AdminEighteen-year-old Navdeep Singh from Punjab’s Muktsar made his family proud by securing the All India Rank 1 in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2017 on Friday. Muktsar’s Navdeep topped with a score of 697 marks out of 700 in the exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for admission to medical, dental, […]
Eighteen-year-old Navdeep Singh from Punjab’s Muktsar made his family proud by securing the All India Rank 1 in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2017 on Friday.
Muktsar’s Navdeep topped with a score of 697 marks out of 700 in the exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for admission to medical, dental, AYUSH and veterinary colleges across the country. Indore’s Archit Gupta and Manish Mulchandani secured the AIRs 2 and 3.
“I was hopeful of clearing the exam but I had not expected to become the all India topper,” the 18-year-old told the Hindustan Times.
Navdeep’s mother Simarjeet Kaur was elated over her son’s success in his first attempt and credited the top rank to his hard work. His Father Gopal Singh is the principal of the Government senior secondary school Charewan un Muktsar and his mother is employed with Life Insurance Corporation of India.
“We are very happy over Navdeep’s success. He has made us feel proud,” Kaur, an employee of the Life Insurance Corporation of India, said.
Captain Amarinder Singh, CM of Punjab also congratulated him on his success
– Hindustan Times