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Odisha Teen Who Worked Construction Secures MBBS Seat at MKCG After Cracking NEET UG 2025

Savings from three months of construction work in Bengaluru helped him take up an MBBS seat at MKCG Medical College in Berhampur under the ST quota.

Overview

  • Nineteen-year-old Subham Sabar from Mudulidhiah village in Khurda district has been admitted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur.
  • He ranked 18,212 in the Scheduled Tribe category in his first attempt at NEET UG 2025, according to reports citing PTI.
  • Sabar learned of his result while at a construction site in Bengaluru when his teacher, Basudev Moharana, phoned to share the news.
  • He earned Rs 45,000 over three months as a migrant labourer and saved Rs 25,000, which he used toward admission costs and family needs.
  • His parents, Sahadeb and Rangi, say they are seeking government assistance so he can complete the five-year MBBS program, and he says he hopes to serve people in Odisha.