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    How Many Students Registered for NEET 2026?

    How Many Students Registered for NEET 2026?

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    Manisha TiwariUpdated on 03 May 2026, 10:34 AM IST
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    Every year lakhs of students register for NEET UG exam. As per the NTA's official information, a total of 22,79,743 lakh students have registered for NEET 2026. Out of the total number of candidates registered for NEET 2026; 13,32,928 are female candidates and 9,46,815 are male candidates. The number of students registering for NEET UG 2026 exceeded the previous year’s statistics as admission to most of the state BSc nursing exams are through NEET 2026 exam.
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    1. How many students registered for NEET 2026?
    2. How many registered for NEET 2026: Category-wise data
    3. How many candidates applied for NEET UG: Year-wise stats
    How Many Students Registered for NEET 2026?
    How Many Students Registered for NEET 2026?

    The exact number of total students registered for NEET 2026 is released with the release of NEET result statistics. For the session 2026, the NEET marks are used for admission to BSc nursing, BVSc & AH, MBBS, BDS and allied health science courses. Therefore, the NEET registered candidates 2026 have exceeded the previous year’s number. Read the full article on ‘how many students registered for NEET 2026’ to know more about the number of students registered for NEET 2026 and previous year’s stats.

    How many students registered for NEET 2026?

    The NTA has released the number of students registered for NEET 2026 through an official tweet. The total students registered for NEET 2026 are 22.79 lakh. The numbers category-wise registered candidates for NEET 2026 will be provided soon. Candidates can check the table below to know how many candidates applied for NEET 2026.

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    Total students registered for NEET 2026

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    Number of students registered for NEET 2026

    Total application for NEET 2026

    22,79,743

    Total NEET registered candidates 2026 Male

    9,46,815

    Number of students registered for NEET 2026 Females

    13,32,928

    Number of registrations from Third Gender

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    How many registered for NEET 2026: Category-wise data

    Category-wise total students registered for NEET 2026 will be provided below. Meanwhile, candidates can check previous year’s data on NEET registered candidates category-wise from the table below.

    How many candidates applied for NEET 2026: Category-wise stats

    Category202620252024

    OBC

    To be provided

    9,48,507

    10,54,277

    SC

    To be provided

    3,33,646

    3,56,727

    ST

    To be provided

    1,50,224

    1,57,115

    General

    To be provided

    6,89,366

    6,47,260

    EWS

    To be provided

    1,54,326

    1,90,700

    Total

    To be provided

    22,76,069

    24,06,079

    How many candidates applied for NEET UG: Year-wise stats

    The data for ‘how many students registered for NEET 2026’ is updated below. Candidates can also check the number of students registered for NEET exam over the years from the below table.

    Total students registered for NEET: Year-wise trend

    YearTotal Registrations

    2026

    22,79,743

    2025

    22,76,069

    2024

    24,06,079

    2023

    20,87,462

    2022

    18,72,343

    2021

    16,14,777

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    Hello Aspirant,

    With 200 marks in NEET UG , securing an MBBS seat through the government quota may be challenging. However, depending on the counselling process and category, you may explore private medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh and other states under management quota.

    Kindly mention your NEET year and exact

    Hello Aspirant,

    The relationship between NEET marks and rank varies every year depending on the difficulty level of the examination, number of candidates appearing and overall performance.

    Kindly mention your expected NEET score so that we can provide an estimated rank range.

    All the best.

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    Yes , a BSc in Anesthesia is available without NEET in many institutions, as it is a paramedical course where admissions are typically based on merit (Class 12 marks) or institute-level entrance exams rather than the NEET score.

    With a score of 670/1000 in your Class 12