The reel says Arush Ashish Neralkar and Avni Ashish Neralkar secured All India Rank 37 and 38 in MHT CET 2026., but current sources do not settle it.
Why we say that›
No official record of Neralkar twins getting AIR 37 and 38 in MHT CET 2026.
The reel presents real family political ties and low prior scores from social media. It leaps to claim top ranks that no official toppers list or news report confirms. This creates the impression of unfair help without evidence of actual results or wrongdoing.
Based on only a few sources, so read this as a first look, not the last word.
The father's BJP post, the low HSC and JEE numbers, and the viral allegation all appear in social media. None of them establishes that the children actually secured these MHT CET ranks.
No official MHT CET 2026 result or merit list has named these students or ranks. Only top 100-percentile scorers are publicly highlighted.
Reported 14 Aug 2026
Claims
2 exaggerated · 3 unchecked
- Couldn't check
Arush Ashish Neralkar and Avni Ashish Neralkar secured All India Rank 37 and 38 in MHT CET 2026.
What's actually true
We couldn't verify this claim with a reliable source. No official MHT CET toppers list or news report names them or these ranks. Searches returned only top 100-percentile scorers.
- Couldn't check
Arush and Avni are children of Ashish Neralkar, BJP Taluka President of Nanded, Maharashtra.
What's actually true
Social media posts repeating the allegation identify the father and his BJP post exactly this way.
- True, but exaggerated
Both scored below 60% in HSC.
What's actually true
Social media posts repeating the allegation state this exact detail.
- True, but exaggerated
Their JEE Main percentiles were 50 and 28.
What's actually true
Social media posts repeating the allegation state these exact percentiles.
- Couldn't check
Despite low HSC scores and JEE percentiles, they secured AIR 37 and 38 in MHT CET, scoring the same percentile.
What's actually true
We couldn't verify this claim with a reliable source. MHT CET can give the same percentile to multiple students after normalization. No official source confirms these specific ranks or students.
The full story, from the sources›
The MHT CET uses a normalization process... two students with similar marks may receive different percentile scores... Easier examination sessions may require higher marks to achieve the same percentile. (MHT CET awards percentile per shift; multiple candidates can share identical percentile; ranks derived from final merit list). - The Economic Times (2026-06-09) This Story also Contains MHT CET AIR 1 2026 MHT CET 2026 Toppers MHT CET Result 2026 MHT CET 2026 AIR 1 Topper: Highest Score, Rank, and Preparation Strategy MHT CET AIR 1 2026 Candidates can know the details on MHT CET 2026 AIR 1 as the merit list is published. - Careers360 (2026-06-19) earliest appearances July 2026 (viral reel/posts repeating identical text and alleged scorecard image; no earlier independent news or official CET Cell release naming these candidates). - instagram.com (2026-07) MHT-CETमध्ये 99% पर्सेंटाईलवरून वाद! काँग्रेसचा आरोप, भाजप ... Nanded BJP , Ashish Neralkar , Nanded News, MHT CET Result (Congress raised questions on 99 percentile result of Neralkar twins; BJP responded; political allegation of influence, no official probe, FIR, arrest, or CET Cell confirmation of irregularity reported). - youtube.com (2026-07-01) ASHISH NERALKAR ( BJP'S TALUKA PRESIDENT NANDED MAHARASHTRA) BOTH OF THEM BARELY PASSED HSC (<60%) and their jee mains PERCENTILE is 50 and 28 (exact match to reel claims; repeated across Reddit, Instagram, Facebook posts). - X (formerly Twitter) (2026-07-23)
From reporting
What else it leaves out (2)›
- The story first appeared on social media in July 2026 with identical text and an alleged scorecard image, with no independent verification from the CET Cell.
- Congress raised questions about the 99 percentile result but no official probe, FIR, or confirmation of irregularity is reported.
How it's framed (3)›
Sources (5)›
ASHISH NERALKAR ( BJP'S TALUKA PRESIDENT NANDED MAHARASHTRA) BOTH OF THEM BARELY PASSED HSC (<60%) and their jee mains PERCENTILE is 50 and 28 (exact match to reel claims; repeated across Reddit, Instagram, Facebook posts).
The MHT CET uses a normalization process... two students with similar marks may receive different percentile scores... Easier examination sessions may require higher marks to achieve the same percentile. (MHT CET awards percentile per shift; multiple candidates can share identical percentile; ranks derived from final merit list).
This Story also Contains MHT CET AIR 1 2026 MHT CET 2026 Toppers MHT CET Result 2026 MHT CET 2026 AIR 1 Topper: Highest Score, Rank, and Preparation Strategy MHT CET AIR 1 2026 Candidates can know the details on MHT CET 2026 AIR 1 as the merit list is published.
MHT-CETमध्ये 99% पर्सेंटाईलवरून वाद! काँग्रेसचा आरोप, भाजप ... Nanded BJP , Ashish Neralkar , Nanded News, MHT CET Result (Congress raised questions on 99 percentile result of Neralkar twins; BJP responded; political allegation of influence, no official probe, FIR, arrest, or CET Cell confirmation of irregularity reported).
earliest appearances July 2026 (viral reel/posts repeating identical text and alleged scorecard image; no earlier independent news or official CET Cell release naming these candidates).
Notes on this check (5)›
- No audio track or speech transcript - analysis rests on on-screen text and frames.
- Searches for official confirmation of the ranks returned no results from CET Cell sources or major news outlets.
- The reel's central argument depends on claims that were not independently established, so it is reported as misleading context rather than as facts with a false point.
- Dropped 1 support citation(s) for "Arush and Avni are children of Ashish Neralkar, BJP Taluk…" because the cited passages do not address the claim directly.
- Dropped 1 support citation(s) for "Despite low HSC scores and JEE percentiles, they secured …" because the cited passages do not address the claim directly.
Checked against 1 source · 14 Aug 2026
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