A 30-year-old Bengaluru tech professional, Aakriti Goel, left a lucrative Rs 30 lakh per annum job at Healofy to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a doctor. Experiencing burnout from her demanding corporate role, she resigned in March 2020 and dedicated ten months to rigorous study, cracking the NEET 2021 with an impressive score and All India Rank of 1118. She is now in her final year of MBBS.

For many students, not clearing NEET can feel like the end of a lifelong dream. But for Karnataka's Rithuparna KS, it turned out to be the beginning of a remarkable new journey.

A 30-year-old Bengaluru tech professional, Aakriti Goel, left a lucrative Rs 30 lakh per annum job at Healofy to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a doctor. Experiencing…