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New Indian Express
17 hours ago
- General
- New Indian Express
Six students from Andhra Pradesh top in NEET UG-2025
VIJAYAWADA: Six students from Andhra Pradesh have figured in the top 100 list of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) UG-2025. Among them, Darbha Karthik Ram Kireeti has emerged as the State topper with an All India Rank (AIR) of 19, and a percentile score of 99.9991400. The National Testing Agency conducted NEET UG-2025 at 5,468 centres located in 552 Cities across the country, and 14 cities outside India on May 4. More than 22 lakh candidates appeared for the entrance test. Mahesh Kumar from Rajasthan secured AIR 1, while Avika Aggarwal got AIR 5 and emerged as the female topper. According to official data of NTA, AP student Podavati Mohith Sriram secured AIR 56 with a percentile of 99.9974653, Desina Surya Charan from Visakhapatnam got AIR 59 with 99.9972390. Podilapu Avinash bagged AIR 64 scoring 99.9968316. Yerra Sameer Kumar of Visakhapatnam stood 70th with 99.9968316, while Tummuri Siva Manideep ranked 92nd with 99.9954737. No student from Andhra Pradesh secured top rank in any category, except Karumanchi Vikrant, who got ninth rank in SC category with 99.9878243 percentile. Kireeti hails from Rajamahendravaram. He completed his schooling from LKG to Class 8 in Trips International School, and from Class 8 to Intermediate at Tirumala Junior College.
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Six students from Andhra Pradesh among top 100 in NEET UG
Visakhapatnam: Six students from Andhra Pradesh have secured ranks in the top 100 in NEET UG 2025, the results of which were released on Saturday. Darbha Karthik Ram Kireeti achieved an impressive all India rank (AIR) of 19. The other high achievers include Kodavati Mohith Sri Ram (AIR 56), Desina Surya Charan (59), Podilapu Avinash (64), Yerra Sameer Kumar (70), and Tummuri Siva Manideep (92). Interestingly, the top three performers, Kireeti, Mohith, and Charan, also found places in the top 10 ranks of the Andhra Pradesh EAPCET 2025 in the agriculture stream, the results of which were released about a week ago. A total of 59,219 candidates registered for NEET 2025 in Andhra Pradesh, of whom 57,934 appeared for the exam and 36,776 qualified. This represents a decline of over 7,000 students from 2024, when 66,522 had applied. The qualifying percentage also fell to 63.5% in 2025, compared to 67.5% the previous year. Insiders in the coaching industry attribute this to both the increased uptake of CUET for allied courses and the perception that the controversy surrounding the 2024 paper has made NEET appear 'unpredictable. ' Speaking to TOI, Darbha Karthik Ram Kireeti, who topped Andhra Pradesh in NEET with AIR 19 and secured 8th rank in the AP EAPCET, said that he aspires to specialise in cardiac or skull-base surgery. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like USDJPY đang đi lên không? IC Markets Đăng ký Undo His father, Dr DS Arun Kumar, is a noted ENT surgeon in Rajahmundry, while his mother, Sri Latha, is a homemaker. A native of Chagallu in West Godavari district, Kodavati Mohith Sri Ram, who achieved 56th rank in NEET (second topper among AP candidates) and 9th rank in AP EAPCET, said that proper planning helped him attain the rank. His parents, Satyanarayana (a farmer) and Naveena, said that Mohith will be the first doctor in their family. "We are happy with his performance and want to see him study at AIIMS Delhi," they said. Surya Charan, who ranked 59th in NEET (third topper among AP candidates in NEET) and 10th in AP EAPCET, said that he wants to become a neurosurgeon. Hailing from a farming family, Charan took long-term coaching after Intermediate, as he could not attend the NEET exam last year because he had not turned 17 (the minimum age to be eligible for NEET). His parents, Prasad and Bulli Rani, natives of Bendapudi in Kakinada district, were elated with the result and said that Charan put in immense hard work during his exam preparation. The medical counselling committee will conduct counselling for the 15% all India quota seats for NEET, accessible at while the respective state authorities will handle counselling for the 85% state quota seats. Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, will release the state merit list in the coming days for counselling of the 85% state quota seats in govt and private colleges in Andhra Pradesh. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
The Hindu
a day ago
- General
- The Hindu
Karthik Ram Kireeti is Andhra Pradesh State topper in NEET-2025
Darbha Karthik Ram Kireeti, who secured 19th rank (General category) at the All-India level, was the topper of Andhra Pradesh in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), UG, 2025, the results of which were announced on Saturday by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Besides Mr. Karthik Ram, five other students from Andhra Pradesh secured all-India level ranks below 100. They were Kodavati Mohith Sri Ram, who secured 56th rank (General category), Desina Surya Charan, who secured 59th rank (General category), Podilapu Avinash, who secured 64th rank (OBC-NCL (Central List), Yerra Sameer Kumar, who secured 70th rank (OBC-NCL (Central List), and Tummuri Siva Manideep, who secured 92nd rank (OBC-NCL (Central List). The name of Karumanchi Vikrant from Andhra Pradesh, who secured all-India 262nd rank, figured in the list of top 10 rankers in the SC category. Among the national toppers were Mahesh Kumar from Rajasthan, who bagged the first rank, Utkarsh Awadhiya from Madhya Pradesh, who secured second position, and Krishang Joshi from Maharashtra, Mrinal Kishore Jha and Avika Aggarwal, both from Delhi, who secured the third, fourth and fifth ranks respectively in the General category. More than 22 lakh candidates wrote the entrance test on May 4, 2025 in 5,468 centres located in 552 cities across the country and 14 cities outside India. In Andhra Pradesh, out of the total 59,219 candidates who registered for the test, 57,934 appeared and 36,776 qualified. There was a decline in the number of students who appeared for NEET this year compared to the previous year (2024), when, out of the total 66,522 candidates who registered, 64,929 wrote the test, and 43,788 qualified.
