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Journey from KGBV to Medical College Student clears NEET and secures Medical Seat

in Education, State News August 20, 2025 Comments Off on Journey from KGBV to Medical College Student clears NEET and secures Medical Seat 1,135 Views

Bhubaneswar, 20th August 2025:Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) has once again brought pride to the state by nurturing a bright talent whose success story is an inspiration to many. Miss Leeza Majhi, daughter of Shri Lalit Mohan Majhi (a small farmer) and Smt. Padmini Majhi (homemaker) of Uchkapat village in Bamra Block, Sambalpur, has successfully cleared NEET 2025 and secured admission to the MBBS program at Government Medical College & Hospital, Sundargarh.
Leeza, belonging to the Kisan (ST) community, joined KGBV Bamra-IV in 2021 and stayed at the hostel during her Class IX–X. The safe, supportive, and empowering environment of the residential school laid the foundation for her academic growth and future aspirations. After completing her matriculation from Odisha Adarsh Vidyalay (OAV), Bamra in 2022–23 with an impressive 82%, she was selected to pursue +2 Science at OAV (Iconic) Bhubaneswar, where she secured 81.6%. Her perseverance and dedication bore fruit in 2025 when she qualified NEET and fulfilled her dream of becoming a doctor. Speaking about her journey, Leeza expressed gratitude to KGBV for providing free residential education, mentoring, and holistic support that helped shape her academic path.

KGBVs, an initiative of the Government of India, are special residential schools established to provide quality education to underprivileged and out-of-school adolescent girls from disadvantaged communities. Odisha has been at the forefront of this mission, and the inspiring stories of KGBV alumnae like Leeza stand as proof of its transformative impact.

School authorities expressed immense pride, stating, “Leeza’s success is not just an individual triumph, but a symbol of hope for countless girls across rural Odisha. Her journey from the KGBV to the medical college shows that education is the most powerful tool of empowerment.” This achievement marks yet another milestone for KGBV and is expected to inspire many more girls from marginalized communities to dream big and pursue their ambitions.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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