PALA: Sree Lakshmi was a nurse once. However, she couldn't continue her loyal service at work only for her diverted mind that wanted an MBBS seat. Sree Lakshmi has now cleared NEET and will enter her sojourn into the coveted MBBS course. She studied nursing at AIIMS and worked there for four years before MBBS swarmed her mind. This Pala native attempted NEET eight years ago but found the test taxing and left dejected. However, Sreelakshmi is now reveling in the joy of cracking NEET, scoring 672 marks out of 720.

Sree Lakshmi is the daughter of retired KSEB overseer officer Sathishkumar and Kadanad former panchayath member Bindu.

Her schooling was fully at St Sebastian in Pala. Here, Sree Lakshmi excelled in SSLC and 12th standard securing an A+ in all subjects. Eight years back she made an attempt to clear NEET exams but failed to cross the threshold mark level. However, in the same year and to overcome the earlier dismay, she took an entrance in nursing and secured an All India rank of 9. This achievement brought her to the adulated corridors of AIIMs where she continued her brilliance in academics. Just after finishing the course, Sree Lakshmi secured a job in AIIMS and served for four years before the MBBS dream decided to call it a day into her nursing career. She even postponed her marriage in a bid to not affect her MBBS preparation.

When she told her parents about quitting her prized job at AIIMS, it was a shock that transpired on their faces. Their countenance had everything of despair. Sree Lakshmi took time to allay tensions within the family and returned to Pala's brilliance coaching center and toiled hard to secure high marks at the MBBS entrance. She will join a prominent medical college in Kerala soon and will make nascent steps toward achieving her big dream.