NEET-UG results declared: 2 score 715/720, 19 cross 700
NEET-UG 2026 results declared with top score 715/720 by Aryan Gupta from Punjab and Panshul Bansal from Haryana (tie-breaker).
candidates scored above 700; 138 scored above 690, with over 93% being first-time test-takers.
Women accounted for over 58% of 11.2 lakh qualified candidates, with a 57% success rate versus 55% for men.
Results follow a nationwide retest on June 21 after the May 3 exam was cancelled due to a paper leak; CBI is investigating.
Qualification rate remained stable at ~56% despite cancellation, with 11.2 lakh qualifiers from nearly 20 lakh test-takers.
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