New Delhi/IBNS, July 22 -- Amid sweeping protests over the NEET-UG paper leak, one of the toppers in the re-examination has narrated his approach, which was focused on returning to the study desk.

Speaking to NDTV, Panshul Bansal, who secured All India Rank 2 with a 99.9999 percentile in the re-examination, said he was initially disappointed by the paper leak but quickly realised it was an opportunity to improve his marks.

A student of KR Mangalam World School, Bansal added, "Initially, I had a feeling of despair and sadness. But after one or two hours, I looked at it from a positive perspective and got motivated and determined to do better this time."

Bansal, who secured 706 in the original examination before improving the score to 71...