The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday declared the NEET UG re-test 2026 results, with 11.21 lakh candidates qualifying for admission to undergraduate medical, dental, AYUSH and allied courses across the country. The results were announced on schedule to ensure that the medical admission and counselling process remains on track.

The highest score of 715 out of 720 was jointly secured by Aryan Gupta from Punjab and Panshul Bansal from Haryana.

According to the NTA, 19 candidates scored above 700 marks, while 138 candidates secured more than 690 marks. As many as 1,492 candidates scored 650 or above, 10,160 candidates crossed the 600-mark threshold, and 90,780 candidates obtained 500 or more marks.

The agency said over 93 per cent of the top 138 performers were first-time NEET candidates, with nearly all of them aged between 17 and 19 years.

Candidates qualifying for admission emerged from all 36 States and Union Territories. Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of qualified candidates, with over 1.7 lakh students clearing the examination, while Lakshadweep recorded 43 qualified candidates.

SCORE DISCREPANCIES TRIGGER CONCERNS AMONG MAHARASHTRA CANDIDATES

However, soon after the declaration of the NEET UG 2026 re-examination results, several candidates from Maharashtra’s Beed district alleged discrepancies between their expected scores, calculated using the NTA’s official answer key, and the marks reflected in their final scorecards.

Families of affected candidates claimed that the alleged differences have impacted their medical admission prospects and said they were considering legal action.

One student, Soham Gavte, claimed that he expected 522 marks but received 95 marks in the final result. Another candidate, Dnyaneshwari Pawar, alleged that the OMR sheet uploaded by the NTA did not match the one she had filled during the examination.

Her family claimed that she expected 702 marks but received 87 marks. Parents of the candidates have demanded an investigation into the evaluation process and sought revised scorecards if any errors are found.

NTA FLAGS FAKE AND AI-GENERATED OMR SHEETS

Amid the allegations, the NTA said it had received several complaints regarding OMR sheets submitted for scrutiny after the NEET UG 2026 re-examination.

The agency claimed that some documents submitted by candidates and circulated online were found to be fake or AI-generated. It advised students and parents to submit only original OMR sheets and warned that submission of fabricated documents could lead to legal action.

The NTA also investigated a viral social media claim alleging that a candidate’s OMR sheet had been wrongly uploaded and replaced with another student’s answer sheet.

Following a forensic examination, the agency said the OMR sheet available in its records was genuine, contained the candidate’s correct details and was evaluated according to the prescribed process.

According to the NTA, the circulated image was a digitally altered version of the original OMR sheet, with identity details modified. The agency said the name inserted in the fake document did not match any registered NEET UG 2026 candidate, ruling out the possibility of an exchange of answer sheets.

The agency further claimed that the fake OMR sheet showed signs of digital manipulation, including unusually high resolution, altered ink colours, unnatural thumb impression patterns and typographical errors in pre-printed sections that could not appear on an original NTA-issued document.

KANPUR CASE

Fresh concerns emerged after Kanpur candidate Arya Singh alleged discrepancies in her NEET UG 2026 re-examination score.

Arya claimed that her OMR sheet indicated a score of 609 marks, but the NTA portal initially displayed 540 marks before allegedly dropping to 167 marks within hours.

According to her, the OMR sheet uploaded by the NTA initially had an incorrect question sequence. After she raised an objection, the agency uploaded a revised OMR sheet, but she alleged that the evaluation still reflected incorrect marks.

The score currently displayed on the portal is 167 marks, with an All India Rank of 12,52,036.

Arya has filed complaints with the NTA and the Ministry of Education, submitting her OMR sheet, result screenshots and other documents seeking an investigation. She said she would approach higher authorities, including the offices of the President, Prime Minister and Chief Minister, if the matter remains unresolved.

NTA's CASE-WISE CLARIFICATION

On June 20, the NTA issued case-specific clarifications on five NEET UG 2026 re-examination complaints, rejecting allegations of OMR sheet mismatches and score discrepancies.

The agency said the original answer sheets were available in its records and were supported by multiple security features.

In the case of Avaneesh Srivastava, the NTA said the genuine OMR sheet containing his name, parents’ names, signature, thumb impression and invigilators’ signatures was already available in its records and had been shared with him during the answer-key challenge period.

The agency claimed that the image circulated online carried the identity details of another person, “Ajeet Singh”, whose information did not match any registered NEET UG 2026 candidate.

The NTA also rejected Pratibha Trivedi’s allegation, stating that the publicly circulated OMR sheet was altered and that her verified score was 38 marks.

For Abhay Yadav, the agency said his claim of leaving only five questions unanswered did not match the official OMR record, which showed 44 unattempted questions and a verified score of 164 marks.

In Lakshya Singh’s case, the NTA alleged that additional answers were digitally added to the circulated OMR sheet, while the original answer sheet reflected a score of 116 marks.

Regarding Arya Singh’s complaint, the agency claimed that details such as the invigilator’s signature timing on the circulated document had been digitally modified, while her official score of 167 marks remained unchanged.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

With the NEET UG 2026 results now declared, the focus will shift to the medical counselling process. However, allegations of score discrepancies and disputes over OMR sheets have raised concerns among some candidates and parents.

While the NTA has maintained that its evaluation system is secure and backed by multiple verification mechanisms, affected candidates continue to seek independent scrutiny of their complaints. The coming days will determine whether these grievances lead to further investigations or remain limited to individual disputes.

For now, the examination authority has reiterated that only verified records will be considered for any correction, while warning candidates against circulating manipulated documents.

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Published By:

Karan Yadav

Published On:

Jul 21, 2026 07:00 IST