LUCKNOW, July 18 -- Students from Lucknow delivered an impressive performance in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG 2026, with several candidates securing top All India Ranks (AIR), educational institutions reporting high success rates. The results were declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) late on Thursday.

Among the city's top performers, Shivansh secured AIR 152, followed by Yasir (AIR 157), Mohit (AIR 550), Chinmay (AIR 569) and Shavez (AIR 738), placing them among the country's highest-ranked candidates.

Educational institutions also reported encouraging results. City Montessori School (CMS) said 78 students cleared the NEET qualifying cut-off, including seven candidates who scored above the 99th percentil...