INI CET 2020 Topper Interview: Dr Nikhil Vasudeva AIR 1

INI CET 2020 Topper interview: Dr Nikhil Vasudeva

Question: Congratulations on your success in INI CET 2020 January Session. How do you feel after achieving AIR 1 in the exam?

Answer: Thank you! Seriously I didn’t have confidence that I will be securing first rank in the INI-CET 2020 exam. I took the exam on November 20, and the moment I finished writing it, I felt I won’t be able to crack it because I had made some silly mistakes in the exam. I kept panicking the whole week till the results were announced on November 28.

Question: Did you inform your family about the INI CET 2020 result or they gave you a surprise?

Answer: When I heard the news about my rank in the exam, I immediately called up my father in Punjab, and my friends and requested them to cross-check it. My father later told me ‘only you were unsure of yourself, we all knew you would make it'. I feel happy that my family is proud of me as no one has ever been an MBBS in my family.

Question: Whom do you want to give credit for you success in INI CET 2020 exam?

Answer: My parents. I chose this field because of my mother who herself was a pharmacist. She wanted me to choose medicine as a career. Unfortunately, she died in 2015. It was due to her blessings, I got through the MBBS entrance exam in the same year. Whenever I was low on motivation, I thought of her and used to tell myself that if I could crack an exam during this difficult time, I can do it again.

Question: How did you prepare for the exam INI CET 2020 exam which is considered one of the toughest exams?

Answer: Every day, after my internship (9:00am-4:00pm), I used to devote six hours preparing for this test for the past three years. On weekends, I took coaching classes that lasted 8-12-hours a day.

Questions: What is your ultimate goal after doing PG from AIIMS Delhi?

Answer: My ultimate goal is either a fellowship in the US or the UK or a super specialisation here in next five years. For now, I want to do PG from AIIMS, Delhi. The residency there is more like a job. In the first year, I will get a stipend of `1per a month. I am interested in Cardiology and Oncology, but I have three years’ time to take that decision while doing my PG.

Question: Share some tips for the aspirants who want to crack the INI CET 2021 July session.

Answer: I believe practice is the key. Even I was unsure of my INI CET 2020 preparation before the exam. But taking more and more mock tests and getting good ranks really boosted my morale. I never shied away from taking tests. It helped me a lot.

Question: What do you do to unwind yourself in your free time?

Answer: I love to play his guitar and hum a song or two. Music is my stress buster. Apart from that, I love talking to my family and visit my friends, who have always stood by my side.

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