IAF congratulates topper Akanksha Singh for securing AIR 2 in NEET 2020

The Indian Air Force on Sunday congratulated Akanksha Singh who secured AIR 2 in the NEET exam 2020. Akansha Singh is the daughter of veteran sergeant Rajendra Kumar Rao (Retd) and mother Ruchi Singh is a primary school teacher in a village.

Akanksha, who hails from Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, scored 100% marks in the NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test) examination.

"#Congratulations Ms. Akanksha Singh, daughter of #IAF veteran Sergeant Rajendra Kumar Rao (Retd), who has scored 100% in #NEET2020. IAF wishes her the best for her future," the IAF tweeted.

#Congratulations Ms. Akanksha Singh, daughter of #IAF veteran Sergeant Rajendra Kumar Rao (Retd), who has scored 100% in #NEET2020. IAF wishes her the best for her future. #IndianAirForce

— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) October 18, 2020

The NEET topper studied in Kushinagar till the 10th standard and passed her 11th and 12th class from Delhi's Pragati Public School.

Speaking to IANS, Akanksha said that the lockdown period gave her extra time to prepare for the medical entrance exam, unlike other students who demanded that the exam be postponed.

"I wanted to become a doctor. After passing class 10, I came to Delhi for my plus two (class 11 and 12) and also joined coaching here," IANS quoted Akanksha as saying.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday released the results of the NEET 2020 exam on its official website. With the declaration of results, the NTA has also released the final Question and Answer (Q&A) keys.

Both Akanksha Singh from Delhi and Soyeb Aftab from Odisha are the top scorers in the NEET exam securing 720 of 720 marks.

NEET, which is a national level entrance test for medical and allied programmes, was conducted by NTA on September 13.