HYDERABAD: After securing top ranks in the national eligibility cum entrance test (NEET), three girls from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have secured top ranks in the Telangana EAMCET’s agriculture and medical (AM) stream too, the results of which were declared on Saturday.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad had conducted the EAMCET (AM) on September 28-29, 2020 at 84 test centres across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. As in previous years, the toppers are set to opt for premier institutions in the country and skip the local institutions. Guthi Chaitanya Sindhu, who secured all India rank 6 in NEET, emerged as the topper in EAMCET (AM). All India NEET 14th ranker Bareddy Sai Thrisha Reddy secured the second rank in AM and all India NEET second ranker Tummala Snikitha secured the third rank in AM.
“I have decided to forego the seat that will be allotted to me through EAMCET (AM) as I will be seeking admission in AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), Delhi. I had a keen interest in science since childhood and since both my parents are doctors, it was an added advantage for me,” said Sindhu, who secured a combined score of 96.07 percentile.
The second EAMCET (AM) ranker Bareddy Sai Thrisha Reddy has similar plans. “I want to become a neurosurgeon. I am not going to appear for the counselling as I am eligible to secure an admission in AIIMS, Delhi,” said Reddy, who secured a combined score of 96.04
Barring the top three, all other top 10 ranks are secured by boys. In all, 92 percent of candidates have qualified in EAMCET (AM) this year, registering a slight drop of one percent from last year. Of the 63,857 candidates that appeared for the examination on September 28-29, 59,113 have qualified.
While the rank cards were declared on the official EAMCET website, officials said the admission notification for agriculture, medical, and other allied courses would be declared soon.