July 1 — City boys and girls have proved their mettle by topping in various medical entrance exams. What took them to the top? As part of the continuing series we ask another topper the secret of his success."Success and destiny is in your hand, but you have to will it and wish it," says Abhimanyu Beri. The last two years were not easy for Abhimanyu. He decided to give it his best. He forged ahead slowly, but steadily to achieve excellence in medical entrance exams.
First in Punjab Medical Entrance Test (PMET), ninth in the CBSE entrance exam, Abhimanyu's success story defines his hard work. He has also been selected in the Armed Forced Medical College and cleared the entrance test conducted by Banaras Hindu University.
"For any student trying to make it to a professional college of his choice, it is not easy. I am glad that I have done well in the exams" he says.
Some days started at 3.30 am for Abhimanyu, when he and his friends used to go all the way to Jalandhar to give tests for chemistry.
Every individual is unique and Abhimanyu feels that a role model cannot be totally responsible for anyone's success, "I just tried to imbibe whatever good qualities I found in everyone around me," he adds.
His parents, Dr Renu Beri and Dr Bipin Beri, are of the view that the credit goes to Abhimanyu who studied hard for his success. Besides coaching, Abhimanyu studied for three to four hours a day.
Abhimanyu appreciates the facilities provided by his parents to keep him tension free and relaxed.
On why he chose this profession, Abhimanyu said, "Everybody in my family is a doctor and I see it as a respectable and a challenging job.
His reaction to the result was one of disbelief and surprise. He never expected to top. He also experienced elation.
To his juniors and fellow students, he suggests, "If you want to work hard and take the crown of success, feel the urge from inside, for nobody can impose it on you".
