An amputation, a prosthetic leg and a NEET setback: 18-year-old remains focused on her dream of becoming a doctor | Pune News
3 min readPuneJul 25, 2026 10:06 AM IST Born with a congenital deformity that left her without a right knee joint, with two fingers on her right hand and four on her left, 18-year-old Kavita Arora from Jammu has undergone years of medical treatment. She underwent an above-the-knee amputation at the age of five and was fitted with a prosthetic leg at Pune’s Artificial Limb Centre (ALC) when she was six. Now in Pune for a routine medical review and prosthetic maintenance, Kavita is preparing for the next step in her journey — securing admission to a medical college. “I was not able to attend coaching classes regularly because I sometimes found it difficult to walk, but I studied well and was expecting to score over 300 marks after appearing for NEET in May,” she told The Indian Express. “Then the paper leak led to a re-examination. I was a bit distracted and could not perform that well. I really hope I get admission to a government medical college.” Calling the episode “disturbing”, Kavita said …
