Among State Exam Boards Highest Number Of NEET-UG Applicants: According to the National Testing Agency (NTA), Maharashtra had the maximum number of applicants for the NEET-UG medical examination among state boards over the past five years. The Karnataka state board ranks second in terms of registrants, behind Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
This year, more than 20.38 million candidates took the NEET. It was 14,010,000 in 2019. According to data obtained by PTI, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had the maximum number of applicants for the most competitive entrance exam in the country from 2019 through 2023. This year, there were over 5.51 million applicants from the national board that administers Class 12 examinations.
Among State Exam Boards Highest Number Of NEET-UG Applicants
However, Maharashtra has the most applications for NEET-UG, or the National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), among state boards. This year, over 2.57 million candidates from the Maharashtra state board registered for the examination. According to NTA data, more than 2.31 million candidates registered for NEET-UG in 2013.
This year, more than 1.22 lakh candidates from the Karnataka state board applied for NEET-UG, compared to 1.14 lakh last year. The Tamil Nadu state board ranked third, with over 1.13 million students applying for the medical exam this year. More than 1.11 million candidates from the Uttar Pradesh state board applied for NEET-UG, the data showed.
The number of candidates from the Kerala state board exceeded 1.07 million, while the number of applicants from the Bihar state board exceeded 71,000. The data revealed that the lowest number of applicants came from the Tripura state board (1,683), Mizoram state board (1,844), and Meghalaya state board (2,300). Nagaland (2,422), Goa (3,834), and Uttarakhand (4,000) are other state boards with fewer than 5,000 NEET-UG applicants.
The trend has remained unchanged over the past five years, according to the agency’s data. The NEET-UG is the qualifying entrance exam for admission to MBBS, BDS, and BAMS.
Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery (BSMS), Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS), Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS), and BSc (H) Nursing are all disciplines that require NEET-UG as a prerequisite. In more than 540 medical colleges, there are more than 80,000 MBBS seats. Since May 2019, the NTA has administered the NEET-UG on behalf of the health and family welfare ministry. Previously, NEET-UG was administered by the CBSE.
This year, 11.45 million out of 20.38 million candidates passed the examination, a 48 percent increase from last year. According to the NTA, Uttar Pradesh had the most qualified candidates (1.39 lakh), followed by Maharashtra (1.31 lakh) and Rajasthan (more than a lakh). The agency noted that Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are the two most populous states in India, with Rajasthan also ranking among the top ten.
The data revealed that Kerala and Karnataka were also in the top five, with over 75,000 candidates qualifying from each state. The most candidates in the top ten were from Tamil Nadu, a state that has opposed the centralised medical entrance exam. Eight candidates from Delhi, seven from Rajasthan, and six from Tamil Nadu were among the top 50.
On May 7, the NTA administered the exam at 4,097 locations in 499 cities in India and abroad. It took place in 14 cities outside of India, including Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Colombo, Doha, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore, Dubai, and Kuwait City. Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu were the languages utilised for the examination.
