NEET results: Karnataka toppers lose marks in retest

The much-awaited NEET-2026 re-examination results have been declared and the candidates are saddened to lose good scores compared to the first NEET due to challenging questions.

In this NEET retest, Vaishnavi Das, a student of Sri Chaitanya Techno School, JP Nagar, Bengaluru, scored 700 out of 720 and emerged as the Karnataka State topper by securing All India Rank (AIR) 20. He is also among those who lost grades.

While it scored 710 marks when the National Testing Agency (NTA) first published the main answers of NEET, it has now lost 10 marks.

Suchita M. from Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Davangere secured AIR-48 with 695 marks and stood second in the state. Suchita secured a perfect score (720/720) in the first NEET and lost 25 marks in the NEET retest.

To talk HinduVaishnavi Das said, “Compared to the first NEET results, the retest was more difficult. Due to this, the marks dropped. But I am happy to get AIR-20. This result surprised my family too. But I am happy with the rank I got now.”

Desire to join AIIMS

The state’s NEET retest winners have expressed their desire to join the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

“I scored 492 out of 500 in the Science stream in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class

Ms. Suchita said she decided to pursue medicine. “I want to serve as a doctor,” he said.

Other peaks from Karnataka include Ravikiran Kini (AIR-62), Diganth BS, (AIR-64), Johann Job (AIR-69).

Why retest?

The first NEET exam was held on May 3, 2026. Following the paper leak during the exam, NTA conducted the NEET-2026 retest on June 21, 2026. The exam was conducted in a total of 13 languages, including Kannada.

Close to 20 lakh candidates appeared for the NEET retest at 5,440 centers in 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad. As many as 11.21 lakh candidates were eligible for admission in undergraduate medical, dental, AYUSH and similar programmes.