Official NTA data for the NEET (UG) 2026 exam, from the
National Testing Agency's "Key Data Points of NEET (UG) Over Years" release —
qualifying cutoffs, how many registered, appeared and qualified, and the splits by
state, gender, language, nationality and PwBD.
Qualifying ≠ a seat. The cutoffs below are the
qualifying cutoffs — the minimum score to be declared NEET-qualified and
eligible for counselling. They sit
far below the score or rank that actually
wins an MBBS seat. For real admission chances, use the
Choice list,
Colleges and
State counselling tools — those work on your rank.
Qualifying cutoff — marks range by category
Score needed to qualify NEET (UG), out of 720, across three years.
| Category | Qualifying percentile | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|
| UR / EWS | 50th percentile | 715–213 | 686–144 | 720–162 |
| OBC-NCL | 40th – 50th | 212–177 | 143–113 | 161–127 |
| SC | 40th – 50th | 212–177 | 143–113 | 161–127 |
| ST | 40th – 50th | 212–177 | 143–113 | 161–127 |
| UR / EWS & PwBD | 45th – 50th | 212–194 | 143–127 | 161–144 |
| OBC & PwBD | 40th – 45th | 193–177 | 126–113 | 143–127 |
| SC & PwBD | 40th – 45th | 193–177 | 126–113 | 143–127 |
| ST & PwBD | 40th – 45th | 191–177 | 126–113 | 142–127 |
NEET (UG) 2026 at a glance
| Figure | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|
| Candidates registered | 22,79,743 | 22,76,069 |
| Candidates appeared | 19,99,895 | 22,09,318 |
| Candidates qualified | 11,21,185 (≈56% of appeared) | 12,36,531 |
Qualified in 2026 by candidate category: General 2,91,133 · EWS 95,026 · OBC-NCL 5,12,014 · SC 1,59,296 · ST 63,716 — total 11,21,185.
Gender — NEET (UG) 2026
Registered, appeared and qualified, by gender.
| Group | Registered | Appeared | Qualified |
|---|
| Male | 9,46,815 | 8,47,732 | 4,67,134 |
| Female | 13,32,914 | 11,52,152 | 6,54,049 |
| Third gender | 14 | 11 | 2 |
| Total | 22,79,743 | 19,99,895 | 11,21,185 |
More women qualified than men in 2026 — 6,54,049 women vs 4,67,134 men (58% of those who qualified).
Candidates over the years
How the NEET (UG) applicant pool has grown, 2019 to 2026.
| Year | Registered | Appeared | Absent |
|---|
| 2019 | 15,19,375 | 14,10,755 | 1,08,620 |
| 2020 | 15,97,435 | 13,66,945 | 2,30,490 |
| 2021 | 16,14,777 | 15,44,273 | 70,504 |
| 2022 | 18,72,343 | 17,64,571 | 1,07,772 |
| 2023 | 20,87,462 | 20,38,596 | 48,866 |
| 2024 | 24,06,079 | 23,33,297 | 72,782 |
| 2025 | 22,76,069 | 22,09,318 | 66,751 |
| 2026 | 22,79,743 | 19,99,895 | 2,79,848 |
Language of the question paper
Candidates registered by medium (2026, with 2025 for comparison). NEET (UG) is offered in 13 languages.
| Language | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|
| English | 18,08,535 | 18,22,410 |
| Hindi | 3,45,247 | 3,28,634 |
| Bengali | 38,577 | 38,242 |
| Tamil | 29,845 | 26,580 |
| Gujarati | 49,647 | 53,025 |
| Assamese | 2,147 | 2,478 |
| Telugu | 1,339 | 907 |
| Marathi | 1,144 | 927 |
| Urdu | 919 | 943 |
| Malayalam | 787 | 481 |
| Odia | 716 | 812 |
| Kannada | 614 | 460 |
| Punjabi | 226 | 170 |
Nationality — NEET (UG) 2026
Registered, appeared and qualified by nationality.
