The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted NEET UG 2026, the single-window medical entrance examination, for over 22 lakh students. Considering the easy difficulty level of the NEET 2026 exam, students are eager to know the expected topper marks. To analyse this, Careers360 reached out to several coaching institutes to estimate the expected topper marks for NEET 2026. Read the full article to get a detailed understanding of how many toppers are expected in NEET UG this year.
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Given the NEET UG 2026 exam's easy-to-moderate difficulty level, experts have predicted a high topper score this year. According to early analysis and student reactions, the NEET 2026 topper marks are expected to reach the perfect score of 720.
The easier Chemistry section, balanced Physics questions, and lengthy but manageable Biology paper may help many students score full marks in NEET 2026. Experts believe that around 20 to 25 candidates could score 720/720 in NEET UG 2026.
Due to the easier NEET 2026 question paper and high competition among more than 22 lakh aspirants, experts also predict that the NEET UG cutoff is likely to increase across top medical colleges, including AIIMS and other government MBBS institutions.
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Every year, top coaching institutions across India produce a large number of NEET toppers and high scores. The table below shows the expected number of NEET 2026 toppers from different coaching institutions. These figures are tentative and may change after NTA announces the official NEET 2026 results.
Coaching Name | Number of Toppers |
Allen | 7 |
Aakash Institute | 5-6 |
Gurukripa Sikar | 4 |
Sri Chaitanya | 1 |
Genesis Classes | 1 |
PCB Sikar | 1 |
CLC SIkar | 1 |
Disclaimer: The expected NEET 2026 topper marks mentioned above are unofficial and based on expert analysis. The actual topper marks may differ and will only be confirmed after the official NTA result declaration.
To estimate the expected topper marks for NEET 2026, it is important to look at the previous years’ NEET topper scores and score trends. The table below shows the NEET topper marks from past years.
Year | Number of students with the highest marks | NEET score (Out of 720) |
2025 | 1 | 686 |
2024 | 17 | 720 |
2023 | 2 | 720 |
2022 | 1 | 715 |
2021 | 3 | 720 |
2020 | 2 | 720 |
2019 | 1 | 701 |

After the NTA released the official NEET 2026 answer key on May 6, on neet.nta.nic.in, many students took to Reddit and social media to express concerns regarding the answer to the Physics question. According to several students, the NTA's answer to the NEET 2026 Physics questions does not match the one they believe is correct, leading to confusion among aspirants.
Additionally, if the answer given by the NTA is ultimately considered correct, many students who expected a perfect score may lose marks because of that question. This could reduce the number of students achieving full marks in NEET 2026.
Before understanding the expected topper marks for NEET 2026, students should know how the NEET scoring system works. NEET UG is conducted in offline mode and carries a total of 720 marks. The exam includes 180 questions from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany + Zoology). To score a full mark in NEET UG, a student must answer all 180 questions correctly without making any mistakes.
Since NEET also has negative marking, even a few wrong answers can significantly affect the final score. A strong understanding of the NEET marking scheme helps students estimate their expected score more accurately after the exam and predict their chances of getting admission into top medical colleges. Here is the official NEET marking scheme followed by NTA:
Correct Answer: +4 marks
Incorrect Answer: -1 mark
Unanswered Question: 0 marks
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Hello,
To be eligible for MBBS admission at St. John's Medical College, you must first qualify NEET-UG. However, securing admission generally requires a much higher score than the qualifying marks because the competition is high.
The exact required score varies every year depending on category, number of applicants, seat availability,
NEET original question papers from previous years are one of the best resources for exam preparation. Solving these papers helps you understand the latest exam pattern, question trends, important topics, and improve your time management.
You can download official NEET question papers from 2015 to 2026 (all paper codes) here:
Hi Shalini,
Please refer to this article link
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-previous-year-question-paper-with-solution
You will find 10 years' of previous question papers in a single place.
Hello Shalini
Please check the link given below:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-previous-year-question-paper-with-solution
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