Vipul Garg, a 17-year-old from Haryana’s Jind district, topped the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) entrance examination 2015, the results for which were announced on Monday. Vipul, who is the first in his family to go to medical school and has mostly relied on scholarships so far to get ahead, scored 695 marks out of 720.
“My family worked very hard and faced lots of hardships to meet my expenses. I scored cent per cent in Class X and was given a fee waiver by the school for the remaining years. A private coaching institute agreed to waive off the fee for me while I was preparing for my medical entrance.”
He was disappointed when the earlier AIPMT was cancelled. “I had done well and was sad. But then I realised it was a good opportunity to work on my weak points and things I knew I had difficulty doing in the first test. I had no idea I would top the entrance,” he said, adding he plans to become a cardiologist.
Occupying the second slot is 17-year old Khushi Tiwari from Rajasthan, who was sure she would ace the examination. Khushi, who always wanted to be a doctor like her parents, scored 688 out of 720.
“Although, I have not decided on my specialisation, I know I studied 14 hours a day to be able to get into Maulana Azad Medical College,” she said.
The Central Board of Secondary Education had re-conducted the test on July 25 on direction from the Supreme Court after allegations of irregularities surfaced in the first test held on May 3. A dress code was prescribed and candidates were frisked before they entered the examination hall.
According to the CBSE, the exam was conducted at 1,065 centres in 50 cities across India and abroad. Of 6,32,625 candidates who registered for the test, 4,22,859 candidates downloaded the admit card.
Vipul Garg is the first in his family to go
to medical school and has mostly relied on scholarships so far
to get ahead. The 17-year-old scored 695 marks out of 720
