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Every year lakhs of students register for NEET UG exam. As per some media reports only 15.7 lakh students have registered for NEET 2026 till now. It is expected that the number of students registering for NEET UG 2026 will exceed the previous year’s statistics as admission to BSc nursing and Physiotherapy courses will also be through NEET. However, the exact number of candidates registered for NEET UG 2026 will be released by the NTA, which will be updated below.
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The exact number of total students registered for NEET 2026 is released with the release of NEET result statistics. The number of total applications for NEET 2026 will also be released by the media houses after the registration is over. For the session 2026, the NEET marks will be used for admission to BOT and BPT courses along with BSc nursing, BVSc & AH, MBBS, BDS and allied health science courses. Therefore, it is expected that NEET registered candidates 2026 may exceed 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.
As per some media reports, the number of students registered for NEET 2026 till now are 15.7 lakhs. The total students registered for NEET 2026 till now is less compared to previous year. There may be many reasons behind the less number of total applications for NEET 2026 which include, the introduction of Aadhaar identification, unavailability of equivalence certificate and caste certificates not updated. However, as it is now mandatory to appear in the NEET UG exam to apply for admission in Physiotherapy, BOT, BSc nursing along with the usual courses which were granted through NEET, it is expected that the total students registered for NEET 2026 will exceed the previous year’s number.
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It is expected that the total applications for NEET 2026 will exceed the number of registered candidates in the previous year’s. The exact numbers of how many applications for NEET 2026 have been filled will be provided soon. Candidates can check the table below to know how many candidates applied for NEET 2026.
Total students registered for NEET 2026
Particulars | Number of students registered for NEET 2026 |
Total application for NEET 2026 | To be provided |
Total NEET registered candidates 2026 Male | To be provided |
Number of students registered for NEET 2026 Females | To be provided |
Number of registrations from Third Gender | To be provided |
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
Category | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
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 |
The data for ‘how many students registered for NEET 2026’ will be updated below soon. Meanwhile, candidates can check the number of students registered for NEET exam over the years from the below table.
Total students registered for NEET: Previous years
Year | Total NEET registrations |
2026 | Will be updated |
2025 | 22,76,069 |
2024 | 24,06,079 |
2023 | 20,87,462 |
2022 | 18,72,343 |
2021 | 16,14,777 |
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