HYDERABAD: Two students from Telangana, Kanchani Geyath Raghu Ram Reddy and Jagruthi Bodeddula were among the top 50 All India Rank (AIR) in the NEET UG 2023. The results of these exams which were held in May last month were announced on Tuesday. While Raghu Ram Reddy secured rank 15, Jagruthi Bodeddula secured rank 49. Raghu Ram was the state topper for Telangana.
This year 72,842 candidates had appeared for NEET from Telangana and of this 42,654 have qualified the exams. The number of candidates who qualified has doubled as compared to 2022 when only 28,093 had qualified of the 50,392 who wrote the exams from the state.
Apart from these two students, Gilda Prachi secured the 65th rank AIR and made it to the list of top 20 female candidates. In the top 10 EWS students category, Tela Varun Reddy with 105 AIR rank bagged a spot, whereas in top 10 SC category candidates, Kollabathula Pritham Siddharth with AIR 299 bagged a spot. In top 10 ST category candidates, Lavudi Madhu Balaji with AIR 445 bagged a spot.
Speaking about his achievements, Raghu Ram said that he was surprised. “In the initial key I was scoring a perfect 720, but in the second key I lost some marks. Nevertheless, I am extremely happy. My aim is certainly AIIMS Delhi and I might pick cardiac or neuro later on,” said Raghu Ram who studied at Sri Chaitanya, Hydernagar. The young boy originally hails from Tadipatri in Andhra Pradesh and both his parents are also practicing doctors in AP.
The second topper from Telangana was Jagruthi. Speaking to TOI she said she felt surreal. “I am not sure if I’ll bag a seat in AIIMS but my next choice is JIPMER. It is a happy day for me because my father flew down from the US after six years just to support me for the exams and the efforts paid off,” said Jagruthi who resides in KPHB. She used to put in 16 hours of study daily at Sri Chaitanya in Hydernagar. She will be the first doctor in her family.
This year 72,842 candidates had appeared for NEET from Telangana and of this 42,654 have qualified the exams. The number of candidates who qualified has doubled as compared to 2022 when only 28,093 had qualified of the 50,392 who wrote the exams from the state.
Apart from these two students, Gilda Prachi secured the 65th rank AIR and made it to the list of top 20 female candidates. In the top 10 EWS students category, Tela Varun Reddy with 105 AIR rank bagged a spot, whereas in top 10 SC category candidates, Kollabathula Pritham Siddharth with AIR 299 bagged a spot. In top 10 ST category candidates, Lavudi Madhu Balaji with AIR 445 bagged a spot.
Speaking about his achievements, Raghu Ram said that he was surprised. “In the initial key I was scoring a perfect 720, but in the second key I lost some marks. Nevertheless, I am extremely happy. My aim is certainly AIIMS Delhi and I might pick cardiac or neuro later on,” said Raghu Ram who studied at Sri Chaitanya, Hydernagar. The young boy originally hails from Tadipatri in Andhra Pradesh and both his parents are also practicing doctors in AP.
The second topper from Telangana was Jagruthi. Speaking to TOI she said she felt surreal. “I am not sure if I’ll bag a seat in AIIMS but my next choice is JIPMER. It is a happy day for me because my father flew down from the US after six years just to support me for the exams and the efforts paid off,” said Jagruthi who resides in KPHB. She used to put in 16 hours of study daily at Sri Chaitanya in Hydernagar. She will be the first doctor in her family.
