How Many Students Appeared for Re-NEET 2026?

Close to 20 lakh candidates appeared for the Re-NEET UG 2026 exam held on 21 June 2026, out of 22,79,743 registered candidates, as per the official statistics released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) with the result on 16 July 2026.

• The Re-NEET 2026 was conducted across 5,440 centres in 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad.
• Out of the candidates who appeared, 11.21 lakh qualified for admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and allied programmes.
• More than 58% of all qualified candidates are women, continuing the trend of female dominance in NEET results.
• The earlier NEET 2026 exam on 3 May 2026 — later cancelled over paper-leak allegations — had recorded 22,05,035 candidates appeared before the re-exam was ordered.

Source: neet.nta.nic.in/

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Key Summary

• Nearly 20 lakh candidates appeared for Re-NEET 2026 on 21 June 2026, against 22,79,743 registrations.
• 11.21 lakh candidates qualified, and the exam was held in 13 languages across all States and Union Territories.
• Aryan Gupta and Panshul Bansal jointly secured AIR 1 with 715/720.
• The NTA described the turnout as “close to 20 lakh”; the exact appeared count is part of the detailed statistics on neet.nta.nic.in.

How Many Students Appeared for Re-NEET 2026?

Close to 20 lakh candidates appeared for Re-NEET 2026, which means roughly 2.8 lakh registered candidates did not sit the re-exam held on 21 June 2026. The dip between registration and attendance is wider than usual because the June exam was a re-test conducted after the original 3 May 2026 paper was cancelled.

• The appeared-to-registered gap was larger than in a normal NEET cycle, where attendance typically stays above 95%.
• The result was declared on 16 July 2026, in time to keep the medical-admission and counselling calendar on track.

Re-NEET 2026: Registered vs Appeared vs Qualified

The Re-NEET 2026 saw 22,79,743 registrations, nearly 20 lakh candidates appearing, and 11.21 lakh qualifying. The snapshot below summarises the key participation figures.

NEET Candidates Appeared: Year-Wise Trend (2022–2026)

The number of candidates appearing for NEET UG rose steadily from about 17.64 lakh in 2022 to a peak of nearly 23.33 lakh in 2024, before easing in 2025 and 2026. The year-wise comparison below places the Re-NEET 2026 turnout in context.

Note: Appeared figures for 2025 and 2026 are approximate, based on NTA statements pending release of the full detailed statistics.

Re-NEET 2026 Result Highlights

The Re-NEET 2026 result was topped by Aryan Gupta and Panshul Bansal, who jointly secured AIR 1 with 715 out of 720 marks. Only 19 candidates crossed 700 marks and 1,492 candidates scored above 650, reflecting the competitive spread of the moderate-difficulty paper.

• The General/EWS qualifying cutoff stands at 213 marks (50th percentile).
• The OBC, SC and ST cutoff ranges between 212 and 177 marks (40th percentile).

NEET Statistics Official PDFs: Last 3 Years

Candidates can download the official NEET result and statistics documents from the links below:

Note: Statistics are published by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Links are updated as official documents are released.

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