NEET UG 2026 Result, Merit List & AIQ Counselling

NEET UG 2026 result

The result for the NEET UG 2026 will be out after meeting the challenges in the provisional answer key.

The NTA will release the results in the PDF format, and the scores will be out later on the official website.

Candidates can download their score card from the dashboard.

We are giving you a few points that a candidates will perform after the result is out. T

here is a 15 per cent quota which a candidate can avail in any state medical colleges irrespective of their territories.

What the NEET UG 2026 merit list is for

• NTA prepares a merit list of eligible candidates who have opted for 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats based solely on their NEET (UG)‑2026 marks.

This list is useful for online counselling for AIQ MBBS/BDS seats in government medical/dental colleges across India

This excludes those not participating in 15% AIQ).

Who receives the list

The list of successful candidates is forwarded to:

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS/MCC) under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for allopathic (MBBS/BDS) counselling.

NCISM (National Commission for Indian System of Medicine) and NCH (National Commission for Homoeopathy), under Ministry of AYUSH, for AYUSH AIQ counselling (BAMS, BHMS, etc.).

NEET UG 2026 All India Rank and result sharing

• NTA will issue All India Rank (AIR) and NEET UG 2026 result to the candidate, and will also share this data with DGHS, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of AYUSH along with NCISM and NCH so that:
  • MCC‑DGHS can conduct online counselling for 15% AIQ MBBS/BDS seats.
  • AYUSH authorities can conduct counselling for 15% AIQ AYUSH seats.

Website to watch out for after the result

MoH&FW(https://www.mohfw.gov.in/); AYUSH Ministry (www.ayush.gov.in); DGHS(https://dghs.gov.in/); Medical Counselling Committee (https://mcc.nic.in/UGCounselling); (Admission Central Counselling Committee of Ministry of AYUSH (https://aaccc.gov.in/)

How this affects you as an aspirant

• If you opt for 15% All India Quota in your application, your candidature will be in this AIQ merit list;
• your AIR will decide your chances in MBBS/BDS and AYUSH AIQ counselling.
• You must separately register for MCC (for MBBS/BDS AIQ) and AYUSH‑CC (for AYUSH AIQ) counselling when the portals open, based on your NEET‑2026 AIR and list prepared by NTA.

Minimum percentile for AYUSH courses

For undergraduate BAMS / BSMS / BUMS / BHMS, the minimum qualifying percentile in NEET (UG) is:

• General / General‑EWS candidates: 50th percentile
• SC / ST / OBC‑NCL candidates: 40th percentile

If you do not reach this percentile, you are not eligible for counselling or admission to these AYUSH courses through NEET, even if you appeared in the exam.

Special cases for PwBD (Persons with Benchmark Disability)

For candidates with benchmark disability (PwBD) under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016:

• PwBD – General / GEN‑EWS: 45th percentile
• PwBD – SC / ST / OBC‑NCL: 40th percentile

These lower percentiles are relaxations only for PwBD candidates; otherwise the same course‑wise eligibility rules apply.

How this relates to your preparation

• Percentile, not percentage, is what matters: your score is comparable with the all‑India NEET‑UG merit list for that year.
• For General category, roughly 50th percentile equals around 130–150 marks (varies slightly year‑to‑year),
• while 40th percentile for SC/ST/OBC is roughly 105–115 marks.
• Even if you cross the minimum percentile, admission to specific colleges depends on cutoff ranks (which are much higher than qualifying‑percentile marks).

All India Merit List for AYUSH Courses

An All India Merit List of qualified candidates will be prepared based on their All India Rank (AIR) in the NEET (UG)‑2026 result. Admission to undergraduate Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and Homoeopathy (ASU & H) courses (BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, BHMS) will be only from this merit list, following the existing reservation rules (for SC/ST/OBC‑NCL, EWS, PwBD, etc.).

Who conducts the NEET UG counselling?

• All India Quota (AIQ) seats in:
  • Government, Government‑aided institutes
  • Central Universities
  • National Institutes
  • Deemed to be Universities
    are through online counselling conducted by the Ayush Admissions Central Counselling Committee (AACCC) under the Ministry of AYUSH.
• AIQ seats in Private ASU & H institutes will be filled through counselling conducted by an authority designated by the Central Government.
• State‑quota seats in all ASU & H institutes (government and private) will be filled by the respective State Government/UT counselling authorities, as per the regulations notified under the NCISM Act, 2020 and NCH Act, 2020.

Candidate details and category rules

• The details you provide in the NEET (UG)‑2026 online application – such as category (General/EWS/SC/ST/OBC‑NCL), phone number, email ID, etc. – will be used for All India Quota seat counselling.
• No change in category will be allowed at the time of All India Quota counselling; the category you filled in the NEET application will be treated as final for AIQ‑seat allotment.

Where to get more information or help

For further details about counselling and admission to BAMS / BSMS / BUMS / BHMS courses, you may contact:

1. NCISM Helpdesk
   • Email: helpdesk@ncismindia.org
   • Website: https://aaccc.gov.in/aacccug/home/homepage
     (For administrative issues related to Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and other systems under NCISM.)
2. AYUSH Admissions Central Counselling Committee (AACCC)
   • Email: counseling‑ayush@gov.in
   • Website: https://aaccc.gov.in/aacccug/home/homepage
     (For queries related to All India Quota counselling for AYUSH courses.)
3. AYUSH Admissions Counselling Committee of the Directorate of AYUSH
   • Contact the AYUSH department / counselling cell of your respective State Government or Union Territory for questions about state‑quota counselling.

FAQs NEET UG 2026 Result

Summary of the NEET UG Result 2026

The result will be out after meeting the challenges by the candidates in the provisional answer key. The final answer key will be out before the results, which releases just before the result. You will use your result to get the seat in the medical institution through counselling. Counselling is by MCC