The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the Re NEET 2026 result on July 16. The state-wise statistics released along with the NEET 2026 result highlights the number of registered and appeared candidates including those who qualified the medical entrance exam across different states. The Re NEET result 2026 stats revealed that Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra are among the most competitive states for medical entrance exam. Read the full article to know more about the top states with the highest NEET qualifiers.
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The NTA has released the data of total candidates in Re NEET 2026, which includes the number of registered, appeared and qualified candidates. The state with the highest number of qualified candidates is Uttar Pradesh, followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
Uttar Pradesh experienced the highest number of candidates in terms of registrations, appearing and qualifying in NEET 2026. Maharashtra ranked second and Rajasthan stood in third position. Check the NEET result statistics of top states with the highest number of qualified candidates from the table below.
Name of the state | NEET 2026 registered candidates | NEET 2026 appeared candidates | Qualified candidates in NEET 2026 |
Uttar Pradesh | 356079 | 328847 | 170770 |
Maharashtra | 222849 | 201100 | 107304 |
Rajasthan | 208583 | 192023 | 133140 |
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Apart from the highly competitive states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, Bihar, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu also recorded a high number of registered and qualified candidates in NEET 2026. The state-wise number of qualified candidates in NEET 2026 can be checked from the table below.
Name of the state | NEET 2026 registered candidates | NEET 2026 appeared candidates | NEET 2026 qualified candidates |
Bihar | 152924 | 140079 | 68968 |
Karnataka | 145852 | 117564 | 65901 |
Tamil Nadu | 142494 | 108601 | 61306 |
Madhya Pradesh | 118084 | 105514 | 55655 |
Kerala | 113786 | 84664 | 51782 |
West Bengal | 108944 | 93381 | 52746 |
Gujarat | 79190 | 68833 | 38146 |
Telangana | 73084 | 65121 | 38026 |
Andhra Pradesh | 65957 | 60186 | 33221 |
Haryana | 65328 | 59287 | 36622 |
Delhi | 59669 | 53846 | 35132 |
Odisha | 56786 | 50009 | 28336 |
Jammu and Kashmir | 56420 | 50110 | 25007 |
Chhattisgarh | 45781 | 41111 | 21291 |
Assam | 43187 | 36283 | 18435 |
Jharkhand | 38405 | 35051 | 19039 |
Punjab | 34858 | 29351 | 15749 |
Uttarakhand | 20344 | 18001 | 10127 |
Himachal Pradesh | 18648 | 16744 | 9595 |
Manipur | 9657 | 8321 | 5070 |
Puducherry | 5402 | 4716 | 2451 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 4891 | 3940 | 2179 |
Others (including Outside India) | 4732 | 3906 | 2318 |
Tripura | 4677 | 3654 | 1807 |
Goa | 4360 | 3675 | 1885 |
Meghalaya | 4183 | 3425 | 1658 |
Nagaland | 3866 | 3289 | 1946 |
Chandigarh | 2854 | 2622 | 1839 |
Mizoram | 2624 | 2166 | 1353 |
Sikkim | 1323 | 1092 | 579 |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1200 | 1074 | 573 |
Ladakh | 1045 | 899 | 491 |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 895 | 717 | 369 |
Daman & Diu | 647 | 603 | 326 |
Lakshadweep | 135 | 90 | 43 |
The knowledge of NEET state-wise result statistics is important for medical aspirants. The NEET counselling is conducted by the MCC for 15% All India Quota seats however, state authorities conduct counselling for 85% state quota seats. State quota plays an important role in the final admission. Admissions under the state quota seats depend highly on the number of qualified candidates competing within the state. This means states with a higher number of qualified candidates witness tough competition for government medical colleges, resulting in higher closing ranks.
Rajasthan is consistently witnessing high qualification rates, which implies a larger number of candidates competing for the available MBBS seats 2026. Similarly, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra have huge candidate pools. With a larger number of qualified candidates, these states also witness high closing ranks for government colleges.
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