The National Testing Agency (NTA) declared the NEET UG 2026 result on July 16, 2026, clearing the way for medical admission counselling to stay on schedule. Of the nearly 20 lakh candidates who sat for the exam at 5,440 centres across 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad, 11.21 lakh have qualified for admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and allied undergraduate programmes. Candidates can check their scorecard on the official website neet.nta.nic.in.
NEET UG Result 2026: Key Highlights
- Result declared on: July 16, 2026
- Candidates appeared: close to 20 lakh
- Candidates qualified: 11.21 lakh
- Women candidates: over 58% of all qualified candidates
- Candidates scoring above 690 marks: 138
- State toppers scoring 700 or above: 17
- Official website: neet.nta.nic.in
NEET UG 2026 Toppers List: Punjab and Haryana Lead
Aryan Gupta from Punjab and Panshul Bansal from Haryana have jointly secured All India Rank (AIR) 1 in NEET UG 2026, each scoring 715 out of 720 marks. Most of the top-ranking candidates are between 17 and 19 years of age, and the majority were appearing for NEET for the first time.
| AIR | Candidate | State | Category | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aryan Gupta | Punjab | General | 99.9999 |
| 2 | Panshul Bansal | Haryana | General | 99.9999 |
| 3 | Uplakshya Goyal | Rajasthan | General | 99.99985 |
| 4 | Ayush Bhalotia | Bihar | General | 99.99965 |
| 5 | Kudale Shravani Krishna | Maharashtra | OBC-NCL | 99.99965 |
| 6 | Riya Ranjan | Bihar | OBC-NCL | 99.99965 |
| 7 | Aryan Dubey | Uttar Pradesh | General | 99.99965 |
| 8 | Geetansh Sarin | Punjab | General | 99.99915 |
| 9 | Gaurav Singh | Rajasthan | OBC-NCL | 99.99915 |
| 10 | Mohanish Maruti Bhosale | Maharashtra | General | 99.99915 |
NTA's official list names 138 candidates who scored 690 marks or above. Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, and Telangana feature most frequently among these top scorers, and the complete All India merit list, state-wise toppers, and category-wise (SC, ST, OBC-NCL, Gen-EWS, PwBD) toppers are published on the official NTA result portal.
Category-Wise and State Toppers: NEET UG 2026
- Top SC category candidate: Sanidhya Kshitij Dongre (Maharashtra), AIR 28, 99.9979 percentile
- Top ST category candidate: Vivek Meena (Rajasthan), AIR 260, 99.9842 percentile
- Top EWS category candidate: Taha Samun Bhatia (Gujarat), AIR 25, 99.9979 percentile
- Top OBC-NCL candidate: Kudale Shravani Krishna (Maharashtra), AIR 5, 99.99965 percentile
- Top female candidate overall: Kudale Shravani Krishna (Maharashtra), AIR 5
- Top PwBD (female) candidate: Vaibhavi Shukla (Uttar Pradesh), AIR 5866
- Top PwBD (male) candidate: Vivek Chaurasiya (Uttar Pradesh), AIR 1164
Among the state-wise toppers, Punjab's Aryan Gupta (AIR 1) and Haryana's Panshul Bansal (AIR 2) lead the list. Other notable state toppers include Uplakshya Goyal (Rajasthan, AIR 3), Ayush Bhalotia (Bihar, AIR 4), Aryaman Singh Solanki (Madhya Pradesh, AIR 46), Sabyasachi Laskar (West Bengal, AIR 35), and Sankalp Sandeep Naik representing candidates who appeared from outside India (AIR 1398).
NEET UG 2026 Marks Distribution
| Marks Range | Number of Candidates |
|---|---|
| 701 - 720 | 19 |
| 651 - 700 | 1,371 |
| 601 - 650 | 8,425 |
| 551 - 600 | 27,055 |
| 501 - 550 | 52,471 |
| 451 - 500 | 77,023 |
| 401 - 450 | 105,403 |
| 351 - 400 | 142,003 |
| 301 - 350 | 180,494 |
| 251 - 300 | 215,148 |
| 201 - 250 | 250,899 |
| 151 - 200 | 289,565 |
This distribution, released by NTA alongside the result, helps candidates estimate roughly where their score places them in the overall merit order before the detailed rank list is used for counselling.
Rank list, category-topper lists, and marks-distribution figures in this article are sourced from NTA's official NEET (UG) 2026 result document, issued under the signature of Col. B. Vijay Kumar, SM, Director (NEET-Confidential), NTA, dated July 16, 2026.
NEET UG 2026 Category-Wise Cutoff and Qualified Candidates
| Category | Qualifying Percentile | Cutoff Marks (Range) | Candidates Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| UR / EWS | 50th Percentile | 715 - 213 | 9,96,935 |
| OBC | 40th Percentile | 212 - 177 | 81,111 |
| SC | 40th Percentile | 212 - 177 | 29,947 |
| ST | 40th Percentile | 212 - 177 | 12,452 |
The qualifying cutoff has moved up compared to 2025, when the UR/EWS range stood at 686-144 marks and the OBC/SC/ST range was 143-113 marks. The qualifying percentiles themselves remain unchanged year on year.
Timeline: Why NEET UG 2026 Result Came After a Re-Exam
This year's result follows a re-examination cycle. The original NEET UG 2026 exam scheduled for May 3, 2026 was cancelled following paper-leak allegations, and a fresh exam (Re-NEET) was conducted on June 21, 2026.
- May 3, 2026: Original NEET UG 2026 exam cancelled over paper-leak concerns
- June 21, 2026: Re-NEET UG 2026 conducted nationwide and abroad
- June 25, 2026: Provisional answer key released; objection window open till June 28
- July 13-15, 2026: Scanned OMR sheets and recorded responses shown to candidates
- July 16, 2026: Final answer key and NEET UG 2026 result declared
NTA re-engineered its process by running administrative stages in parallel and separating the OMR challenge from the answer key release, which helped keep the counselling calendar on track.— National Testing Agency
How to Download NEET UG Scorecard 2026
- Visit the official website neet.nta.nic.in
- Click on the 'NEET UG 2026 Result / Scorecard' link
- Enter your application number, date of birth, and security pin
- Submit and view your scorecard on screen
- Download and save a copy for the counselling process
What Happens Next: NEET UG 2026 Counselling
Qualified candidates now move to the counselling stage. All India Quota (15% AIQ) seats are allotted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) at mcc.nic.in, while state quota seats are allotted by respective state CET Cells and counselling authorities across multiple rounds. Candidates should keep category and domicile certificates ready and track official counselling notifications closely, since schedules can be tight and revised on short notice.
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