India, June 14 -- Krishang Joshi from Pune has secured an All India Rank (AIR) 3 in NEET-UG 2025 - and that too in his first attempt - placing him among the top scorers in one of India's most competitive entrance exams. The result was declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday.

Over 22.09 lakh students appeared for the NEET-UG exam this year, with 12.36 lakh qualifying. Joshi scored 681 out of 720, standing third in the country, behind Rajasthan's Mahesh Kumar (AIR 1) and Utkarsh Awadhiya (AIR 2). Delhi's Avika Aggarwal topped among girls, securing AIR 5.

"I never imagined I'd get Rank 3. After the paper, I felt I might land somewhere under 50. But this? It took a few seconds to sink in," Krishang said.

The 17-year-old pre...