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Arnav Aggarwal, AIIMS MBBS 2013 Topper!

AIIMS MBBS/PMT results got declared on July 1, 2013. And the topper is Arnav Aggarwal from Chandigarh – back in spotlight at All India Rank 1 – after securing the second rank at NEET-UG 2013. “I am just feeling great and this was so not expected. Not at all!” exclaimed Arnav, the eldest son of a chartered accountant and a commerce teacher. Shiksha.com correspondent, Madiha Jawed, caught up with him to know more.

It’s a dream come true for me. It’s a feeling that I can’t really express. For both the exams, I was expecting to be in top 30-40. Emerging a topper was totally unexpected.

I took coaching classes for all the three subjects – Physics, Chemistry and Biology. I spent 2 hours every day on my coaching classes and utilised around 5-6 hours on my regular studies. I took biology classes from Dr Arvind Goel, Dr Sangita Khanna taught me Chemistry, and for Physics I went to Sanjay Ahlawat. All the three are based in Chandigarh and I have been taking classes since the last two years.

AIIMS does not declare score; they only announce ranks. As for the study plan is concerned, I did not really have to work hard. There were some topics that were not covered in NEET but were included in NCERT; so I studied that. However, I spent a lot of time on General Knowledge that included watching news, reading newspapers etc.

The syllabus was quite similar except some topics. I studied these during the time I got after NEET was over.

Though I am not 100% sure but I would be going for Cardiology. The reason I want to be a cardiologist is because I like the study of the heart. Moreover, heart patients, heart related problems and diabetes are on the rise in India. So for the benefit of patients suffering from these type of diseases, I would like to go for Cardiology.

It’s a noble profession, and I dreamt of becoming a doctor since my childhood. My parents were an inspiration and gave all their support. In fact, they also wanted me to become a doctor. I was never forced to choose this stream. It was my very own decision.

I haven’t thought about it yet. But I think, I would like to settle in Chandigarh because its my hometown and I have a special attachment to this place.

It is definitely good; especially for rural areas because not many doctors go to rural places.  Because of the compulsory internship, they would at least realise the need for doctors in such places.

Some colleges have a binding on this rule by the government and AIIMS is one of them. AIIMS offers internship opportunities in its own hospital but if given a chance I might like to go to rural places and serve rural people.

My father, Vinit Agarwal is a chartered accountant (CA) and mother, Kavita Agarwal is a commerce teacher. I have a younger brother who is in Std 8^th now.

• Regular hard-work
• Get your basics clear. It is very important to take exams
• Plan your studies way before the exam
• Focus on your weak points