NEET 2026 Results: Top 10 OBC-NCL Toppers List Released, Maharashtra's Kudale Shravani Krishna Leads Merit List

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially released the Top 10 OBC-NCL Category Toppers List along with the Re-NEET UG 2026 Results. The merit list showcases the highest-performing candidates from the Other Backward Classes – Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) category, featuring students from Maharashtra, Bihar, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.

Topping the OBC-NCL merit list is Kudale Shravani Krishna from Maharashtra, who secured an impressive All India Rank (AIR) 5 with a 99.99965 percentile, making her not only the highest-ranked OBC-NCL candidate but also the highest-ranked female candidate in Re-NEET UG 2026.

Top 10 OBC-NCL Category Toppers – NEET UG 2026

Kudale Shravani Krishna Tops the OBC-NCL Merit List

Kudale Shravani Krishna from Maharashtra emerged as the highest-ranked OBC-NCL candidate in the country by securing AIR 5.

Her achievement is particularly noteworthy as she also became the highest-ranked female candidate in Re-NEET UG 2026.

Close behind her is Riya Ranjan from Bihar, who secured AIR 6, making it a remarkable performance by two female candidates leading the OBC-NCL merit list.

Female Candidates Dominate the Top Two Positions

One of the biggest highlights of this year's OBC-NCL merit list is the exceptional performance of women candidates.

Among the Top 10 OBC-NCL toppers:

• 4 candidates are female

• 6 candidates are male

More significantly, the top two positions are occupied by female candidates, underlining the growing academic excellence of women in medical entrance examinations.

Rajasthan Emerges as the Strongest Performing State

The Top 10 OBC-NCL merit list features candidates from six different states.

State-wise Representation

With four candidates, Rajasthan has the highest representation in the OBC-NCL Top 10 list, followed by Telangana with two candidates.

Key Highlights from the OBC-NCL Merit List

• Kudale Shravani Krishna (Maharashtra) secured AIR 5 and topped the OBC-NCL category.

• Riya Ranjan (Bihar) finished second in the category with AIR 6.

• Four candidates in the Top 10 are women.

• Rajasthan contributes the highest number of toppers with four students.

• Every candidate in the list secured a 99.996 percentile or higher.