Punjab teenager tops NEET, wants to study in Delhi

A 17-year-old son of a Punjab school teacher and two close friends from Madhya Pradesh on Friday took the first three positions in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), an all-India examination for admission to medical and dental colleges.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which conducts the exam, announced the results on Friday morning, ending weeks of suspense that saw the Madras high court withholding the outcome before the Supreme Court cleared it.

Launched in 2016, the NEET replaced a clutch of entrance exams conducted by states and colleges.

There were more successful women than men, the results show, with 3.45 lakh clearing the exams out of 6.16 lakh who wrote it. About 2.66 lakh out of 4.73 men were successful.

Five transgenders out of eight candidates also passed the exam held on May 7, the CBSE said.

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