The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday announced the results of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2025, with over 12.36 lakh candidates qualifying for the country’s biggest medical entrance exam.Mahesh Kumar from Rajasthan emerged as the all-India topper, followed closely by Utkarsh Awadhiya from Madhya Pradesh in second place. Avika Aggarwal from Delhi was declared the female topper, securing the fifth position overall.Maharashtra’s Krishang Joshi and Delhi’s Mrinal Kishore Jha bagged the third and fourth ranks, respectively.The number of qualifying candidates this year is down from last year’s 13. 15 lakh. However, the number of test takers was also higher last year at over 23.33 lakh, while 22.09 lakh students took the test this year. The maximum qualifying candidates are from Uttar Pradesh (over 1.70 lakh), followed by Maharashtra (over 1.25 lakh) and Rajasthan (over 1.19 lakh).The NEET-UG is the largest entrance exam in the country in terms of the number of candidates appearing for the test.The NTA conducts the NEET every year for admission into medical colleges.A total of 1,08,000 seats are available for the MBSS course — approximately 56,000 in government hospitals, and about 52,000 in private colleges.Admissions to undergraduate courses in dentistry, Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha also utilise NEET results for admission.How to check your NEET UG 2025 resultGo to the official NEET website: neet.nta.nic.inClick on the link that says ‘NEET UG 2025 Result’Enter your application number and date of birthYour scorecard will appear on the screenDownload it and take a printout for future reference
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