The results of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination are out, and the numbers at the very top are razor thin. Just 138 candidates managed 690 marks or above, and the fight for All India Rank 1 came down to decimals. Aryan Gupta from Punjab took the top spot with a perfect percentile of 99.9999.
He wasn’t alone at that figure. Panshul Bansal of Haryana matched the same 99.9999 percentile and settled at rank 2, with Uplakshya Goyal of Rajasthan close behind at rank 3. All three come from the General category.
The first girl on the merit list is Kudale Shravani Krishna from Maharashtra, who landed All India Rank 5 in the OBC-NCL (Central List) category with a 99.99965 percentile. Right after her sits Riya Ranjan of Bihar at rank 6.
Here is how the top of the leaderboard looks:
| NEET Rank | Candidate | State | Category | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aryan Gupta | Punjab | General | 99.9999 |
| 2 | Panshul Bansal | Haryana | General | 99.9999 |
| 3 | Uplakshya Goyal | Rajasthan | General | 99.99985 |
| 4 | Ayush Bhalotia | Bihar | General | 99.99965 |
| 5 | Kudale Shravani Krishna | Maharashtra | OBC-NCL (Central List) | 99.99965 |
Where the marks fell
The agency also released a band-wise breakup of scores. Only 19 students crossed into the 701 to 720 range, the highest bracket. The next slab, 651 to 700, held 1,371 candidates. After that the count climbs fast.
| Marks range | Number of candidates |
|---|---|
| 701 to 720 | 19 |
| 651 to 700 | 1,371 |
| 601 to 650 | 8,425 |
| 551 to 600 | 27,055 |
| 501 to 550 | 52,471 |
| 451 to 500 | 77,023 |
| 401 to 450 | 1,05,403 |
Category-wise topper lists were published too. Taha Samun Bhatia of Gujarat leads the EWS group at AIR 25. Sanidhya Kshitij Dongre from Maharashtra tops the SC list at AIR 28, while Vivek Meena of Rajasthan heads the ST list at rank 260. Among Persons with Benchmark Disability, Vaibhavi Shukla (Uttar Pradesh) is the top female candidate and Vivek Chaurasiya (Uttar Pradesh) the top male.
State toppers were listed separately, covering every state and Union Territory. For students, the practical takeaway is the rank-versus-marks chart: at AIR 50,000 the total score works out to 535, and by AIR 1,00,000 it drops to 493. Those figures give a rough sense of the cut-offs to expect during counselling.