Ludhiana(The Steller News):Aryan Gupta from Ludhiana,Punjab emerged as the top scorer in NEET UG 2026, securing All India Rank (AIR) 1. He advised other aspirants to listen to their teachers. He has scored 715 out of 720 marks. Meanwhile, 19 candidates scored 700, and 138 obtained 690 marks.
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He studied for 16-17 hours a day . He also advised other aspirants to listen to their teachers. “I worked hard; I would not get sleep, but it is feeling surreal now, looking like a dream. Everyone is happy. I studied for 16-17 hours in a day,” he told .
He said that he wants to become an oncologist(a physician who specializes in diagnosing, managing, and treating cancer). Sharing the reason behind it, Gupta told that his grandmother had died from cancer when he was studying in third standard. That day he pledged to become an oncologist.
Furthermore, advising other NEET-UG aspirants, he said, “First of all, blindly follow your teachers. They have been teaching for many years. For 15-20 years.”
