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The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the NEET 2024 on May 5. As per the NTA's notice of NEET 2024 statistics, 2406079 candidates registered for the exam this year. 1029198 registered candidates were male, 1376863 candidates were female, and 18 candidates who registered were from third gender. NEET UG saw an increase of 16.85% in registration compared to the previous year. The number of NEET UG 2024 registered students is the highest jump in the last seven years with Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra being the top states with the highest registrations.
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Since the NEET exam is a single window entrance exam for UG medical courses, the question that comes to our minds is "How many candidates registered for NEET 2024?" and “How many NEET aspirants are there in 2024?” The answer to that question will be answered on this page. Read the full article by Careers360 on how many students apply for NEET 2024, as well as, how many students appeared for NEET 2024.
2406079 medical students registered for the NEET UG exam 2024. Before the NTA re-opened the application window, as per the media report 23,81,833 candidates had registered. The number of female students outnumbered male aspirants with 13,63,216 registrations. Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 3,39,125 registrations, followed by Maharashtra with 2,79,104 NEET 2024 registrations. It must be noted that the number mentioned in the article is not released by the NTA officially and is taken after an in-depth analysis of NEET registrations. Check the year-wise data on how many students registered for NEET 2024 below.
| Year | Total registrations |
| 2024 | 2406079 |
| 2023 | 20,87,445 |
| 2022 | 18,72,343 |
| 2021 | 16,14,777 |
| 2020 | 15,97,435 |
| 2019 | 15,19,375 |
| 2018 | 13,26,725 |
| 2017 | 11,38,890 |
| Category | Numbers | % of total registrations |
| Total registrations | 2406079 | |
| Male candidates | 1029198 | 42.80% |
| Female candidates | 1376863 | 57.20% |
| Third gender | 18 | |
| General category | 6,43,596 | 27% |
| OBC | 10,43,084 | 43.80% |
| SC | 3,52,107 | 14.80% |
| ST | 1,54,489 | 6.50% |
| Gen - EWS | 1,88,557 | 7.90% |
*This data is as per the media reports before the NEET application window was extended. This is not the official data of NTA.
| State | Number of registrations |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,39,125 |
| Maharashtra | 2,79,104 |
| Rajasthan | 1,96,139 |
| Tamil Nadu | 1,55,216 |
| Karnataka | 1,54,210 |
| Kerala | 1,44,949 |
| Bihar | 1,39,398 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,33,644 |
| West Bengal | 1,20,743 |
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NTA conducted the NEET 2024 exam in pen and paper-based mode. Looking at the previous year's data, over 24 lakh students appeared in the NEET 2024 exam. The data on how many candidates appeared in NEET 2024 will be provided after availability. The NTA will also release the state, category and gender-wise data on candidates appearing in NEET 2024 at nta.ac.in after the NEET results.
The year-wise data on the number of students who appeared for the NEET UG exam is provided in the table below.
Year | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of candidates registered | Over 24 lakh | 2,087,462 | 1,872,343 | 1,614,777 |
Aspirants can check the year-wise data on how many students appeared in the NEET entrance exam from the table below.
Year | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of candidates appeared | To be updated | 2,038,596 | 1,764,571 | 1,544,275 |
The complete data on NEET 2024 qualified candidates will be provided after the announcement of NEET 2024 results. Aspirants can meanwhile check the year-wise data on how many students qualified for the NEET exam from the table mentioned below.
Year | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of candidates qualified | 1,316,268 | 1,145,976 | 993,069 | 870,074 |
The test stands for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test which. NEET 2024 will be conducted for admission to Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine, and Surgery (BAMS), Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery (BSMS), Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS), Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS), and BSc (H) Nursing.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Aspirant,
With an expected score of around 295 marks and ST category status under Odisha state quota, there may be some possibility of securing a government medical seat depending on the final cutoff, category-wise reservation, number of candidates appearing and counselling trends for the year.
Since reservation for ST
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.
Hello, the NEET application form is usually released a few months before the exam. For the latest updates on NEET registration dates, application process, and important deadlines, please check this link: https://medicine.careers360.com/exams/neet
Hello, with a NEET MDS rank of 2159, your admission chances depend on factors such as your category, preferred MDS specialisation, state quota, and counselling round.
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