UP boy drives e-rickshaw by day, studies by night, ends up cracking NEET

India Today

19-06-2025

When the NEET UG results came out this year, a small house in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, erupted in celebration. Mohammad Suhail, a young man who once drove his father's e-rickshaw to help make ends meet, had scored 609 marks in his third attempt.Nobody in his family has studied beyond Class 12. And that is what made this achievement so special.advertisement'My name is Mohd Suhail, and I'm from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. I come from a lower-middle-class family where resources were limited but dreams were big,' he says.
But it wasn't Suhail's dream at first — it was his mother's. 'Becoming a doctor was never my own ambition, it was my mother's dream. Her consistent support and belief in me are what inspired me to pursue this path and turn her dream into my goal,' he says.DRIVING BY DAY, STUDYING BY NIGHTAfter completing Class 12 with his brother in 2021, the family could only afford to send one of them to college. His brother began a BCom course, and Suhail started pulling an e-rickshaw to support the family.'I began pulling an e-rickshaw during the day. My nights were spent studying, often staying up until midnight or later,' he says.advertisementHe didn't know what NEET was, but a friend told him about it, and the possibility of affordable MBBS seats through it.That changed everything: 'I realised that if I could crack NEET, I could pursue MBBS without putting a financial burden on my family.'
Sahil with his family
THE SCHOLARSHIP THAT SAVED A DREAMSuhail prepared using PhysicsWallah's affordable online batch. 'Alakh Sir's Yakeen Batch was available for just Rs 3,000 – Rs 4,000, which I could manage,' he recalls. His first NEET score was 369. On his third try, he reached 609.Just when he was about to give up, Meerut's PW Vidyapeeth centre stepped in. 'Meerut Vidyapeeth called and offered me full support — free admission, guidance, everything,' he says.The coaching helped with regular tests and structured batches. 'They conducted regular rapid tests and formed AI/AR batches that gave me access to tailored content,' he says.NO ROOM, BUT LOTS OF DETERMINATION'I didn't have a proper space at home. One of my teachers, Hashir Sir, even offered me a room to study peacefully,' he shares.advertisementSuhail didn't follow strict routines — just one rule: finish what you start. 'For me, the goal was more important than the clock.'His family made sacrifices too. 'My brother even dropped out of his studies to start working and support me,' he says. 'These sacrifices made me more focused and determined — I knew I couldn't let their efforts go in vain.'CELEBRATION IN A HOUSE WHERE NO ONE DREAMED OF MBBSWhen the result came, Suhail was at his grandmother's house. 'The moment we saw the score; the room burst with joy. People were shouting, celebrating, and hugging me,' he remembers.'Dholes were playing for a family where no one had ever even dreamed of becoming a doctor,' he says.WHAT'S NEXT'My NEET rank is 11,000 — it may not get me into the top colleges, but it's good enough for a solid government seat,' says Suhail.He's hoping to study surgery during MBBS. 'I believe the coming years will help me discover exactly where my passion lies within medicine.'And his mother's dream? It's now his reality.Must Watch