Dubai-based student Sankalp Sandeep Naik emerged as the highest-ranked candidate outside India in the NEET UG Re-Exam 2026 with AIR 1398 and a 99.9253 percentile. He shares how JEE, family support and determination shaped his journey.
Just months before emerging as the highest-ranked candidate outside India in the NEET UG Re-Exam 2026, Sankalp Sandeep Naik appeared for JEE Main 2026, not with the intention of becoming an engineer, but simply to understand what it felt like to sit for a national-level entrance examination.
The 18-year-old, who has lived in Dubai since he was one year old, skipped Mathematics entirely and attempted only Physics and Chemistry, securing an 88 percentile.
"I don't have Mathematics, so engineering wasn't an option. I gave JEE only because I wanted to experience the pressure of a national-level examination. I have seen many talented students struggle because of exam pressure, so I wanted to experience it firsthand."
The experience gave him confidence before NEET.
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