MBBS · AIIMS Jammu · Batch 2025–30
From a village called Radawas to the halls of AIIMS, in three attempts.
NEET 2025 All-India Rank 3731, score 579/720. I failed twice, survived a national paper-leak year, and came back. This is the honest version of how.
1Steady gaze · 3 attempts, no blinking
2The stethoscope · The dream, worn
3White coat · AIR 3731 · 579/720
Vital signs · recorded 2025
Marks
579/720
NEET 2025 score
Rank
3731
All-India rank (AIR)
Years
3
Attempts
Seat
AIIMS
Seat at AIIMS Jammu
The trace
Every stage left a different rhythm: quiet beginnings, the long steady grind, a dip, a year of noise that was never his fault, and then the tallest spike of all. Tap through the stages.
2025 · Third attempt
Rhythm: Peak
Returning with three years of scars, lessons and unshakeable resolve, he scored 579 marks and secured All-India Rank 3731. Early mornings, missed gatherings, financial pressure and silent tears crystallised into a single moment. The boy from Radawas had arrived.
“Some journeys take longer. They're usually the ones worth taking.”
Case notes
Son of Shri Ballu Ram Jat, raised among open fields and a tight-knit community. Known for calm, infectious optimism, and an ability to lift spirits even in the toughest moments. A future healer, not just of bodies but of spirits.
Full biography →The playbook
NCERT textbooks are the bible of NEET. Read Biology NCERT so many times that you can visualise the diagrams with your eyes closed. Use Physics and Chemistry NCERT for concepts and reference books for practice. Never skip NCERT to jump to advanced material.
Sig. Read Biology NCERT 5+ times
There are no shortcuts to eight quality hours of study a day. Not twelve exhausted hours, eight focused ones. Your brain retains more when you study with intention, take proper breaks and sleep at least seven hours. The Sikar culture celebrates 14-hour days; Vishal learned to prefer quality over quantity.
Sig. 8 quality hours > 14 burned-out hours
Your first read builds a wall. Revision cements it. Schedule weekly revision of all three subjects, and create short notes, mnemonics and flashcards as you go. If you have not revised it three times, you have not studied it.
Sig. Revise each topic at least 3 times
Start early. Do not wait until you have finished the syllabus, because there is always more to cover. Analyse every mock: what went wrong, why, and how to fix it. Time management is a skill that only comes from practice under exam conditions.
Sig. 2 full mocks per week in the final months
The journal
Prognosis
5% complete · just getting started
Now
Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, then clinical rotations and internship. Just getting started.
Next
The next big examination: postgraduate medical entrance, prepared for with the same patience as the last.
Then
Whether medicine, surgery or research, a specialty chosen with purpose and practised with compassion.
Always
Bridge the healthcare gap in rural India and show students from small places that AIIMS is for everyone.
“I am here not because I was the brightest, but because I refused to stop.”
I read every message, usually from a hospital corridor.