Thursday (July 16) brought big news for lakhs of students who dream of becoming doctors. National Testing Agency declared the results of NEET-UG 2026, the country’s biggest medical entrance examination. In this exam, Aryan Gupta, resident of Ludhiana, secured first position in the entire country. Along with him, Panshul Bansal of Haryana also stood jointly at first position. Both the students created history by scoring 715 marks out of 720.

Festive atmosphere in Ludhiana

As soon as NTA announced the results of NEET exam, there was a wave of happiness in Aryan Gupta’s house and in Ludhiana. In the video going viral on social media, Aryan’s family members and acquaintances are seen celebrating. Not only his family but the entire city is feeling proud of this wonderful success of Aryan.

This journey was not easy for Aryan

Aryan did not get this success overnight. There is a lot of hard work and struggle behind this. Let us tell you that this year the NEET exam was surrounded by many controversies. Earlier this examination was held on May 12, but it was canceled due to suspicion of paper leak and other controversies.

Aryan tells that when the news of cancellation of the exam came, he was broken and cried a lot. He felt that all his hard work had gone in vain, but he did not give up. His elder brother Aditya, who is doing MBBS, gave him courage. After this, Aryan picked up the books again and started studying twice as hard for the re-test to be held on 21st June.

Used to study 16 to 17 hours daily

On his success, Aryan told that he used to study for about 16 to 17 hours every day. However, he did not limit himself to books. Whenever he got tired of studying continuously, he used to take a break. Aryan used to use social media to calm his mind. Used to watch movies on TV and spend time with family.

How was Aryan’s education?

Aryan did his schooling from Sacred Heart Convent School, Ludhiana. He remained ahead not only in studies but also in games. He has also been a state level table tennis player. He had also secured 98.4 percent marks in class 12th.

Aryan comes from a family of doctors

Aryan has medicine in his blood. His father Dr. Sachin Gupta is an anesthetist and his mother Dr. Reenu Gupta is a gynecologist. His elder brother had secured All India 54th rank in NEET exam last year. Aryan wants to become an oncologist. In fact, when he was just three years old, his grandmother died due to cancer. For this reason he wants to become a cancer doctor.

Important figures of NEET-UG 2026

• This year around 20 lakh students took the NEET exam.
• Out of these, a total of 11.21 lakh students passed.
• More than 58 percent of those who passed were girls.
• Apart from Aryan and Panshul, 19 students scored more than 700 marks.
• Goyal got third rank in the country in celebration of Rajasthan
• Ayush Bhalotia of Bihar stood fourth
• Maharashtra’s Shravani Krishna Kudale secured fifth rank

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Now Parliament has also become fully active regarding NEET UG 2026 re-exam. Before the re-examination to be held on June 21, the Parliament’s Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare has called senior officials of the Health Ministry, Education Ministry, NTA and NMC for a meeting. In this meeting, exam preparations, security arrangements and the entire process will be reviewed.

there will be a meeting tomorrow

This meeting of the Parliamentary Committee will be held on June 10. It will be attended by the Secretaries of the Health Ministry and the Education Ministry along with senior officials of NTA and NMC. The committee wants to understand what steps have been taken to conduct the re-exam in a fair and transparent manner and what preparations have been made keeping in mind the interests of the students.

Strictness increased after paper leak controversy

Actually, the NEET UG 2026 exam held on May 3 was canceled after complaints of paper leak and other irregularities. After this, lakhs of students had to face the situation of re-exam. This whole matter sparked discussion across the country and questions were also raised on the credibility of the examination system. This is why every aspect related to the examination is now being closely monitored.

Officials have already replied

This is not the first time that officials of NTA and related ministries are appearing before a parliamentary committee. Even before this, they have given information on examination related issues before various parliamentary committees. However, this time the meeting is being considered more important in view of the re-exam to be held on June 21.

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Increased concern of students and parents

After the cancellation of exams, anxiety has increased among students and their parents. Many students say that they have to prepare again, due to which mental pressure has also increased. In such a situation, everyone’s eyes are now on ensuring that the re-exam is conducted in a completely safe and fair manner.

Special focus will be on exam security

There will also be discussion in the meeting regarding examination security and confidentiality of question papers. This time the government and NTA are making additional security arrangements to avoid any kind of disturbance. Surveillance has been increased at every level, from examination centers to distribution of question papers.

Re-exam will be held on June 21

NTA has already made it clear that NEET UG 2026 re-exam will be conducted on June 21 in pen and paper mode. Lakhs of candidates are waiting for this examination. Now it remains to be seen how much the examination process is strengthened after the review and suggestions of the parliamentary committee.

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NEET Fee Refund Process: After the cancellation of NEET UG 2026 exam, the National Testing Agency has started the process of fee refund for the students. The examination held on May 3 was canceled due to controversy over paper leak and alleged irregularities, after which lakhs of students were waiting for the refund of fees. Now the agency has made it clear that no extra fee will be charged from the students for the exam and the application fee already deposited will be refunded.

For this, NTA has made preparations to provide the option of updating bank account on the official website. Students will be able to update their bank details by visiting neet.nta.nic.in, after which the fees will be transferred directly to their account. According to the agency, the refund process can be completed within 24 to 48 hours of submitting the bank details.

This is how you will get fee refund

To refund the fees, students will first have to visit the official website of NEET. A link for fee refund or updated bank details will appear there. After this, you will have to login to the portal with the help of application number and people details. After login, students will have to fill their bank account number, IFSC code and name of account holder carefully. After submitting the information, the fee will be transferred to the same account. NTA has advised students not to make any mistakes while filling the bank details, otherwise the refund may get delayed.

Relief for those filling forms from cyber cafes

Many students had filled the form through cyber café or common service centre. In such a situation, the students were afraid that the fees would go back to the account from which the payment was made. Regarding this also, NTA has clarified that candidates can update the bank account of their choice. If students wish, they can also give the account information of their parents, so that the refund reaches the correct account.

You will not have to pay fees again for re-exam.

NTA has already made it clear that students will not need to apply again or deposit fees for the NEET UG re-exam to be held on June 21. Only the old registration will remain valid and admit cards will be issued directly. Re-exam will be conducted in offline mode from 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm. This time too, more than 22 lakh students are expected to appear in the exam, although the medium of the exam will not be changed, but students were given the opportunity to change the exam city.

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Chance to change exam center also

After the paper leak controversy, many students have returned to their homes or other cities. Keeping this in view, NTA had opened a separate window for changing the examination city. Students can choose the new city as per their convenience. However, the final entrance examination center will be decided on the basis of seat availability. Whereas for NEET UG 2026, different fees were charged from different categories of students. General category candidates had to pay Rs 1700, OBC candidates had to pay Rs 1600, while SC-ST candidates had to pay Rs 1000. Rs 9,500 application fee was charged from foreign candidates, now this amount will be refunded.

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