Haritha is a student of Kandili Panchayat’s Natham Government Higher Secondary School, Tirupatthur. She is the daughter of a lorry driver, Varadhan. In the 12th grade exams, Haritha scored 530 marks, securing the first rank in amongst the government schools in the district.
Similarly, she scored 460 marks in her NEET examinations, and has now secured a seat in Stanley Medical College, through the 7.5% internal quota for government school students.
Earlier, four students studying in Avvai Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School in Madurai had cracked the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and secured medical seats. One of them secured to study dental.
The four students had also benefited from the 7.5 internal quota for government school students that was brought during the Edappadi K. Palaniswami-led AIADMK government. It is important to note that all of them have cracked NEET in their first attempt.
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