NEET: Karnataka releases state rank list, over 87,000 candidates qualify
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has released the NEET rank list for candidates who opted for Karnataka as their preferred state during registration.
A total of 87,909 candidates, who mentioned Karnataka in their UG NEET applications, have qualified for admission to medical courses.
The top scorer in Karnataka secured 670 marks, earning the first rank in the state. On the other end of the spectrum, the lowest qualifying score was 113 marks.
The rank list, compiled by the Department of Medical Education, is now publicly available on the KEA’s official website.
In a press release, KEA Executive Director H. Prasanna stated that a link for NEET counselling registration will be made available shortly. Candidates will be required to enter their NEET roll number to participate.
Prasanna also noted that students who qualified in NEET but have not yet submitted their applications will be given an additional opportunity to register.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
