NEET-UG Results Declared, Student From Raj Tops Exam

Over 1.2 Million Candidates Out of 2.2 Million Test Takers Qualified the Exam

- Press Trust of India

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan's Mahesh Kumar has topped the medical entrance exam NEET-UG, while Utkarsh Awadhiya from Madhya Pradesh has bagged the second rank, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Saturday. More than 1.2 million candidates out of 2.2 million test takers qualified the exam. The number is down from last year's 1.3 million qualifying candidates. However, the number of test takers was also higher last year at over 2.3 million.

Among the qualifying candidates this year, over 720,000 are females while over 514,000 are males. While 529 qualifying candidates are foreign nationals, 405 are NRIs and 606 are OCI card holders. 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.