Overview

• Raspeda has been admitted to Fakir Mohan Medical College & Hospital in Balasore after qualifying in NEET-2025.
• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi congratulated her in an X post, calling her success an inspiration for the state’s youth.
• She studied in a PVTG girls’ education complex at Nandiniguda and SSD schools, paused a BSc due to costs, then joined free NEET coaching in Balasore guided by former teacher Utkala Keshari Dash.
• An official statement from the Odisha government framed the milestone as part of a steady rise in tribal students qualifying for MBBS seats in recent years.
• The Didayi are among Odisha’s 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, living in remote forested parts of Malkangiri with limited access to higher education.