19 students score above 700 in NEET; two get 715

NEET-UG 2026 top score rose to 715, with Punjab’s Aryan Gupta and Haryana’s Panshul Bansal jointly topping.

candidates scored above 700, compared with none in 2025, after a nationwide re-test due to a paper leak.

Over 93% of the 138 candidates scoring above 690 were first-time test-takers, and 99% were aged 17–19.

Women accounted for over 58% of the 11.21 lakh qualified candidates and had a higher success rate than men.

The original May 3 exam was cancelled on May 12 after leak allegations; the CBI is investigating.