NEW DELHI: 18-year-old Asharam Choudhary, who hails from Dewas in Madhya Pradesh battled all challenges and was able to clear the prestigious AIIMS entrance exam in the first attempt.



  • Asharam Choudhary’s house does not have electricity or a toilet his father collects garbage to make ends meet.

  • Choudhary got 141st rank in the OBC category and 707 rank overall in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences entrance test held on May 27.

  • He cleared the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), conducted on May 6, bagging the 803rd rank in the OBC category and 2,763 overall.

  • The boy says that after completing the course he wants to return to Vijayganj Mandi village and set up a hospital there.


Earlier, Congress President Rahul Gandhi had congratulated Asharam Choudhary and hoped that he would contribute to nation-building and inspire many in future.

"I congratulate you on clearing the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) entrance test in your first attempt and getting selected at Jodhpur AIIMS to pursue Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)... I extend my best wishes to you and hope you will contribute to nation-building," Gandhi said in the letter.