- Women outperformed men, accounting for over 58% of the qualified candidates
- A total of 138 candidates scored above 690 out of a maximum of 720 marks
- The highest score of 715 out of 720 was jointly secured by Aryan Gupta of Punjab and Panshul Bansal of Haryana
NEET UG Re-Exam Result 2026 OUT: The National Testing Agency (NTA) late Thursday night declared the results of the NEET UG 2026 re-examination. A total of 11.21 lakh candidates qualified for admission to undergraduate medical, dental, AYUSH, and allied courses. Women outperformed men, accounting for over 58 per cent of the qualified candidates. Candidates who appeared for the examination can check their results and download their scorecards from the official website, neet.nta.nic.in. The results have been announced in time to ensure that the counselling and medical admissions process remains on schedule.
NEET UG Re-Exam Result 2026: Here's direct link to download scorecards
Nearly 20 lakh candidates appeared for the NEET UG 2026 re-examination, which was conducted on June 21 at 5,440 examination centres across 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad. The entrance test was held in 13 languages.
Top Scorers
A total of 138 candidates scored above 690 out of 720 marks. Of them, more than 93 per cent were first-time NEET aspirants, while 99 per cent belonged to the 17-19 years age group.
The highest score of 715 out of 720 was jointly secured by Aryan Gupta of Punjab and Panshul Bansal of Haryana.
Score distribution and highest scorers
- 19 candidates scored above 700 marks.
- 1,492 candidates scored 650 marks or above.
- 10,160 candidates scored 600 marks or above.
- 90,780 candidates scored 500 marks or above.
State-Wise Performance
Candidates from all 36 States and Union Territories qualified in the examination. Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of qualified candidates, with more than 1.7 lakh, while Lakshadweep had 43 qualified candidates.
The NTA also announced State and Union Territory toppers. Among them are Jigmet Yangchan Lamo (Ladakh) with 530 marks, Dhruv Tripathi (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) with 606 marks, and Fahmida Anees (Lakshadweep) with 573 marks.
The top 17 candidates, who scored more than 705 marks, belong to eight states, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.
Category-Wise Qualified Candidates
The category-wise number of qualified candidates is as follows:
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
The NTA has also published category-wise toppers, cut-off marks, and language-wise participation details on its official website.
Counselling
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will conduct counselling for All India Quota (AIQ) seats in MBBS and BDS programmes, while the respective State authorities will conduct counselling for State quota seats.