<p>Rucha Pawashe is on cloud nine with her fourth rank in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).</p>.<p>Rucha is placed second at the state level. The student from KLES Raja Lakhamgouda Pre-University College of Science was expecting a good ranking, but breaking into the top 10 came as a surprise.</p>.<p>Rucha, born in a family of doctors at Uchgaon village in Belagavi taluk, would be a fourth generation doctor on completion of MBBS.</p>.<p>Her great grandfather, grandfather, father, mother and elder brother are doctors.</p>.<p>The Pawashe family has been providing health services for people from Uchgaon and surrounding villages for over 100 years. </p>.<p>The student had taken a year’s break to prepare for NEET. Rucha took help from different study materials and solved past question papers to ace the exam.</p>.<p>She said the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was her first choice for admission to the medical course, but would give a thought for a college nearer home if needed. </p>
<p>Rucha Pawashe is on cloud nine with her fourth rank in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).</p>.<p>Rucha is placed second at the state level. The student from KLES Raja Lakhamgouda Pre-University College of Science was expecting a good ranking, but breaking into the top 10 came as a surprise.</p>.<p>Rucha, born in a family of doctors at Uchgaon village in Belagavi taluk, would be a fourth generation doctor on completion of MBBS.</p>.<p>Her great grandfather, grandfather, father, mother and elder brother are doctors.</p>.<p>The Pawashe family has been providing health services for people from Uchgaon and surrounding villages for over 100 years. </p>.<p>The student had taken a year’s break to prepare for NEET. Rucha took help from different study materials and solved past question papers to ace the exam.</p>.<p>She said the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was her first choice for admission to the medical course, but would give a thought for a college nearer home if needed. </p>