Mental peace, consistency key to success, say Amritsar NEET toppers

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 2

Tasting the sweet fruit of their hard labour, Anmol Singh Bajwa and Anmol Singh Sandhu, two of the three toppers of NEET from the city, said staying patient and consistent was their key to their success.

Anmol Singh Bajwa scored 695/720 marks, scoring top position in the district. Karsh Verma came second with a score of 692/720 marks and an AIR 351. The third position was bagged by Anmol Singh Sandhu, who scored 691/720 marks and AIR 376.

“The delays in NEET conduct were stressful of course, but one had to maintain mental peace and focus to perform well. I kept my cool, even while taking the exam, though this time the paper was bit tricky,” said Anmol Singh Bajwa, who has scored AIR 249 and has topped in the city. With an oncologist father and gynaecologist mother, Anmol shares that being a doctor was an obvious choice of profession for him.

“My dream institute is Safdarjung, but I am not quite sure my AIR is enough for the admission. I would want to study in AIIMS or in Chandigarh in that case,” he shared.

Anmol Singh Sandhu, who also comes from a family of doctors, said he wanted to continue in his parents’ profession always. “My parents have been my inspiration. I aspire to become a surgeon and want to study medicine at GMCH, Chandigarh. With my rank, I am hopeful to get admission though despite the pandemic-related stress, the competition was quite tough this year,” he said.

His father Dr Kulwinder Singh Sandhu is an ENT specialist and his mother Dr Gagandeep Kaur is an anaesthesiologist.

Anmol is happy that he managed to get a good rank in his first attempt. He shared that he never quite felt stressed and consistently continued to study himself.

City toppers were seen in a jubilant mood as they shared their ranks and performances with their peers. Apart from merit holders, 12 students from Sidana International School cleared NEET with flying colours and made the management, teachers and parents proud of their performance. As many as 27 students from DAV School, Lawrence Road, also qualified the NEET. All top rank holders were honoured by their respective schools and institutes.