Aakash Honours Over 100 NEET and JEE 2026 Toppers at Champions of Aakash Event
Chennai: Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) felicitated more than 100 toppers of NEET and JEE 2026 at its Champions of Aakash event held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, recognising students for their performance in the national entrance examinations conducted in April 2026.
The event brought together around 3,000 students, along with parents, faculty members, and more than 100 top-performing students from across the country. The programme also included panel discussions featuring professionals from the engineering and medical sectors, focusing on career opportunities after JEE and NEET.
NEET 2026 Results
According to AESL, its students recorded the following results in NEET 2026:
- 4 students in the Top 10
- 18 students in the Top 50
- 41 students in the Top 100
- 138 students in the Top 500
- 232 students in the Top 1,000
- 17 State Toppers
- More than 100 City Toppers
Among the top performers:
- Aryan Gupta – AIR 1
- Upalakshya Goyal – AIR 3
- Aryan Dubey – AIR 7
- Geetansh Sarin – AIR 8
AESL stated that its students secured more than 18 city topper positions in Uttar Pradesh and occupied all Top 10 state ranks in Jammu & Kashmir.
JEE Advanced 2026 Performance
In JEE Advanced 2026, AESL reported:
- 11 students in the Top 100
- 26 students in the Top 200
- 56 students in the Top 500
- 111 students in the Top 1,000
The institute stated that students performed strongly across 15 States and Union Territories.
Notable performers included:
- Mohit Shekhar Shukla – AIR 4
- Aarav Gupta – AIR 17
- Utkarsh Khokhar – AIR 35
ANTHE 2026 Scholarship Exam Announced
During the event, AESL launched the Aakash National Talent Hunt Examination (ANTHE) 2026, its scholarship examination for students of Classes V to XII and Class XII pass-outs. The institute also unveiled a new logo for the examination.
Panel Discussions on Careers
The programme featured two panel discussions exploring career opportunities after JEE and NEET.
The NEET panel, moderated by Dr. Monika, Former CCO, Roche, included:
- Dr. Shashidhar TB, HOD-ENT, Artemis Hospitals
- Dr. Karan Thakur, Corporate Affairs, Apollo Hospitals
- Dr. Vidur Mahajan, Founder, Carpl AI
The discussion focused on emerging and non-traditional career opportunities in healthcare.
The JEE panel, moderated by Ms. Shifa from Campus Fund, featured:
- Julius, COO & Founder, Newspace
- Richa Singh, Founder & CEO, Spectatr.ai
- Chinmaya Sharma, Partner, Info Edge Ventures
- Rahul Gupta, Park Smart
The session discussed how engineering skills can be applied across different industries.
Academic Support Model
AESL stated that its academic approach is based on five key areas—Legacy, Faculty, Content, Testing & Technology, and Infrastructure. The institute said it continues to support students through classroom coaching, digital learning platforms, regular assessments, AI-based performance analysis, and personalised mentoring for competitive examinations such as NEET and JEE.
