Atiya Mujeeb
Jammu, July 17: Jammu and Kashmir has delivered one of its strongest performances in NEET UG 2026, with two students securing places among India’s top 125 candidates.
Hadiya Nisar emerged as the top performer from the Union Territory, securing All India Rank (AIR) 99 with a 99.9931 percentile. Zaidan Wani followed with AIR 124, also scoring a 99.9931 percentile.
Both candidates scored 690 or more marks, placing them among the 138 highest scorers in the country. The National Testing Agency (NTA) also named them the top two performers from Jammu and Kashmir in its official state-wise toppers list.
With over 11.21 lakh candidates qualifying for the counselling process this year, the achievement is considered a major milestone for Jammu and Kashmir and reflects the region’s growing success in national-level medical entrance examinations.
