<p>The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences on Wednesday announced results of the Karnataka State PGET conducted on January 29. <br /><br /></p>.<p>As many as 11,307 candidates had appeared for the test. Berton Craig Monteiro, a medical graduate from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, stood second in the medical stream. Monteiro also secured ninth rank in the Comed-K PGET.<br /> <br />Berton is the son of Harold Monteiro who runs a medical store, and Gladys Monteiro, a banker. Berton said he solved many previous years’ question papers. “I just referred the textbooks,” Berton told Deccan Herald. <br /><br />He has also appeared for the PGET conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He aims to pursue MS (Orthopaedics) at the Bangalore Medical College (BMC). <br /><br />Meenakshi B A, who secured ninth rank in the medical stream of the RGUHS PGET and fifth in the Comed-K PGET, owes her success to the rigorous academic training she underwent at her alma mater, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore. <br /><br />She hails from Palakkad, Kerala, but did her schooling in the City. She began preparing for the PGET seven months ago after finishing the internship. She attended a coaching centre at Kottayam, Kerala, where she honed her basics. <br /><br />Her success mantra was solving previous years’ question papers and focusing on the basics. She aims to study MD (medicine) at BMC.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences on Wednesday announced results of the Karnataka State PGET conducted on January 29. <br /><br /></p>.<p>As many as 11,307 candidates had appeared for the test. Berton Craig Monteiro, a medical graduate from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, stood second in the medical stream. Monteiro also secured ninth rank in the Comed-K PGET.<br /> <br />Berton is the son of Harold Monteiro who runs a medical store, and Gladys Monteiro, a banker. Berton said he solved many previous years’ question papers. “I just referred the textbooks,” Berton told Deccan Herald. <br /><br />He has also appeared for the PGET conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He aims to pursue MS (Orthopaedics) at the Bangalore Medical College (BMC). <br /><br />Meenakshi B A, who secured ninth rank in the medical stream of the RGUHS PGET and fifth in the Comed-K PGET, owes her success to the rigorous academic training she underwent at her alma mater, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore. <br /><br />She hails from Palakkad, Kerala, but did her schooling in the City. She began preparing for the PGET seven months ago after finishing the internship. She attended a coaching centre at Kottayam, Kerala, where she honed her basics. <br /><br />Her success mantra was solving previous years’ question papers and focusing on the basics. She aims to study MD (medicine) at BMC.<br /><br /></p>
