The NEET PG, which stands for the National Eligibility Entrance Test for Postgraduates, is a national-level examination organised by the National Board of Examination (NBE) for admission to various medical PG courses. As the NEET PG 2026 statistics, a total of 2,73,096 candidates registered for NEET PG 2026. A total of 2,65,980 candidates appeared for the examination. Out of these, the NEET PG 2026 exam was completed for around 2,63,535 candidates.
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Through NEET PG exam, admissions are granted to courses such as Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS), and various diploma programmes in government or private medical colleges across the country. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) oversees the counselling and seat allotment process. Check the details about the NEET PG 2026 in the article below.
Every year, a huge crowd of aspirants appear in the NEET PG exam. Each year, lakhs of students take the exam with the dream of getting into prestigious medical colleges of India. NEET PG 2026 statistics has been updated in the below table for candidate's reference.
Particulars | Details |
Number of candidates registered for NEET PG 2026 | 2,73,096 |
Total number of aspirants appeared in the exam | 2,65,980 |
Total number of candidates absent in the exam | 7,116 |
According to NEET PG statistics, a total of 2,42,493 students registered for NEET PG 2025 out of which 2,30,114 candidates appeared in the exam.
Particulars | Details |
Number of candidates registered for NEET PG 2025 | 2,42,493 |
Total number of aspirants appeared in the exam | 2,30,114 |
Total number of candidates absent in the exam | 12,379 |
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As per NEET PG result statistics released by the media reports for the year 2024, the total number of candidates who registered for NEET PG was 2,28,540. The total number of candidates who appeared in NEET PG 2024 was 2,16,136.
As per the statistics released by the authority, 1,11,871 lakh candidates qualified for the NEET PG 2023. Candidates from the General category who qualified in NEET 2023 scored up to 50 percentile whereas those qualifying from the SC and ST categories had to score 40 percentile as a minimum aggregate respectively.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The National Board of Examinations (NBE) conducts the NEET PG exam.
The NEET PG 2026 exam date is August 30, 2026.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Aspirant,
For NEET PG 2026, the exam was held on 30 August 2026, with a re-examination for affected candidates on 5 September 2026.
The exact result date has not yet been officially announced by NBEMS. Based on the current schedule, candidates should expect the result in September 2026, but
Hey there,
At a NEET-PG rank of ~3,500, DNB Radiodiagnosis is absolutely worth considering. The key is to compare the specific DNB hospital/training environment with the MD Radiodiagnosis options you can obtain—not to treat all DNB Radio Diagnosis seats as equivalent.
For context, the 2025 DNB Radio Diagnosis closing rank
Hello Aspirant,
Yes. If you are looking for a book/guide covering NEET PG colleges across India, including MD/MS seats, fees, marks/cut-offs and counselling information, Careers360 provides NEET PG counselling resources and college-predictor reports.
If you specifically
Hey there,
Yes. If you mean the official NEET PG 2025 MCC All India Quota cutoff/allotment lists, MCC has published the results for Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3.
MD Dermatology is one of the most competitive branches in NEET PG. In the 2025 counselling, government medical colleges generally required a very good NEET PG rank.
For the General category under All India Quota, some examples of 2025 closing ranks were:
Government Medical College, Kozhikode – around 20
VMMC
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