NEET UG 2026 Results Declared; Over 11.21 Lakh Candidates Qualify

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially declared the results of the NEET UG 2026 examination. Candidates can access their scorecards on the official website, neet.nta.nic.in.

Nearly 2o lakh candidates appeared for the examination, which was conducted across 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad. Of them, 11.21 lakh candidates qualified.

Women accounted for more than 58% of the qualified candidates and recorded a higher qualification rate than men.

Aryan Gupta from Punjab and Panshul Bansal from Haryana secured the top rank, scoring 715 out of 720. A total of 138 candidates scored above 690 marks. According to the data, 99% of the top performers were between 17 and 19 years of age.

The category-wise number of qualified candidates is as follows:

OBC-NCL: 5.12 lakh

General: 2.91 lakh

Scheduled Castes (SC): 1.59 lakh

Scheduled Tribes (ST): 63,716

Counselling for MBBS and BDS seats under the All India Quota will be conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), while counselling for state quota seats will be carried out by the respective state authorities. Candidates have been advised to rely only on official websites, including mcc.nic.in and the respective state counselling portals, for admission-related information.

The NTA has also cautioned candidates against fraudulent calls or messages offering admission. It clarified that it does not contact candidates directly for admission-related matters. Any suspicious communication can be reported via email at [email protected] or by calling 011-40759000.

The examination process had been marked by controversy after the paper leak that led to the cancellation of the original test. The subsequent re-examination also failed to fully address candidates' concerns. Students reported difficulties downloading admit cards, while several candidates were assigned incorrect examination centres, triggering widespread criticism of the examination process.