India, July 17 -- The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the results of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2026 on Thursday. Punjab's Aryan Gupta and Haryana's Panshul Bansal topped the NEET-UG as 11.21 lakh candidates qualified the entrance exam this year.

The toppers each scored 715 out of 720 marks. Meanwhile, 19 candidates scored 700, and 138 obtained 690 marks.

Notably, more than 93 per cent of the 138 candidates scoring above 690 were appearing for NEET-UG for the first time.

Aryan Gupta emerged as the top scorer in NEET UG 2026, securing All India Rank (AIR) 1. Coming from a family of doctors, he said that "everything feels like a dream."

He credited his success to relentless dedication and studying...