Sankeerth Sadananda secures all-India rank 4 in NEET
Bengaluru (TOI): This comes as the best birthday gift ever for Sankeerth Sadananda’s father Sadanand Poojary, as Sankeerth was declared AIR 4 rank holder in NEET results on Friday. “He did it, and I could not have got the best gift ever than this. I am a proud father today,” said excited Sadananda Poojary.
Sankeerth was CET (Common entrance test) 2017 topper in Karnataka. He secured second rank in BSc (Agriculture) and 19th in engineering. But he was adamant and sure in heart that he will be able to make it to AIIMS and NEET with flying colours and decided to drop the CET seat. He secured AIR 27 in AIIMS examination.
He secured 99.9% in AIIMS and 692 out of 720 in NEET results.
“Both NEET and AIIMS were equally important to me. I expected a good rank but Rank 4 is just unimaginable. Now between two, I hope AIIMS would be the priority as I am aiming for AIIMS Delhi, then only I will decide for NEET if required,” said Sankeerth.
Sankeerth has always been interested in Biology and have been participating in most of the Olympiads. He was chosen among 36 students from India, who wrote National Biology Olympiad this week. He has been participating in Olympiads quite a while and was motivated by his friends to do that. He gives all the credit to his institute BASE, and teachers Pawan Kumar and Lakshmi Murti. He is a student of Delhi Public School South.
After delaying it for 16 days, NEET results were finally declared by CBSE on Friday.
Other rank holders from city are Rakshita Ramesh who secured AIR 41(also CET topper), Kabilan A AIR 769 and Rajarajan M AIR 959 (239 in AIIMS). Total of 25 students passed from ALLEN Bengaluru center.