father at the age of 4 and was raised by her mother single patently.

He had basic schooling from state-run government schools. He passed 10th class examinations from a local school in Charsoo and 12th from a government higher secondary school in Noorpora area of Tral, Sachnews Jammu Kashmir reports said.

“Because of stereotype, people here in Kashmir prefer to send their wards to private schools. But I want to tell them that government schools provide the best education,” he told Sachnews, adding it is self-study and hard work by a student which makes a difference between success and failure.

It was his second attempt, in his previous attempt he was selected for BVS and he subsequently enrolled at SKUAST Srinagar.

“In April I took a leave from the University and started preparing for NEET at the hostel,” he said.

This year he improved his rank and scored 623 out of 720 marks and topped the results from whole of the south Kashmir. “I hope that I will be one among top 10 rank holders from J and K state,” he said.

Despite prevailing uncertainty and spike in violence related incidents, which affected schooling in South Kashmir, Kamran has won laurels from different quarters.

The first to appreciate him was his maternal grandfather, Abdul Rashid Reshi, who is a retired government teacher told Sachnews.

I had high hopes on him. He passed all examinations from 1st up-to 12th class with first division.

But for me this is the beginning for Kamran because he has to work hard to excel for becoming an example for other youth to follow.

Kamran’s story may look usual but achieving this feat with meagre resources at his maternal grandparent’s house makes it different.

“I was supported by my maternal grandparent, without their support I would have not possible for me to do it,” he said.

The locals from Charsoo village demanded that authorities should appreciate Kamran’s talent and sponsor him so that he will continue to shine and bring laurels for Kashmir, locals told Sachnews.

The results of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2019 were declared on Wednesday.

The NEET is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in medical and dental colleges approved by the Medical Council of India and the Dental Council of India.

As many as 14,10,755 candidates had appeared for the exam out of which 7,97,042 qualified the test.

NEET was conducted across 154 cities in 11 languages and 2,546 centres.
Out of 6,30,283 males who took the exam, 3,51,278 qualified for it. While 7,80,467 females appeared for it, 4,45,761 qualified.
Out of five transgenders who appeared for the exam, three qualified for it.
As many as 15,19,375 candidates had registered for the exam, but 1,08,015 did not appear for it.
The NTA conducted the NEET throughout the country on May 5 and May 20.
The Medical Council of India and the Dental Council of India come under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.