NEET UG 2023: Majority of top 50 rankers relied on coaching; only one chose to self-study

When asked if they referred to any specific book for preparation, many mentioned that NCERT is enough to crack NEET and secure seats in their dream colleges. While some showed interest in neurosurgery, most students are yet to decide on their specialization. Edited excerpts.

Name: Bora Varun Chakravarthi (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 1 (OBC-NCL)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Vijayawada

Board: Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education

Board Exam Marks: 98.7%

Coaching or Self Study: Integrated coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Kaustav Bauri (18 yrs)

All-India Rank: 3 (SC)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Chennai

Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 96%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Pranjal Aggarwal (18 yrs)

All-India Rank: 4 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Delhi Public School, Dhuri

Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 96.60%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Dhruv Advani (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 5 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: GR International School, Delhi

Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 99.4%

Coaching/Self Study: Coaching

College preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Surya Siddharth N (18 yrs)

All-India Rank: 6 (OBC-NCL)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: SBOA School and Junior College, Chennai

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 97.4%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching 

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Shriniketh Ravi (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 7 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Khar Education Society

Board: Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education

Board Exam Marks: 89.67%

Coaching/Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Swayam Shakti Tripathy (18 yrs)

Rank: 8 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: SAI International School, Bhubaneswar

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 98.6%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Parth Khandelwal (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 10 (OBC-NCL)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: St. Xavier’s School, Jaipur

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks:  90.6%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Ashika Aggarwal (18 yrs)

All-India Rank: 11 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Delhi Public School, Jalandhar

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 96.6%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Sayan Pradhan (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 12 (General)

Number of Attempts:  1

School: Pathfinder Higher Secondary Public School, Kolkata

School Board: West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education

Board Exam Marks: 98.4%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: IPGMER and SSKM Hospital

 

Name: Shashank Kumar (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 14 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Holy Mission Secondary School, Patna

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 96.4%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Kanchani Geyanth Raghu Ram Reddy (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 15 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Sri Chaitanya Jr College, Hyderabad

School Board: Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education

Board Exam Marks: 98.8%

Coaching or Self Study: Integrated Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Bhaskar Kumar (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 17 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Techno India Group Public School, Kolkata

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 96.4%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Dev Bhatia (18 yrs)

All-India Rank: 18 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Delhi Public School, Bhopal

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 96.80%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Arnab Pati (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 19 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Simlapal MM High School, Bankura

Board: West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education

Board Exam Marks: 98%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Shashank Sinha (18 yrs)

All-India Rank: 20 (OBC-NCL)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Scottish Public School, Katihar

Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 97.4%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Prakhar Agrawal (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 21 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: (Didn’t want to disclose)

Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 95.2%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Amritansh Nigam (18 yrs)

All-India Rank: 22 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Pragati Public School, Delhi

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 99.84%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Arya R S (19 yrs)

All-India Rank: 23 (General)

Number of Attempts: 2

School: Alphonsa English Medium School, Kozhikode

Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 98.8%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Samuel Harshith Tsapa (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 24 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School:Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondary School

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 97.4%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: Undecided

 

Name: Yellampalli Lakshmi Pravardhan Reddy (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 25 (Gen-EWS)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Dr KKR’s Gowtham, Vijayawada

School Board: Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education

Board Exam Marks: 96.5%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: D Kathiravan (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 26 (OBC-NCL)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: DAV, Vasant Kunj, Delhi

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks:  96.1%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Tanishq Devendra Bhagat (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 27 (OCB-NCL)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Dr. Ambedkar College, Nagpur

School Board: Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education

Board Exam Marks:  90%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Shivam Patel (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 29 (OBC-NCL)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: CJ DAV Public School, Meerut

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 95.4%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Neel Niteshbhai Lathiya (18 yrs)

All-India Rank: 30 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: PP Savani Cambridge International School, Surat

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 94%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Vedant Garg (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 32 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Greenvalley International Public School, Delhi

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 97.2%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Mimansha Moun (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 33 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: RD International School, Delhi

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks:  96.8%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Aakash Joon (18 yrs)

All-India Rank: 34 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Delhi Public School, Rohini, Delhi

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks:  95%

Coaching or Self Study: Self-study

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Surya Pratap Mishra (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 35 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Sai International School, Bhubaneswar

Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 97.2%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: Undecided

 

Name: Jacob Bivin (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 36 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Suguna Pip School, Tamil Nadu

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks:  95.6%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Soumyadeep Manna (18 yrs)

All-India Rank: 37 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Decent School, Rajnagar Kota

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 98.6%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Sumegha Sinha (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 39 (General)

Number of Attempts:1

School: Central Academy Senior Secondary School, Kota

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 94.6%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: Undecided

 

Name: Kani Yasari (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 40 (SC)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Sri Chaitanya, Visakhapatnam

School Board: Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education

Board Exam Marks: 96.8%

Coaching or Self Study: Integrated Coaching

College preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Vaibhav Sinha (18 yrs)

All-India Rank: 41 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Delhi Public School, Indirapuram

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 96.4%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

Programme and college preference: AIIMS Delhi or Maulana Azad Medical College

 

Name: Riddhi Wajaringkar (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 44 (OCB-NCL)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Creative International School, Pune

School Board: Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education

Board Exam Marks: 92%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Tanay Jain (17 yrs)

All-India Rank: 46 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: (Didn’t want to disclose)

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 98%

Coaching or Self Study: Coaching

College preference: AIIMS, Delhi

 

Name: Tanna Badal Satishkumar (18 yrs)

All-India Rank: 47 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School: Modi Career Academy, Gujarat

School Board: CBSE

Board Exam Marks: 99.99%

Coaching: Integrated Coaching

College preference: AIIMS Delhi or BJ Medical College, Pune

 

Name: Jagruthi Bodeddula (17 years)

All-India Rank: 49 (General)

Number of Attempts: 1

School:  Sri Chaitanya Jr College, Hyderabad

Board: Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education

Board Exam Marks: 98.5%

Coaching: Integrated Coaching

College Preference: AIIMS Delhi