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Belonging to the city of havelis in Rajasthan, Churu’s Nishant Sharma dreamt of becoming a doctor at an early age. Sharma, who is suffering from Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), an autoimmune disease characterised by a low platelet count, was determined enough to not let his dreams suffer because of health complications.
After clearing the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) in 2023, Sharma is living his dream by studying at AIIMS, Delhi.
Taking inspiration from his elder brother and his health issues, Nishant geared up for his dreams with the aim that he could better understand patients both emotionally and physically.
“My elder brother was also preparing for NEET and because of him, I got both support and guidance. The major role was played by self-study and then of course, the guidance of teachers at PhysicsWallah who prioritised conceptual understanding of the topic,” said Sharma, who scored 710 on his first attempt.
He calls self-study, self-motivation, self-discipline and his parents’ support as his success mantra which played a major role in accomplishing his dreams.
“During Covid, my parents did not consider the idea of education migration due to my ITP disease,” said the boy who did not use social media during his preparation to minimise distraction.
“Two-three months before NEET, I used to devote 14 hours a day for its preparation and before that, I used to make sure that I am studying at least eight-nine hours in a day,” said the ranker who scored 95 per cent in Class 12.
He also made sure that each day he was studying and revising all the subjects rather than studying one at a time.
“For my preparation, I discussed with my brother about the books, mock tests and other things. I first started my preparation from home and relied on books shared by my brother,” said Nishant who started his NEET preparation from Class 10.
“In Class 12, I took printouts of various previous year tests and to my astonishment, I performed well. I remember that in one of the tests, I scored around 670 out of 720. It was during that time, when I got the motivation that I can perform well in the examination even if I study at home,” said Sharma, who ranked AIR 28 in NEET 2023.
Biology is the most scoring subject, particularly biotic, ecology, human physiology, said the NEET topper, adding that in Physics, the semiconductor chapter is scoring and its weightage is high.
Despite coaching, he prepared his own short notes and tried to use mnemonics, said the ranker who claims that life in AIIMS is a mixture of being proud and a hectic schedule.
Nishant, who is pursuing MBBS from AIIMS Delhi, wants to specialise in cardiology and neurology.
