The National Testing Agency (NTA) has conducted the NEET 2026 exam on May 3, 2026. As per the NTA's official information, a total of 22,05,035 candidates appeared in NEET 2026. Category-wise and gender-wise number of candidates appeared in NEET 2026 will be released by the authority with the declaration of results.
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As per the NTA’s official information, a total of 22,79,743 students registered for NEET 2026. With the announcement of the NEET result, the NTA releases the statistics mentioning the number of candidates registered, appeared and qualified for the examination. Read the full article to know how many candidates appeared in NEET 2026, total number of registered candidates and more.
The exact number of candidates appeared for NEET 2026 exam will be released. As per some media reports, a total of 22.79 lakh candidates have appeared in NEET 2026 exam. Candidates can check the total students appeared in NEET 2026 from the table below,
Particulars | Number of students |
Total candidates registered for NEET 2026 | 22,79,743 |
Total students appeared in NEET 2026 | 22,05,035 |
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The gender-wise exact number of total students appeared for NEET 2026 will be released by the NTA after the declaration of result. Meanwhile, the previous-years statistics of NEET 2026 total candidates appeared gender-wise can be checked from the table below.
Gender | NEET 2026 appeared number | NEET 2025 appeared number |
Male | To be available | 9,37,411 |
Female | To be available | 12,71,896 |
Third gender | To be available | 11 |
Category-wise total students appeared in NEET 2026 will be updated below. Meanwhile, candidates can check previous year’s NEET students appeared from the table below.
Category | NEET 2026 appeared number | NEET 2025 appeared number |
OBC | To be available | 9,25,739 |
SC | To be available | 3,22,538 |
ST | To be available | 1,43,602 |
General | To be available | 6,65,853 |
EWS | To be available | 1,51,586 |
As stated above, the nationality-wise NEET 2026 total students appeared is released after the announcement of the result. Meanwhile, candidates can check previous year’s nationality-wise NEET total students appeared from the table below.
Nationality | NEET 2026 appeared number | NEET 2025 appeared number |
Indian | To be available | 22,06,968 |
Foreign Nationals | To be available | 870 |
NRI | To be available | 694 |
OCI | To be available | 786 |
Candidates can check year-wise data on total candidates appeared in NEET UG exam from the table below.
Year | Total students appeared in NEET |
2026 | 22,05,035 |
2025 | 22,09,318 |
2024 | 23,33,162 |
2023 | 20,38,595 |
2022 | 17,64,571 |
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The score is challenging – 300 is on the lower side for BDS
Most private colleges expect 350+ and Government colleges need 400+
Where to look: State counseling portals of Maharashtra and Gujarat. you can also Individual college websites directly
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Hello dear student,
No, with 37% marks , you are not eligible for NEET under the current eligibility criteria.
According to the prescribed rules, candidates from the SC, ST, and OBC categories are generally required to secure at least 40% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) in Class 12.
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