New Delhi, July 17(APAC Media): The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the NEET UG 2026 result, with 11.25 lakh candidates qualifying for undergraduate medical admissions across India. The result was released late on Thursday, hours after the agency published the final answer key for the re-examination, paving the way for the start of the NEET UG 2026 counselling process.
NEET UG 2026 Result: Top Performers And Pass Percentage
The highest score in this year’s examination was 715 out of 720, jointly secured by Aryan Gupta of Punjab and Panshul Bansal of Haryana. According to the NTA, 138 candidates scored above 690 marks, with more than 93% of them appearing for NEET for the first time, indicating a strong performance by fresh aspirants.
Women continued to dominate the qualified pool, accounting for more than 58% of the successful candidates. The agency also said candidates from all 36 States and Union Territories qualified in the examination, reflecting broad participation across the country.
The top 17 candidates, who scored above 705 marks, came from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
NEET Re-Exam Held After Paper Leak Row
The revised result follows the NEET UG re-examination conducted on June 21, 2026, after the original exam held on May 3 was cancelled due to the alleged paper leak controversy involving more than 20 lakh candidates. With the result now declared, the focus is expected to shift to the medical admission and counselling process, which the NTA said remains on schedule.
How To Check NEET UG 2026 Scorecard
Candidates can download their NEET UG 2026 scorecard by visiting the official website neet.nta.nic.in, clicking on the NEET UG 2026 Result link, logging in using their application credentials and downloading the result. The NTA has also stored candidates’ scanned OMR answer sheets and scorecards on DigiLocker, allowing students to access their documents digitally during the admission process.
The agency is expected to publish the NEET UG 2026 merit list, category-wise cut-off, state toppers and language-wise participation data separately on its official website, which will play a key role in the upcoming MBBS, BDS and other undergraduate medical admissions across India.
