Success Story: Family made him/her miserable by marrying him/her at the age of 11! Now Ramlal will become a doctor after passing NEET

Married at the age of 11, left behind 6 month old daughter in Kota

Ramlal’s family lives in Ghosunda village in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district. his/her family forcibly got him/her married in the sixth grade when he/she was just 11 years old. At the age of 18, his/her wife gave birth to a daughter, when Ramlal was just 20 years old. Ramlal went to Kota to prepare for the NEET exam just six months after his/her daughter’s birth.

Studied in government school till 10th standard

Ramlal studied in the government school of his/her village till class 10th. he/she was not sure which subject he/she should choose for further studies – Arts, Commerce or Science. One of his/her teachers saw his/her good grasp on Science and advised him/her to choose Biology as his/her subject.

The teachers knew that Ramlal was afraid of mathematics. After taking biology as a subject, Ramlal decided to become a doctor. he/she started living in a hostel in Udaipur and studied in a government school there till class 12th.

The family told me to quit my studies, but I still didn’t give up

Ramlal prepared for his/her first three NEET attempts on his/her own. In these attempts, he/she scored 350, 320 and 362 marks respectively. After failing in the third attempt, his/her father and family wanted him/her to quit studies and start earning.

However, Ramlal did not give up. he/she wanted to rest only after passing the NEET exam. Seeing his/her determination, his/her family decided to send him/her to Kota.

Ramlal said, ‘Since becoming a doctor was my only aim, after failing in the fourth attempt, I decided to make the fifth attempt and decided to stay in Kota.’

Year 2022, fifth attempt, Ramlal’s NEET score

Ramlal said that during the preparation he/she kept himself away from mobile phones. he/she did not even resort to online studies. Whenever needed, he/she used to talk to his/her parents and wife from a friend’s keypad mobile. Finally, in his/her fifth attempt, Ramlal succeeded in NEET by securing 632 marks out of 720.

To fulfill Ramlal’s dream of becoming a doctor, his/her father took a loan. his/her mother sold her jewelry. Ramlal is now reaping the fruits of his/her hard work. he/she aims to join politics after completing MBBS and serving the people.

Ramlal spoke on child marriage

In an interview, Ramlal talked about his/her experience of child marriage and said that marrying at a young age has been an old common tradition in the village. Initially, he/she was very excited about it because he/she was getting so much importance and new clothes but later with time, he/she realized that this tradition should stop.