CBSE declared the results of the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Test (AIPMT), which was re-conducted on July 25 after allegations of large-scale irregularities in the first test. The entrance test has been topped by Haryana’s Vipul Garg. It was conducted in 50 cities at 1,065 centres across cities and abroad where 3,74,386 candidates appeared in the examination.
While Garg has scored 695 marks out of 720, Khushi Tiwari from Rajasthan bagged the second position with a score of 688 marks.
Son of a bag seller in Haryana’s Jind district, 17-years-old Vipul studied at New Holy Public School in Uttam Nagar area here. He had scored a perfect 10 CGPA in Class X and was awarded with a fee waiver for his further schooling.
Out of the 6,32,625 candidates registered for this examination, 4,22,859 candidates downloaded the admit card. The decision to re-conduct the examination came after the Supreme Court’s direction to CBSE following allegations of large-scale irregularities in the examination held on May 3.
A dress code was prescribed for the test and all the candidates were frisked. More than one lakh officials had ensured fair conduct of examination, CBSE had said. The CBSE also stated that communication jammers were installed to ensure no communication device be used inside the examination halls.