NEET results: Karnataka toppers lose marks in retest
Students in Karnataka who took the NEET-2026 retest have reported lower scores compared to their initial attempts due to the increased difficulty of the exam. Despite the drop in marks, top-performing students remain focused on their goal of attending AIIMS for medical training.
Why it matters
The performance fluctuations in high-stakes national entrance exams highlight the stress and systemic challenges faced by students in competitive academic environments.
The much-awaited NEET-2026 retest results have been released, and the candidates are upset that they have lost good scores compared to the first NEET due to the tough questions.
In this NEET retest, Vaishnavi Das, a student of Sri Chaitanya Techno School in J.P. Nagar, Bengaluru, has secured 700 marks out of 720 and got All India Rank (AIR) 20 and emerged as a Karnataka State topper. She too is among those to have lost marks.
While she had scored 710 when the National Testing Agency (NTA) released the key answers of NEET the first time, she has now lost 10 marks.
Suchita M., of Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Davangere, has secured 695 marks and got AIR-48 and emerged as a second topper in the State. Suchita had secured a perfect score (720/720) in first NEET and she has lost 25 marks in NEET retest.
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