The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the NEET (UG) 2026 Result, with women once again delivering an outstanding performance in India's largest medical entrance examination.
The highest score of 715 out of 720 was jointly secured by Aryan Gupta (Punjab) and Panshul Bansal (Haryana). Among female candidates, Kudale Shravani Krishna from Maharashtra emerged as the highest-ranked woman, securing AIR 5 in NEET UG 2026.
According to the official statistics released by NTA, more than 56.8% of all qualified candidates are women, making them the majority among the 11.21 lakh candidates who qualified for undergraduate medical, dental, AYUSH, and allied courses.
As of the result declaration, NTA has not announced an official "Female Topper" or "Girls' Topper" for Re NEET UG 2026.
Instead, the agency has published:
All India Rank (AIR) List
State-wise Toppers
Category-wise Toppers
Merit Lists
Since rankings are prepared based on overall merit, there is no separate official AIR 1 for female candidates.
|
Rank |
Candidate |
Percentile |
State |
| AIR 5 | Kudale Shravani Krishna | 99.99965 | Maharashtra |
| AIR 6 | Riya Ranjan | 99.99965 | Bihar |
| AIR 17 | Mansha Garg | 99.99915 | Haryana |
| AIR 20 | Vaishnavi Das | 99.99790 | Karnataka |
| AIR 23 | Manasvi Kulshrestha | 99.99790 | Haryana |
| AIR 24 | Kashvi Dhall | 99.99790 | Delhi |
| AIR 27 | Srinika V | 99.99790 | Tamil Nadu |
| AIR 29 | Ashi Goyal | 99.99790 | Punjab |
| AIR 36 | Namala Prerana | 99.99790 | Andhra Pradesh |
| AIR 41 | Aanvi Saxena | 99.99790 | Haryana |
| AIR 43 | Hiya Jasmin Vasavada | 99.99785 | Gujarat |
| AIR 48 | Suchita M | 99.99600 | Karnataka |
| AIR 51 | Vanisha Satish | 99.99600 | Tamil Nadu |
| AIR 52 | Gunjan | 99.99600 | Uttar Pradesh |
| AIR 56 | Bhavika Gupta | 99.99600 | Punjab |
| AIR 58 | Anushka Choudhary | 99.99600 | Rajasthan |
| AIR 60 | Hanshika | 99.99600 | Delhi |
| AIR 71 | Bhavyaa Gunwal | 99.99600 | Rajasthan |
| AIR 82 | Samvitha P | 99.99580 | Tamil Nadu |
| AIR 83 | Kompella Sai Gayathri Tejoarunima | 99.99580 | Telangana |
Women continued their strong performance in NEET UG 2026.
|
Particular |
Statistics |
|
Total Qualified Candidates |
11.21 lakh |
|
Women's Qualification Rate |
56.8% |
|
Men's Qualification Rate |
55.1% |
The data indicates that women not only formed the majority of successful candidates but also recorded a slightly higher qualification rate than male candidates.
The official statistics released by NTA show that female aspirants continued to excel in one of India's most competitive entrance examinations.
Some key observations include:
These figures highlight the growing participation and strong performance of women in medical entrance examinations across India.
With the results declared, qualified candidates should now prepare for the counselling process.
The next steps include:
Download the NEET UG 2026 scorecard.
Check your All India Rank (AIR) and category rank.
Keep all required admission documents ready.
Register for MCC All India Quota counselling.
Participate in the respective State counselling process.
Admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, B.Sc. Nursing and other undergraduate medical programmes will be based on the official merit list and counselling schedule.
| Also, check | |
| NEET UG 2026 Result Out | Re-NEET Toppers List 2026 Out |
| Re-NEET 2026 Marks vs Rank | Re-NEET 2026 State-wise Toppers List |