Aryan Gupta, Panshul Bansal top NEET-UG with 715/720 as 1.1 million clear exam
The National Testing Agency announced the results for the 2026 NEET-UG medical entrance exam, with Aryan Gupta and Panshul Bansal sharing the top rank. The release marks the conclusion of a controversial examination season marred by paper leaks and re-tests.
Why it matters
The exam is critical for medical school admissions in India, and its stability is vital for the country's healthcare education pipeline.
Around 1.1 million out of nearly two million candidates qualified for nearly 137,000 MBBS seats and other undergraduate dental, AYUSH and allied programmes after clearing the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET-UG examination 2026, according to results announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday night.The highest score of 715 out of 720 was obtained jointly by Aryan Gupta of Punjab and Panshul Bansal of Haryana. Among the top 10 NEET-UG 2026 rank holders, Punjab, Rajasthan, Bihar and Maharashtra each had two candidates, while Haryana and Uttar Pradesh had one each.Women outshone men, with 58% of the qualified candidates being female. The majority of the top-performing candidates were between 17 and 19.
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