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NEW DELHI, July 17: The results of the re-examination of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, Under Graduate (NEET – UG), 2026, for medical admissions declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) late on Thursday night showed that more than 11.21 lakh candidates have qualified for admissions for medical and various other medical- courses.

The admissions for undergraduate courses qualified through NEET included medical, dental, AYUSH and other allied courses across the country. With the counseling process set to begin on schedule, state-wise data released by the NTA shows that Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of qualified candidates, followed by Rajasthan and Maharashtra.

More than 22 lakh candidates had appeared for the re-examination, which was conducted on June 21 at 5,440 examination centers across 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad in 13 languages. Women outperformed men, accounting for more than 58 percent of all qualified candidates.

The highest score of 715 out of 720 was jointly secured by Aryan Gupta of Punjab and Panshul Bansal of Haryana.

The top 10 states with highest number of qualified candidates included UP 1.70 lakhs, Rajasthan 1.33 lakhs, Maharashtra 1.07 lakhs, Bihar 68,968, Karnataka 65,901, Tamil Nadu 61,306, West Bengal 52,746, Kerala 51,782, Gujarat 38,146 and Telangana 38,026.

Among the larger states, Uttar Pradesh also recorded the highest number of candidates who appeared for the examination, with 3,28,847 candidates taking the test, followed by Maharashtra (2,01,100) and Rajasthan (1,92,023).

The NTA said candidates from all 36 States and Union Territories qualified in the examination. A total of 138 candidates scored above 690 out of 720 marks, with more than 93 per cent of them being first-time NEET aspirants. Nearly 99 per cent of these high scorers belonged to the 17-19 years age group.

(Rohit Kumar)