Divya
I am Divya. I completed my schooling in Nadukallur Government Higher Secondary school. When I was a little girl, I had an aim to become a doctor. But the government announced the entrance exam for medical studies. Many students took the NEET exam and said it was very tough, and some committed suicide. I saw this in the news and I decided I can’t do it. Then I had no idea about my aim until I came to 12th std. When I was in the 12th std, the Tamil nadu government announced 7.5 reservation in NEET exam only for government school students. It was really encouraging news to me. And my father and teachers also encouraged me a lot. I asked Chitra akka if she can organise a NEET coaching class for me. Akka said that if four students came with me, she would definitely arrange for the classes. Three of my friends and I joined the NEET class in YOKE after our board exams were cancelled. We were the first batch. Akka tied up with Jayendra school’s NEET Academy, for us. Menaka madam, took Physics classes for us. Antony sir taught us Ecology, Petchidurai sir, who regularly taught us Yoga at YOKE, taught us meditation for stress relief. And my school teachers also took some classes for us and covered chapters we had skipped as we did not have time to study.
Mind-set
In the first month,we wondered if it was possible to clear the NEET exam this year. But daily akka would come and tell us that we will definitely clear the exam this year. My sisters at YOKE always called us doctors, and we always felt thrilled. These two things kept us going. In the next month, we also started thinking we would clear the NEET exam this year. The NEET council also announced internal choice in the question paper this year. Akka said it is all happening specially for us only. So we put in our hard work. We studied 12 hours a day. It continued like this, the NEET exam came, we wrote the exam, the result came with expected marks for us.
Now, I have got a seat in Government Medical College, Virudhunagar. It happened because of YOKE, my teachers, my parents and my hard work. They all supported me a lot.
My future aim
First, I will study very well for my MBBS degree. I want to study Gynaecology. Just like I got the chance to study for free, I want to help more children from poor families to study like me.Then I want to serve the village and poor people with all my heart. I also want to become an IAS officer and serve all.
