Naveen Shekharappa Dies in Shelling in Ukraine: Father Says ‘Despite Scoring 97% in PUC, My Son Could Not Secure a Medical Seat in State’
The 21-year-old's father, after his son's death, said that "despite scoring 97 per cent in PUC, my son could not secure a medical seat in State. To get a medical seat one has to give crores of rupees and students are getting same education abroad spending less money."
Naveen Shekharappa, Indian student died in shelling by Russian forces in Ukraine on Tuesday. The 21-year-old's father, after his son's death, said that "despite scoring 97 per cent in PUC, my son could not secure a medical seat in State. To get a medical seat one has to give crores of rupees and students are getting same education abroad spending less money." Naveen Shekharappa was a native of Karnataka's Haveri district. The Indian student, who lost his life in shelling, was pursuing MBBS in Ukraine for the past six years.
Despite scoring 97% in PUC, my son could not secure a medical seat in State. To get a medical seat one has to give crores of rupees&students are getting same education abroad spending less money, says father of Naveen Shekharappa, an Indian student who died in shelling in Ukraine pic.twitter.com/wXqArRW9eq
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