| Group | Registered | Appeared | Qualified |
|---|
| Indian | 22,76,743 | 19,97,459 | 11,19,699 |
| Foreign Nationals | 927 | 767 | 454 |
| NRI | 1,066 | 867 | 451 |
| OCI | 1,007 | 802 | 581 |
| Total | 22,79,743 | 19,99,895 | 11,21,185 |
Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD)
PwBD candidates in NEET (UG).
| Figure | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|
| Registered | 9,893 | 9,167 |
| Appeared | 8,912 | 8,842 |
| Qualified | 3,666 | 3,673 |
State-wise participation — 2026
Candidates registered, appeared and qualified by state / UT. This is exam participation — not seats, and not domicile.
| State / UT | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Qualified % |
|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 895 | 717 | 369 | 51% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 65,957 | 60,186 | 33,221 | 55% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 4,891 | 3,940 | 2,179 | 55% |
| Assam | 43,187 | 36,283 | 18,435 | 51% |
| Bihar | 1,52,924 | 1,40,079 | 68,968 | 49% |
| Chandigarh | 2,854 | 2,622 | 1,839 | 70% |
| Chhattisgarh | 45,781 | 41,111 | 21,291 | 52% |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1,200 | 1,074 | 573 | 53% |
| Daman & Diu | 647 | 603 | 326 | 54% |
| Delhi | 59,669 | 53,846 | 35,132 | 65% |
| Goa | 4,360 | 3,675 | 1,885 | 51% |
| Gujarat | 79,190 | 68,833 | 38,146 | 55% |
| Haryana | 65,328 | 59,287 | 36,622 | 62% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 18,648 | 16,744 | 9,595 | 57% |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 56,420 | 50,110 | 25,007 | 50% |
| Jharkhand | 38,405 | 35,051 | 19,039 | 54% |
| Karnataka | 1,45,852 | 1,17,564 | 65,901 | 56% |
| Kerala | 1,13,786 | 84,664 | 51,782 | 61% |
| Ladakh | 1,045 | 899 | 491 | 55% |
| Lakshadweep | 135 | 90 | 43 | 48% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,18,084 | 1,05,514 | 55,655 | 53% |
| Maharashtra | 2,22,849 | 2,01,100 | 1,07,304 | 53% |
| Manipur | 9,657 | 8,321 | 5,070 | 61% |
| Meghalaya | 4,183 | 3,425 | 1,658 | 48% |
| Mizoram | 2,624 | 2,166 | 1,353 | 62% |
| Nagaland | 3,866 | 3,289 | 1,946 | 59% |
| Odisha | 56,786 | 50,009 | 28,336 | 57% |
| Puducherry | 5,402 | 4,716 | 2,451 | 52% |
| Punjab | 34,858 | 29,351 | 15,749 | 54% |
| Rajasthan | 2,08,583 | 1,92,023 | 1,33,140 | 69% |
| Sikkim | 1,323 | 1,092 | 579 | 53% |
| Tamil Nadu | 1,42,494 | 1,08,601 | 61,306 | 56% |
| Telangana | 73,084 | 65,121 | 38,026 | 58% |
| Tripura | 4,677 | 3,654 | 1,807 | 49% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,56,079 | 3,28,847 | 1,70,770 | 52% |
| Uttarakhand | 20,344 | 18,001 | 10,127 | 56% |
| West Bengal | 1,08,944 | 93,381 | 52,746 | 56% |
| Others (including Outside India) | 4,732 | 3,906 | 2,318 | 59% |
| All India | 22,79,743 | 19,99,895 | 11,21,185 | 56% |
Application fee
From the NEET (UG) 2026 Information Bulletin — fees can change each cycle.
| Category | In India | Outside India |
|---|
| General | ₹1,700 | ₹9,500 |
| General-EWS / OBC-NCL | ₹1,600 | — |
| SC / ST / PwBD / PwD / Third Gender | ₹1,000 | — |
Source: NTA — "Key Data Points of NEET (UG) Over Years"
(released with the 2026 result), an official National Testing Agency document
(PDF ↗).
Application fee from the NEET (UG) 2026 Information Bulletin. Always confirm on
the official site:
neet.nta.nic.in ↗.
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