"Why Go To Protest When I Could Study, Improve My Score": NEET Topper To NDTV
NEET-UG 2026 topper Panshul Bansal shared that he chose to focus on his studies rather than participate in protests following the exam's cancellation due to a paper leak. Bansal successfully improved his score in the re-examination conducted by the CBI.
Why it matters
The NEET-UG paper leak controversy has sparked widespread student protests and political debate regarding the integrity of India's medical entrance examination system.
Panshul Bansal, who was among the toppers in the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, said as protests raged over the paper leak, he chose to stay at home and study.Bansal, who secured All India Rank 2 with a 99.9999 percentile in the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, told NDTV that while the cancellation of the original examination initially left him disappointed, he eventually saw it as an opportunity to improve his performance."I thought, why should I go to the protest?
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