NEW DELHI, July 16 (ANI): The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday announced the results of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2026, with 1.121 million candidates qualifying for admission to undergraduate medical, dental, AYUSH, and allied health courses.
The NTA said the results were released on schedule to ensure that the counseling and medical college admissions process remains on track.
The agency had earlier released the final answer key for NEET (UG) 2026 ahead of declaring the results.
In a statement, the NTA said, “1.121 million candidates qualify; results declared in time for counseling and medical college admissions; toppers from almost all states and Union Territories; more than 58% of qualified candidates are women; examination conducted in 13 languages.”
According to the agency, nearly 2 million candidates appeared for the examination, which was conducted on June 21 at 5,440 centers across 551 cities in India and 14 cities overseas. The exam was held in 13 languages.
The NTA said more than 58% of the qualified candidates are women, while candidates from every state and Union Territory achieved qualifying scores.
The agency added that 138 candidates scored above 690 out of a maximum of 720 marks, with more than 93% of them appearing for NEET (UG) for the first time.
The highest score of 715 out of 720 was jointly secured by Aryan Gupta of Punjab and Panshul Bansal of Haryana.
“The result has been declared in time so that the medical admission and counseling calendar for candidates stays on track,” the statement said.
The NTA said scorecards are available on the official NEET website, along with the lists of top rankers, state toppers, category-wise toppers, and qualifying cutoffs.
The agency also advised candidates to rely only on official websites for counseling and admissions-related information and warned them against fraudulent calls, messages, or websites claiming to offer admissions, seat reservations, or score improvements.
Counseling for the All India Quota in MBBS and BDS programs will be conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), while state quota counseling will be handled by the respective state authorities, the NTA said. (ANI)
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