Hyderabad: With the new year ringing in, MBBS student Chahare Karishma has got something to worry about. Daughter of two farmers from Gundlabori village in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, she needs 2.5 lakh for her second year semester fees.
Janardhan, 48, and Rekham, 44, who cultivate either paddy or cotton depending on the availability of water, don’t have financial ability to fund their daughter’s education.
Pursuing her ambition of becoming a doctor, 22-year-old Karishma told TOI on Tuesday that, “I worked hard towards achieving my dream but I almost lost the opportunity to join college last year when I had no money to pay my fees.” “I was always interested in becoming a doctor. My goal is to become a gynaecologist or a cardiologist depending on what opportunities come my way,” she said.
Last year, Sirpur MLA Koneru Konappa came forward to pay her fees. In NEET, she secured 1.11 lakh rank and got a government seat in Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in city. Karishma, who studied at a social welfare school and college, said it was the biggest moment in her life.
However, the fund crunch came to haunt her again in her MBBS second year. Someone who had promised to pay her fees this year backed out, putting her in a tough spot. “By January second week, I would have to pay semester fees of ₹2.5 lakh and do not know how I would be able to pay,” Karishma said, hoping that she would get help from donors.
Janardhan, 48, and Rekham, 44, who cultivate either paddy or cotton depending on the availability of water, don’t have financial ability to fund their daughter’s education.
Pursuing her ambition of becoming a doctor, 22-year-old Karishma told TOI on Tuesday that, “I worked hard towards achieving my dream but I almost lost the opportunity to join college last year when I had no money to pay my fees.” “I was always interested in becoming a doctor. My goal is to become a gynaecologist or a cardiologist depending on what opportunities come my way,” she said.
Last year, Sirpur MLA Koneru Konappa came forward to pay her fees. In NEET, she secured 1.11 lakh rank and got a government seat in Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in city. Karishma, who studied at a social welfare school and college, said it was the biggest moment in her life.
However, the fund crunch came to haunt her again in her MBBS second year. Someone who had promised to pay her fees this year backed out, putting her in a tough spot. “By January second week, I would have to pay semester fees of ₹2.5 lakh and do not know how I would be able to pay,” Karishma said, hoping that she would get help from donors.