'Students of Rich Parents Can Only Crack NEET,' Says Twitter User, Sparks Debate on Privileged Background of Exam Topper

Since the results are out, NEET UG is trending on Twitter but there are some users who are highlighting the other side of the results and the toppers list. Sumanth Raman who claims to be a television news anchor and a political analyst has started a debate on the microblogging site. Parents of the NEET topper this year, Prabhanjan J, are allegedly government school teachers. Raman points at the privileged background of the topper.

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He tweeted “#NEET topper is from Gingee and his parents are Govt school teachers. Hardly the privileged background stockists had been hoping for. #NEETUG2023”. Along with his opinion, Sumanth Raman shared an interview with Prabhanjan J on a national daily.

His tweet has started a debate where users are sharing their opinions on how a privileged background student has the potential and resources as well to secure the top position in the NEET- UG entrance examination. Many more people are voicing their concerns and opinions on the issue.

Taking forward this debate, Jay Prakash Gandhi whose Twitter bio reads that he is a career consultant and an analyst shares his opinion on topper Prabhanjan J’s family background. “It proves that students of rich and affordable parents can only crack NEET with high scores by studying in top schools, which charges high fees. Look for the big advertisements in the newspapers tomorrow. Please do mention how much money has been spent on advertisements by these NEET coaching centers and schools,” he tweeted.

The National Testing Agency has announced the NEET- UG 2023 results. This year, two students, Prabhanjan J from Tamil Nadu and Bora Varun Chakravarthi from Andhra Pradesh scored full marks and share the top position. Meanwhile, as the results are declared, the counseling process for selected candidates will be handled by the Ministry of Health. Over 20 lakh candidates took the exam this year. The NEET UG was conducted on May 7, at various exam centres across the country. The provisional answer key was released on June 4 and the last date to raise objections against the answer key was till June 6. Students who appeared in the examination can check their results from the official websites, neet.nta.nic.in or ntaresults.nic.in.