The Business Bytes
TBB BUREAU
BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 09, 2022
It is well known that children born to doctor parents usually have all the incentives to choose medicine for higher studies. However, having no doctors in the family can also turn out to be a powerful motivation for the children to fill the void. Priya Somadutta Nayak, a student of Aakash BYJU’S, Bhubaneswar, who has topped Odisha securing 705 marks and an AIR of 39 in NEET UG 2022, is an example.
Son of a marketing manager, Priya decided to become a doctor when he was in class XII, seeing the ‘healing power’ of doctors, and after realising that there was no doctor in his family. “There were occasions when I was taken to hospitals for minor ailments like headache or stomach pain. I was amazed at the healing power of doctors. I wondered whether I could become one. Since I was always a school topper, everyone said I could easily clear NEET, if I give it a try. Hence, I got enrolled for coaching at Aakash when I was in class VIII,” Priya recalls, while thanking his parents for believing in him.
A year of coaching at Aakash BYJU’S helped Priya Somadutta win a full 100% scholarship for the four-year NEET coaching program when appeared for ANTHE in Class IX. Priya considers the personal attention every student gets from the teachers as something unique about Aakash BYJU’S.
Priya who aims to become a nephrologist, credits Aakash BYJU’S with offering him a competitive environment and orientation.
Commenting on the excellent NEET performance of Priya Somadutta, Aakash BYJU’S Managing Director Aakash Chaudhry said, “We are happy that we could give Priya the competitive environment and all the support for him to channelise his energy towards achieving a goal that he cherished. In the coaching years, Priya proved to be a consistent performer. It is Priya’s hard work that helped him perform well, and I am sure he will excel as an extraordinary nephrologist in the future.”
