"Hard work will pay off" Mangalore student who secured AIR 10 in NEET-PG 2022 tells young aspirants
Dr. Nibraz ul Haq Omar studied at Father Muller's College & now aims to study further at AIIMS
Mangaluru: NEET-PG 2022 exam results were announced late Wednesday night while it was expected to be announced on June 20. One of the students from Mangalore, Dr. Nibraz ul Haq Omar turned up with flying colors in the exams and has secured an All India Rank of 10.
Dr. Nibraz studied at the Father Muller’s Medical College in Mangalore and now aims to study further at AIIMS Delhi to complete his MD in General Medicine.
He spoke to Vartha Bharati a day after the results were announced and shared his experiences and input for the aspirants of NEET PG competitive exams. He also spoke about his early, life, life as a student and how he managed to crack the competitive exam and secure AIR 10.
Below are the excerpts from the interview:
Q: Congratulations on emerging as one of the All India NEET PG toppers! How are you feeling about your results?
It was actually a surprise. It was supposed to be announced on June 20th, but it came as a surprise yesterday, and I am happy to be in the top-10 All India Ranks.
Q: Please tell us about yourself and your family and educational background.
I went to Father Muller’s Medical College in Mangalore. I did my schooling 11th and 12th from Bharati Vidya Bhavan, Trissur in Kerala. Till 10th grade, I studied in Muscat, Oman. My dad is also a doctor, even though he studied at Father Muller’s Medical College Mangalore. He is Dr. Moideen, my mom is a housewife, Naseema. We are basically from Kasargod but are settled in Mangalore now.
Q: What motivated you to pursue medicine as a career?
Initially, I wanted to be a doctor because my father was also a doctor, so I just followed him. But now I feel this actually suits me and I made the right decision.
Q: How did your family support you in your journey?
They really supported me very well. My mom was my backbone. I had written the NEET exam last year as well, and I had secured a rank of 10,000. I would’ve got a seat last time, but my mom told asked me to try once more. She told me I would come in top-100 this time. I just followed what she told me, and I am happy to be in the top-10. I was aiming to be in top-1000 but top-10 is maybe god’s grace.
Q: Did you appear for any other entrance examination?
Last week I appeared for AIIMS Entrance Exam INI-CET. I’ve secured a rank of 59.
Q: How did you prepare for NEET PG 2022?
I joined a coaching institute, Marrow Online Coaching. They’re an online platform. I bought their question bank and I used to solve their questions. That’s how I prepared for my examination.
Q: How much time did you devote to self-study vs. coaching and how do you manage to do both?
NEET PG is actually a self-study preparation. No one will spoon-feed it to you. You have to prepare yourself. You have to make time for yourself. My friends helped me with the preparations.
Q: What was your exam day strategy?
I used to solve MCQs. I used to start solving these questions right in the morning. I had friends with whom I used to FaceTime and study in groups. From morning 10 to evening 9 I used to simply solve these questions. I would take 2-3 breaks in between for food and play badminton and use the breaks for leisure activities.
Q: What are your hobbies and did you find time to engage in your hobbies throughout your NEET PG 2022 preparations?
My only hobby is I would say, playing badminton. I used to play cricket as well earlier, but now it’s only badminton. I had time for leisure activities during my day. 7-8:30 in the evening I would use it for leisure activities.
Q: What is your next step? Where will join for PG and for which specialization?
The counseling has not started yet. I want to go for INI-CET. Counseling will mostly begin next week. If I get in there I will go with it. What I want to become is MD in General Medicine. If I go for NEET PG, it will be mostly in Delhi or Mumbai.
Q: What factors you would like to attribute to your success?
First I would say my mom, she was my backbone as I said. Dad, friends, and my coaching institute, they’ve all really helped me to crack this. They used to conduct exams, and gradually I saw improvement in my ranks. They also conduct All India mock exams.
Q: There is a sense that most the young doctors don’t want to work in India and fly abroad once they get the best medical education here. What is your take on this?
I like India more. I completed my high school in Oman, and then I came back to Kerala for further studies. After coming here, I feel India is better. So I want to study here and work here. I think this trend is because of the workload here. The patient-doctor ratio is less in India.
Q: Even those who stay back in India naturally want to work with the best hospitals in big cities and not in rural areas. What is the solution for this according to you?
It depends from person to person. Some may want to serve society, some won’t. To become a doctor takes almost eight and a half years and we don’t earn much during this period. So when you complete your PG they will need money, I think this is one of the reasons for that.
Q: Any message or advice for future medical aspirants?
Just trust the process, study hard and you will get there. Get a good coaching institute and just follow their instructions. Hard work will pay off!
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PM Modi receives red carpet welcome as he begins 2-day visit to Israel
Jerusalem (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Israel on Wednesday to a red-carpet welcome with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sara receiving the Indian leader at the Ben Gurion airport.
It is PM Modi's second visit to Israel in nine years. The India-Israel relationship was elevated to the level of strategic partnership during his first visit to that country in July 2017.
Netanyahu greeted the Indian prime minister with a warm hug, following which Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the airport, located 20 kilometres southeast of Tel Aviv.
The Indian prime minister will address Israel's parliament later in the day and will have a tete-a-tete with Netanyahu. The two leaders will hold wide-ranging talks on Thursday.
In his pre-departure statement, Modi said he was confident that the visit will further consolidate the enduring bonds between India and Israel and set new goals for the strategic partnership.
"India and Israel share a robust and multifaceted strategic partnership that has witnessed remarkable growth and dynamism in recent years," Modi said.
"I look forward to my discussions with Prime Minister Netanyahu aimed at further strengthening our cooperation across various domains, including science and technology, innovation, agriculture, water management, defence and security, trade and investment, as well as people-to-people ties," he said.
Modi said he and Netanyahu will also exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
"I am confident that my State Visit will further consolidate the enduring bonds between the two countries, set new goals for the strategic partnership, and advance our shared vision for a resilient, innovative and prosperous future," Modi said.
The prime minister's visit assumed greater significance as it is taking place amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, including deteriorating ties between the US and Iran.
There has been an upswing in India-Israel ties in the last few years, including in the areas of defence, scientific research, cybersecurity and innovation.
The defence cooperation has emerged as an important pillar of the partnership between the two sides, with Israel supplying a plethora of military platforms and weapon systems to India.
In November last, during the visit of India's defence secretary to Israel, an important agreement on defence cooperation was signed.
As India is looking at developing an indigenous air defence shield called "Sudarshan Chakra", it is learnt that New Delhi would like to explore the possibility of incorporating certain elements from Israel's Iron Dome all-weather air defence system that can intercept and destroy missiles and artillery shells.
The trade and investment ties between the two sides are also witnessing steady progress.
During the visit to Israel of Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in November, the term of reference (ToR) for the launch of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between India and Israel was signed.
In September, the two sides had inked a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) to expand economic cooperation.
The people-to-people ties between the two countries are also an important aspect of the overall relations, with over 41,000-strong Indian diaspora playing a key role in the two-way engagement.
