The examination was conducted in January 2026 across 658 centres in 326 cities, including 15 cities outside India. A total of 13,55,293 candidates registered, and 13,04,653 candidates appeared, resulting in a high attendance rate of 96.26 per cent

NEET-UG 2025 results declared: Mahesh Kumar from Rajasthan secures AIR 1, followed by Utkarsh Awadhiya from MP. Over 12.36 lakh students qualify out of 22.09 lakh test takers. Utkarsh Awadhiya has bagged the second rank, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Saturday.