The National Testing Agency on Wednesday announced the results and scorecard of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test, NEET 2019.
A Rajasthan boy, Nalin Khandelwal bagged 701 out of 720 marks to be all India topper. Bhavik Bansal of Delhi secured the second position while Akshat Kaushik from Uttar Pradesh bagged the third position.
“I am very happy at securing the first rank. I used to study for eight hours every day. I would like to thank my teachers,” he told reporters.
Madhuri Reddy of Telangana is the topper among girls and secured the 7th rank All India.
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The NEET is conducted by the NTA for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in medical and dental colleges. The NEET exam was conducted on May 5 and May 20.
In Odisha, hundreds of students missed the exam as trains were running late or cancelled in the wake of cyclone Fani.
As a result, the exam was rescheduled to May 20 for Cyclone Fani-affected candidates from Odisha and those from Karnataka who were unable to take their exams in Karnataka due to delayed train schedules.
(with inputs from ANI)
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