Arvind Kumar from Kushinagar attempted the NEET exam nine times before he cracked it, to earn respect for his father
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“I was never good at academics. I scored 48.66% in class X and 60.20% in Class XII board examinations,” says Arvind Kumar who cracked the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination after nine long years.
The examination is held for the admission to undergraduate courses in medical courses across institutes in India.
The son of a scrap dealer from Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, Arvind was never motivated in studies. But the daily taunts from his father and the humiliation he faced from society turned the tide for the 26-year-old.
“Up to 2011, I was routinely called names by my father Bhikari and insulted by people. There was no respect. So I thought that becoming a doctor would earn it,” Arvind says.
Arvind started preparing for the NEET examinations but failed in his first try. Undeterred, the youngster moved to Gorakhpur to take…