‘Very very special,’ says Science topper Priya; sets eye on NEET

Full of all vim and vigour, 17-year-old Priya Jaiswal, who notched up the first rank in Bihar Board Intermediate Examination under science stream in Bihar, on Tuesday laid bare her wishes to repeat the feat in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test to be held in 2026.

- Sandeep Bhaskar

BETTIAH: Full of all vim and vigour, 17-year-old Priya Jaiswal, who notched up the first rank in Bihar Board Intermediate Examination under science stream in Bihar, on Tuesday laid bare her wishes to repeat the feat in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test to be held in 2026.

Speaking to the Hindustan Times over the phone, Priya, who has had the reputation of securing eight rank in Bihar matriculation in 2023, said that she approached the examination with clear intention to grab a rank in the state. “For my future dream to turn into reality, I will be required to compete with students from across the country,” she put it straight.