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Girls outperform boys in NEET
Girls outnumbered boys in qualifying the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical courses, as per the results declared by CBSE on Tuesday, even though there were 11,058 males compared with 8,266 female applicants among the top 15 per cent.
​New Delhi: Girls outnumbered boys in qualifying the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical courses, as per the results declared by CBSE on Tuesday, even though there were 11,058 males compared with 8,266 female applicants among the top 15 per cent.
The top ranker from Telangana, Arushi, secured fifth rank in the All India open category. A student of Sri Gayatri Academy in Hyderabad, Arushi secured 676 marks out of 720 which resulted in a percentile of 99.999316. Her hall ticket number is 60504189. A total of 4,09,477 candidates -- 2,26,049 girls, 1,83,424 boys and four transgenders -- cleared the examination.
One transgender candidate was in the top 15 per cent. According to data released by CBSE, which conducted the examination, of the 8,02,594 registered candidates, 7,31,223 appeared for the examination. The CBSE also released a list of top performing candidates as per which Het Shah secured the first rank scoring 685 marks out of 720, while Ekansh Goyal (682) came second and Nikhil Bajiya (678) stood third. The counselling for seats in medical and dental colleges is expected to begin soon.
