India, July 18 -- Maharashtra's NEET 2026 topper, Shravani Kudale from Pune district, has shown that studying in a government school was not a disadvantage. Shravani, who completed her primary education in a zilla parishad school and later studied in a semi-English medium school, scored 710 / 720 marks in the NEET examination, whose results were announced on Thursday. She ranked fifth all-India and is also the toper in the OBC category.

Shravani is from Khadki village in Daund taluka of Pune district. Her achievement has brought pride not only to her family but also to her teachers and her village. On Friday, local residents and others kept streaming into her home to congratulate her.

After completing Classes 1 to 5 at a zilla parishad ...