No record found for the reel's main claim: "Arush Ashish Neralkar and Avni Ashish Neralkar secured All India Rank 37 and 38 in MHT CET 2026".
- No record found: The sources reviewed do not settle whether Arush Ashish Neralkar and Avni Ashish Neralkar secured All India Rank 37 and 38 in MHT CET 2026.
- True: Social media posts repeating the allegation identify the father and his BJP post exactly this way.
- True: Social media posts repeating the allegation state this exact detail.
- True: Social media posts repeating the allegation state these exact percentiles.
Checked against: X (formerly Twitter), The Economic Times
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
4 exaggerated · 1 no record
- No record found
Arush Ashish Neralkar and Avni Ashish Neralkar secured All India Rank 37 and 38 in MHT CET 2026.
What we found
No official MHT CET toppers list or news report names them or these ranks. Searches returned only top 100-percentile scorers.
- True, but exaggerated
Arush and Avni are children of Ashish Neralkar, BJP Taluka President of Nanded, Maharashtra.
What we found
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 we found
Social media posts repeating the allegation state this exact detail.
- True, but exaggerated
Their JEE Main percentiles were 50 and 28.
What we found
Social media posts repeating the allegation state these exact percentiles.
- True, but exaggerated
Despite low HSC scores and JEE percentiles, they secured AIR 37 and 38 in MHT CET, scoring the same percentile.
What we found
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) 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 (2)›
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).
Checked against 2 sources · 14 Aug 2026
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