Mashal ran into a roadblock while filling the All India Pre Medical Test submission form because of her Pakistani citizenship.
Highlights
- Mashal ran into a roadblock while filling the AIPMT submission form
- She scored 91 percent marks in her Class 12 CBSE exams this year
- In a tweet, Ms Swaraj has promised to look into the matter personally
A Pakistani teen who now lives in India hopes to become a doctor, just like her parents. However, 17-year-old Mashal Maheshwari is now running from pillar to post to prove herself eligible for the Medial Entrance examination and turn her dream into reality. The young student, desperate for some help, has now found support from a very exalted quarter - Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj.
Mashal, who is Hindu, moved to Jaipur with her parents two years ago and scored 91 percent marks in her Class 12 CBSE exams this year. She ran into a roadblock while filling the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) submission form because of her Pakistani citizenship, reports news agency ANI.
Now, Mashal's cause will be pleaded by Ms Swaraj, who has promised to look into the matter personally. In a tweet posted on May 29, Ms Swaraj said: "Mashal - Don't be disappointed my child. I will personally take up your case for admission in a Medical College."
Mashal Maheshwari has declared herself reassured.
Speaking to ANI earlier, Mashal explained that the AIPMT form accepts only two categories - either Person of Indian Origin or NRI. Since Mashal falls in neither category, she hasn't been able to submit her form. She also said that she and her parents cannot afford the donation for a private college.
"It is my appeal to government officials to please intervene and find a solution in this matter," she told ANI, saying that she would be forced to study engineering if no solution is found to her problem because she doesn't want to waste an academic year.
Luckily for Mashal, her appeal was heard at the highest level.