Mumbai: Three students of Maharashtra have made it to the toppers’ list of 50 students in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), an entrance test for medical and dental aspirants, as the all India results were declared on Monday. Around 1.77 lakh students appeared for NEET 2018 from Maharashtra, of which 70,184 students have qualified for the next round of admission.
Krishna Agrawal, a student of Nanded district, secured the seventh all-India rank, with 685 marks. Agrawal stood first in Maharashtra with a percentile score of 99.99. Agrawal wanted to pursue medicineld as both his parents are doctors. He said, “It was my first attempt and I worked really hard. For the last two to three months, I did not do anything but focused entirely on studying.”
Agrawal aspires to become a radiologist. “I want to study at the Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, and will apply for the same. I want to become a radiologist and dedicate my time to research and experimental work. I want to fulfil my father’s dream and excel in the field of medicine and science,” he added.
Atul Gunjan, a student of Jalgaon Jamod, Buldhana district of the state, secured the 21st all-India rank, scoring 675 marks. While Paras Lokesh scored 670 marks to secure the 37th place, Vishwesh Bharadiya, a student from Nashik scored 665 marks, ranking 51st in India. Dr Vaishali Bharadiya, Vishwesh’s mother, said, “My son wants to pursue medicine and I am very proud of his achievement.”
Kalpana Kumari, a student of Bihar was the all-India topper, with 691 marks. Students from Maharashtra have secured high marks in NEET, which consists of 180 objective questions from physics, chemistry and biology. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted this examination for students of all states who aspire to pursue Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS).
Around 12.69 lakh appeared for this test, of which 7.14 lakh students have qualified for the next round. The qualified students will have to complete formalities with counselling authorities like the medical education directorates of respective states for admissions to MBBS or BDS courses.
Maharashtra students will have to apply to Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) for counselling (verification of documents). They will then be allotted colleges based on merit as per their application. Once the allotment is done, students will have to visit the colleges for submissions of forms and secure admissions through various Common Admission Process (CAP) rounds.