Rural students from BC welfare schools shine in EAPCET results, dream of becoming doctors
Karimnagar: Ambati Sreeja, daughter of a toddy-tapper and a farm labourer, defied the odds to secure the 2,452 rank in Eapcet, for which results were declared on Monday. Sreeja told Deccan Chronicle that she had hoped for a better rank but remained determined. “I studied on my own, focusing fully on what our teachers taught. I prepared with NEET in mind and used to study in the early hours when it was quiet. If I get a good NEET rank, I will pursue MBBS. If not, I’ll try again next year,” she said.
Sreeja is a student of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Telangana BC Welfare Residential Educational Institution (MJPTBCWREIS), Gandhinagar in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district. Her father Ravi, toddy tapper, and her mother Rama, farm labourer, encouraged her throughout her studies.
Thota Pranaya, a student of the MJPTBCWREIS in Kamalapur mandal of Huzurabad constituency, secured the 496th rank. A native of Atmakur mandal in Hanamkonda district, Pranaya’s father Naresh is a small farmer with one acre of land, and mother Sandhya, a homemaker.
Pranaya said her childhood dream of becoming a doctor was inspired by her parents’ hard work in the fields. “I used to wake up at 4 am and study for more than 10 hours a day. My parents and teachers gave me all support and motivation. I focused entirely on academics, read textbooks thoroughly, attempted online tests and assessed myself to improve,” she explained.
Annabathula Indu, a student of Mahatma Jythirao Phule BC Welfare Residential School-cum-Junior College in Errupalem, Khammam district, secured the 303 rank in the EAPCET. She is the daughter of a small farmer, Venkataramana, from Lalpuram in Konijerla mandal. She pursued her Intermediate education in the BiPC stream at the BC welfare residential school.
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Indu said she followed the guidance and study suggestions provided by her lecturers. She had completed her schooling at a private school in her native village and began preparing for the NEET as well. Indu said she created a personal timetable and began preparing for entrance tests alongside her Intermediate Board examinations.
