COVID-19 lockdown helped me in preparation of NEET, says Punjab topper

Karam Prakash
Tribune News Service
Patiala, October 16

Ishita Garg, 18, secured All India Rank 24 in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and topped the state.

Garg, of Nabha, obtained 706 marks out of 720, in this medical examination – results of which were declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on late Friday evening. 

Ishita, who had secured 97.2 per cent in 12th Board examination, said that COVID-19 induced lockdown helped her a lot in her preparation for NEET.

She said, “COVID-19 lockdown made the difference for me. I did self-study for 8-10 hours during lockdown.”

Discussing about the preparations, Garg said that she focussed on NCERT books and did revision during her final leg.

She said, “I focussed on NCERT books and revised it twice or thrice in the lockdown. I had already given many full syllabus mock tests, therefore, I was very confident of the good results in NEET exam.”

Giving credit to her parents for her achievement, who are doctors in Nabha, Ishita said that her mother was ‘guiding angel’ in her journey for the examination.

“My mother always ensured that my study would never be affected. She guided me all along for everything—including making notes.”

In the end, Ishita said she always wanted to be a doctor because her parents were also the doctors. She said that she would be pursuing her MBBS from AIIMS Delhi.