Afthab Saleem

I was a full A+ student in both 10th and 12th grade , and had qualified for NEET, JEE MAINS, IAT , NEST exams right afterwards with reasonably high scores in my first attempt. I chose to select Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune as my career option for my degree and will receive my post graduate degree in BS-MS Biology from there in May 2025. I qualified for GATE exam in 2024, in two papers - Life Sciences and Ecology and Evolution. I qualified for tier 3 in CSIR NET in 2024, missing tier 2 by a 0.38 percentile in my first attempt. I have done my masters project in fields related to protein purification in Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram. I am literate in 4 languages, with best proficiency in English, Malayalam, Hindi and Arabic in descending order. I believe I have an aptitude for teaching what i know during my limited experience in this life, and believe that, due to being a student till recently - being on the receiving end, can articulate and convey the topics well enough while empathizing with the student. Beyond all, I am willing to learn on the way, for a true master remains an eternal student, imbibing knowledge from wherever there is knowledge to be had.