Tamil Nadu: Six students from Tamil Nadu were among the top 50 rank-holders in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance-Test (NEET) UG this year, which was held across the country on May 7. Prabanjan J. from Tamil Nadu topped the NEET UG exam with a perfect score of 720. He shares the rank with Bora Varun Chakravarthi of Andhra Pradesh. Prabhanjan is a native of Melmalaiyanur in the Villupuram district in the state. He attended the coaching classes at Velammal Nexus.
Prabanjan had his schooling at Sarada Matriculation School in Gingee up to Class 10. His father Jagadesh is a social science teacher at the Government Higher Secondary School in Olakkur. Kaustav Bauri, an SC candidate, secured 716 marks and achieved the third rank. Surya Siddharth N. and Varun S., OBC candidates, were able to secure sixth and ninth ranks respectively. Samuel Harshith Tsapa with 711 marks stood 24th. Jacob Bivin with 710 marks was ranked 36th.
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Prabanjan, said, "I am happy to secure the top rank in the NEET examination. It was the best moment of my life and I do not find words to explain it. The way I was groomed and received support from my teachers and the administration at the school helped me to clear the NEET examination. Students preparing for the NEET examination must read and understand the NCERT textbooks thoroughly."
"After completing my school education, I focused my goal towards cracking NEET. I had my schooling from Saradha Matriculation School, Gengee up to class 10. Thereafter, I joined Velammal Vidyalaya School, Chennai. I did not find a major difference between the state textbook syllabus and those courses pursued for the NEET exam. I received full support from my parents. After finishing MBBS, I plan to pursue MS in surgery,” he added.
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Among the SC category toppers, Tirupugazh S. secured 710 marks. There were no girls in the toppers' category in Tamil Nadu. In this year's NEET, 20,000 more candidates cleared the test compared to last year. A total of 1,47,583 candidates registered this year and 1,44,516 appeared for the test.
As many as 78,693 candidates have cracked the examination. Last year, 1,21,617 candidates had registered for NEET and 99,610 took the test. As many as 57,215 candidates passed the examination. This year, 30,536 candidates took the test in Tamil language.
