A total of 35 students out of 351 from government and aided schools who appeared for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2025 in Tiruchi district have cleared it.
According to the official data, 351 students from government and aided schools took the entrance examination this year. Of them, only 35 students secured scores above 113, which was the cut-off score. Among the 35, four students were repeaters and also emerged as the toppers.
M. Jeevanantham, a repeater from Government Higher Secondary School, Thandalaiputhur, secured 423 and stood first among the government schoolchildren in the district. Kishore, a student of Syed Murthuza Government Higher Secondary School, has scored 221 and has become the topper among the freshers.
A senior official from the School Education Department said six students would be allocated MBBS and BDS seats under 7.5% reservation. A total of 220 students enrolled for the free NEET coaching programme in the district, but only 172 appeared for the exam.
NEET coaching was offered at five centres in the district — Syed Murthuza Government Higher Secondary School in Tiruchi, Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Manapparai, Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Musiri, Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Thathaiyangarpet, and Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Manachanallur, where sessions are conducted by teachers from government and aided schools.
The number of successful students has significantly come down. Last year, 132 students out of 553 from government schools cleared it. Although extensive training was given, only a few cleared the exam this year, the official added.