NEET-UG results out: Rajasthan's Mahesh Kumar tops exam, no Malayali in top 100
More than 12.36 lakh candidates out of 22.09 lakh test takers qualified the exam.
More than 12.36 lakh candidates out of 22.09 lakh test takers qualified the exam.
More than 12.36 lakh candidates out of 22.09 lakh test takers qualified the exam.
New Delhi: Rajasthan's Mahesh Kumar has topped the medical entrance exam NEET-UG, while Madhya Pradhesh's Utkarsh Awadhiya has bagged the second rank, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Saturday. No one from Kerala is in the top 100. D B Deepniya, who secured the 109th rank with 99.99 per cent, is the state topper.
More than 12.36 lakh candidates out of 22.09 lakh test takers qualified the exam. The number is down from last year's 13.15 lakh qualifying candidates. However, the number of test takers was also higher last year at over 23.33 lakh.
Maharashtra's Krishang Joshi and Delhi's Mrinal Kishore Jha bagged the third and fourth ranks, respectively. Among females, Delhi's Avika Aggarwal emerged topper, bagging the fifth rank nationally.
The maximum qualifying candidates are from Uttar Pradesh (over 1.70 lakh), followed by Maharashtra (over 1.25 lakh) and Rajasthan (over 1.19 lakh).
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) is the largest entrance exam in the country in terms of the number of candidates appearing for the test.