NEET UG among world’s 5 largest exams with 25 lakh applications

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) has emerged as the fifth-largest examination in the world by number of applications, with around 25 lakh candidates registering for the medical entrance test, according to a report by SBI Research.The report compares major examinations across countries on the basis of the number of applications and underlines the extraordinary scale at which countries conduct entrance, recruitment and eligibility examinations. NEET UG is the highest-ranked Indian examination in the global comparison.China’s Gaokao, the country’s national college entrance examination, tops the list with around 1.29 crore registrations in 2026.NEET UG ranks fifth globally with 25 lakh registrationsNEET UG, conducted for admission to undergraduate medical courses including MBBS, recorded around 25 lakh applications, placing it fifth among the examinations covered in the SBI Research report.The figure puts the scale of India’s medical entrance examination system in perspective.