NEET 2022: North Kashmir barbeque seller’s son cracks medical entrance test; secures 591 marks

Srinagar: A poor barbeque seller’s son from Baramulla has cracked the prestigious NEET-UG 2022 examination.

Mehraj-ud-din Khan secured 591 points in the examination. He credited the hard work and support of his family and friends for his success.

“My family has been a pillar of support for me. They used to tell me to just focus on my studies. But, sometimes, I used to help my father at the shop where he sells barbeque,” Khan, a resident of the Guiwa area of Pattan in Baramulla in north Kashmir, said in videos that appeared on social media.

Khan did his basic education at Hanfia Model School in the Warpora area and studied till Class 8 at Army Goodwill School Zeran. He enrolled at MMK school in Nihalpora for Class 10 and then at government boys higher secondary school Baramulla for Classes 11 and 12.

Khan’s family, which had few resources, managed to send him for private tuition. However, due to the Covid lockdown, he had to study at home.

 “I went to a private tuition center in Baramulla in Class 11 but then COVID-19 lockdown happened. I saw many students have studied on YouTube and cracked NEET, so I thought why can’t I do it? I then studied from YouTube channels and other online platforms,” Khan said.

Khan cracked the NEET-UG in his first attempt. He expected more points though.

He said NEET aspirants should stay focused.

“Continuously work towards achieving your goal and you will be able to do it. My goal was set. And it is not something that can be achieved by only having tuitions or coaching at leading private institutions, self-study can be sufficient,” he added.

Haziq Pervez Lone, a resident of the Trenz area of Shopian in south Kashmir, topped the NEET-UG-2022 examination in the union territory and secured the all-India rank of 10.