Odisha’s Subham Sabar, once a labourer in Bengaluru, secures admission to MBBS course after cracking NEET

Sabar, who hails from a poor family in Mudulidhiah village under the Banpur block in Khurda district, ranked 18,212 in the scheduled tribe category and got admission to MKCG Medical College and Hospital.

Sabar, who hails from a poor family in Mudulidhiah village under the Banpur block in Khurda district, was elated when he received a phone call from his teacher Basudev Moharana that he had cleared the entrance exams for getting admission to the MBBS course.About 400 posts remain vacant due to a lack of suitable candidates. These positions will be carried forward to the next DSC recruitment (Representational/Express photo)
By: PTI
3 min readNew DelhiAug 31, 2025 08:14 AM IST First published on: Aug 30, 2025 at 06:09 PM IST

The dream of becoming a doctor came true for Odisha’s 19-year-old student Subham Sabar, who has been working as a labourer in Bengaluru to support his family, as he cracked the NEET UG exams and secured admission to the MBBS course at a college here.

Sabar, who hails from a poor family in Mudulidhiah village under the Banpur block in Khurda district, was elated when he received a phone call from his teacher Basudev Moharana that he had cleared the entrance exams for getting admission to the MBBS course.

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He ranked 18,212 in the scheduled tribe category and got admission to MKCG Medical College and Hospital here.
“Recently, while working at the construction site in Bengaluru, I got a call from my teacher who asked me to distribute sweets. I was surprised and asked him about the reason. He smiled and informed me that I had cracked the NEET exams. It was like a dream come true. I could not hold my tears and returned home the next day with due permission of the contractor who engaged me in the work,” Sabar said.

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