New Delhi: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has declared the results of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2026. The examination was conducted on August 30 for admission to various postgraduate medical courses for the 2026-27 academic session.
A total of 2,63,544 candidates appeared for the NEET-PG 2026 examination held on August 30. In addition, 2,416 candidates appeared in the re-examination conducted on September 5 in Jaipur.
Candidates can check their NEET-PG 2026 result and rank on the official NBEMS website.
The re-examination was conducted for candidates scheduled to appear at two centres in Jaipur. According to NBEMS, candidates at these centres could not complete the examination due to an internal power failure and were subsequently allowed to appear in the re-examination on September 5.
The minimum qualifying percentile and corresponding cut-off scores are 50th percentile and 262 for General/EWS candidates, 45th percentile and 244 for General PwBD candidates, and 40th percentile and 226 for SC/ST/OBC, including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC candidates.
The NEET-PG 2026 rank represents the overall merit position among all candidates who appeared for the examination. The rank was determined based on marks obtained and applicable tie-breaking criteria mentioned in the NEET-PG 2026 Information Bulletin.
NBEMS said that each question in both question papers was reviewed by faculty members from the concerned specialty after the examination to verify technical correctness of the questions and answer keys. According to the board, none of the questions was found to be technically incorrect.
Candidates can download individual scorecards from the NBEMS website on or after October 1, 2026. The scorecards will remain available for six months from issuance. NBEMS will also publish the answer key on or after October 1, with Question ID numbers, correct answer key IDs, response IDs marked and scores awarded for each question accessible through individual applicant login.
State Quota final and category-wise merit lists will be prepared by respective States and Union Territories as per applicable criteria, regulations, guidelines and reservation policies. NBEMS has clarified that candidature remains provisional, subject to fulfilment of eligibility criteria prescribed in the NEET-PG 2026 Information Bulletin.
