Despite Hardships In Life, Irm Shamim Becomes First Gujjar Girl From-Jammu and Kashmir To Crack Aiims Mbbs Exam hindustantimes.com

Irm Shamim, who faced hardships in her personal life, scored 10 CGPA in Class 10 and then went on to crack the AIIMS examination through self-study. Rajouri DM?to bear the cost of her studies at the AIIMS. Raised by her mother Shamim Akhter on a meager honorarium of Rs 5,100, Irm Shamim,17, is the first girl from the nomadic Gujjar tribe in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir to have cracked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) MBBS entrance examination.

Irm, who scored 92% marks, will be joining AIIMS Patna in the first week of September. Talking to HT over the phone, I said, I have got AIIMS Patna and I feel happy. We faced very tough circumstances but my mother, who is an Anganwadi worker, kept me and my younger brother motivated. Our father, who is in the police department, married another woman when I was in Class 10. He does not live with us anymore.