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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

    To be provided

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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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    If you are not eligible for NEET MDS , admission to an MDS course is generally not possible until you meet the eligibility requirements. To appear for NEET MDS, candidates must have a recognized BDS degree, complete the mandatory internship, and have registration with the Dental Council.

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    As of now, the revised NEET MDS 2026 eligibility/qualifying score has not been officially announced by NBEMS . The current qualifying criteria remain:

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