• Source:JND
HighLights
  1. NTA declared NEET UG 2026 results.
  2. 11.21 lakh candidates qualified for admissions.
  3. Medical admission schedule remains on track.

NEET UG Results 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday declared the result of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), NEET (UG) 2026, with 1.21 lakh candidates qualified for admission to medical courses.

The result has been declared in time so that the medical-admission and counselling calendar for candidates stays on track.

"A total of close to 20 lakh candidates appeared for NEET (UG) 2026 at 5,440 centres in 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad. 11.21 lakh candidates have qualified for admission to undergraduate medical, dental, AYUSH and allied programmes," the NTA said in a statement.

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How To Check Results:

According to the NTA, the scorecards of all candidates are available on the official website, http://neet.nta.nic.in. The full list of Top Rankers, State Toppers, category-wise toppers (SC, ST, OBC-NCL, Gen-EWS, PwBD and PwD), category-wise cut-off marks and language-wise participation is also being published on the NTA website.

Counselling for the All-India Quota in MBBS/BDS is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). State quotas are conducted by respective State authorities.

Candidates should rely only on official websites: http://neet.nta.nic.in, http://mcc.nic.in and State counselling portals. Candidates are cautioned against fraudulent calls, messages or websites offering admission, seat blocking or score improvement. NTA does not contact candidates seeking money or credentials. Suspicious communication may be reported at neetug2026@nta.ac.in or 011-40759000.

Score Distribution and Highest Scorers

•19 candidates scored above 700 out of 720.
•1,492 candidates scored 650 and above.
•10,160 candidates scored 600 and above.
•90,780 candidates scored 500 and above.

Aryan Gupta, Panshul Bansal Top Exam With 715 Marks

The highest score of 715 out of 720 was obtained jointly by Aryan Gupta (Punjab) and Panshul Bansal (Haryana).

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State Toppers

State Toppers include Jigmet Yangchan Lamo (Ladakh, 530 marks), Dhruv Tripathi (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 606 marks) and Fahmida Anees (Lakshadweep, 573 marks), and cover every North-Eastern State. 17 State Toppers scored 700 or above; 26 scored above 690.

The 138 top rankers come from 66 cities across the country. The Top 17 rankers who scored more than 705 marks span eight States, namely Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

Geographical Distribution

Qualified candidates have emerged from every one of the 36 States and Union Territories, ranging from over 1.7 lakh in Uttar Pradesh to 43 in Lakshadweep.

Score Distribution And Highest Scorers

•19 candidates scored above 700 out of 720.
•1,492 candidates scored 650 and above.
•10,160 candidates scored 600 and above.
•90,780 candidates scored 500 and above.
The highest score of 715 out of 720 was obtained jointly by Aryan Gupta (Punjab) and Panshul Bansal (Haryana).

Category-Wise Qualified Candidates

Registered, appeared and qualified figures are being published in full for General, Gen-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwBD, PwD and Third Gender candidates. Separate topper lists for each category are provided in the accompanying toppers document.

Category-wise qualified candidates:

•General: 2.91 lakh
•OBC-NCL: 5.12 lakh
•SC: 1.59 lakh
•ST: 63,716
•Gen-EWS: 95,026
•PwBD: 3,666
•PwD: 303

Participation And Qualification Of Women Candidates

More than 58 per cent of all qualified candidates are women. Women also qualified at a higher rate than men: 56.8 per cent of women who appeared qualified, as against 55.1 per cent of men.

Languages Of The Examination

NEET (UG) 2026 was conducted in 13 languages: Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English.


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