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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 14 Mar 2026, 09:11 AM IST
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    Every year lakhs of students register for NEET UG exam. This year too, as per some media reports, around 23 lakh students have registered for NEET 2026 till March 10, 2026. 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 courses will also be through NEET and also the registration deadline has been extended. 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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    1. How many students registered for NEET 2026 till now?
    2. How many registered for NEET 2026: Category-wise data
    3. How many candidates applied for NEET UG: Previous year’s 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. 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.

    How many students registered for NEET 2026 till now?

    As per some media reports, the number of students registered for NEET 2026 till now has crossed the mark of 23 lakh. The total students registered for NEET 2026 has crossed the last year's marks of 22.7 lakh candidates. 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 are granted through NEET, it is expected that over 26 lakh students could register in NEET 2026.

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    How many people registered for NEET 2026?

    It is expected that the total applications for NEET 2026 will exceed the 25 lakh mark. 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

    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: Previous year’s stats

    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: Year--wise trend

    YearTotal 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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    Questions related to NEET

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    Have a question related to NEET ?

    Hi! As per the NEET eligibility criteria , you must be 17 years of age as on December 31 of the year of admission. As you will complete the age criteria, you can definitely appear for NEET 2027. Do check the other eligibility criteria and apply for the NEET 2027

    The NEET qualifying cutoff for ST category was 143-113. For ST (PWD) , the cut off marks 2025 was 126-113. As you have not mentioned the closing rank for a particular college. Here, we have provided the college wise 2025 MBBS closing rank for ST category.

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    With 400-500 score in NEET, securing MBBS admission at CMC Vellore is highly challenging for students. With such score, you can apply for allied health science courses offered by the institute.

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    Will you be appearing in NEET 2026 under any reserved category or general category as the NEET cutoff varies according to the category of student?