The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday declared the NEET UG 2026 results, with 11.21 lakh candidates qualifying for admission to undergraduate medical, dental, AYUSH and allied programmes.
Candidates can now access their scorecards on the official website, neet.nta.nic.in. The NTA has also published the list of All India Rank holders, state toppers, category-wise toppers, cut-off marks and language-wise participation details.
NTA Declares Result of NEET (UG) 2026
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11.21 lakh candidates qualify;
Results declared in time for counselling and Medical College Admissions;
Toppers from almost all States and Union Territories;
More than 58 per cent of qualified candidates are women;
Examination conducted in…
The result has been announced in time to keep the medical admissions and counselling schedule on track.
Close to 20 lakh candidates appeared for the examination held on June 21, 2026, across 5,440 centres in 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad. The examination was conducted in 13 languages.
More than 58 per cent of the qualified candidates are women, with female candidates also recording a higher qualification rate than male candidates.
The highest score of 715 out of 720 was jointly secured by Aryan Gupta of Punjab and Panshul Bansal of Haryana.
According to the NTA:
Among the 138 candidates who scored above 690, over 93 per cent were first-time NEET aspirants, while 99 per cent were between 17 and 19 years of age.
Qualified candidates emerged from all 36 States and Union Territories.
Some of the notable state toppers include:
Seventeen state toppers scored 700 or above, while 26 secured more than 690 marks.
The Top 17 candidates, who scored above 705, are from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
According to the NTA, the number of qualified candidates in each category is:
The NTA clarified that it only conducts the examination, declares the results and issues the All India Rank. Counselling for MBBS and BDS All India Quota seats will be conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), while state authorities will handle counselling for their respective quotas.
Candidates have been advised to rely only on the official portals for counselling updates and remain cautious of fraudulent calls, messages or websites offering admissions or score improvements.
