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By Shailendra Singh
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Updated on 21 Nov 2024, 17:02 IST
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is one of the most significant medical entrance exams in India, attracting lakhs of aspiring doctors each year. The 2023 edition of NEET was no exception, with a record number of students appearing for the exam. Understanding What is the Number of Students Appeared for NEET 2023 not only highlights the growing interest in the medical field but also emphasizes the competitive nature of this exam. The exact number of students who participated in NEET 2023 provides insight into the immense challenge faced by candidates as they strive to secure a seat in prestigious medical colleges across the country.
These statistics provide a glimpse into the overwhelming response and enthusiasm among students appearing for NEET 2023, reinforcing the significance and competitiveness of this national-level medical entrance exam.
| Students Appeared for NEET 2023 | |
| Particulars | Details |
| Number of candidates registered for NEET 2023 | 20,87,462 |
| Number of Candidates appeared for NEET 2023 | 20,38,596 |
| Number of Candidates absent for NEET 2023 | 48,866 |
| Number of Candidates qualified | 11,45,976 |
Please note that these figures are for the main exam and do not include the number of students who appeared for the NEET UG/PG exams held in August 2023.
According to the NEET result statistics, approximately 20.38 lakh candidates appeared for NEET 2023, with 11.8 lakh female candidates registering, outnumbering male candidates by 2.8 lakh. Maharashtra recorded the highest number of registrations for NEET 2023, followed by Uttar Pradesh.
NEET 2023 offers admission to a total of 1,01,043 MBBS seats in the country, out of which 52,778 are in government medical colleges. Two students, Prabanjan J from Tamil Nadu and Bora Varun Chakravarthi from Andhra Pradesh, achieved a perfect score of 720 in NEET 2023.
While we do not have the exact number for NEET 2023, we can observe a few trends in the previous years:
Checkout the exact digits of the number of students who have applied in NEET 2022 Vs 2023 in the following table.
| Students Appeared For NEET 2022 vs 2021 | ||||||
| Gender | NEET(UG)-2021 | NEET(UG)-2022 | ||||
| Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | |
| Male | 710979 | 681168 | 375260 | 807538 | 763545 | 429160 |
| Female | 903782 | 863093 | 494806 | 1064794 | 1001015 | 563902 |
| Transgender | 16 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Total | 1614777 | 1544275 | 870074 | 1872343 | 1764571 | 993069 |
| Students Appeared for NEET 2022 vs 2021 State wise Ratio | ||||||
| State Name | NEET (UG) – 2021 | NEET (UG) – 2022 | ||||
| Registration | Appeared | Qualified | Registration | Appeared | Qualified | |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 914 | 816 | 413 | 1000 | 959 | 521 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 62051 | 57721 | 33841 | 68061 | 65305 | 40344 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 4110 | 3276 | 1642 | 4276 | 3939 | 2027 |
| Assam | 29973 | 23648 | 11052 | 36006 | 33143 | 17027 |
| Bihar | 95150 | 83038 | 46327 | 103691 | 98668 | 55709 |
| Chandigarh | 1631 | 1449 | 1096 | 2730 | 2622 | 1905 |
| Chhattisgarh | 31027 | 26030 | 12792 | 35636 | 33443 | 16299 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 776 | 671 | 288 | 921 | 870 | 465 |
| Daman & Diu | 386 | 317 | 144 | 427 | 379 | 195 |
| Delhi | 34520 | 31202 | 23554 | 48185 | 46221 | 35113 |
| Goa | 3824 | 3135 | 1582 | 4041 | 3755 | 1882 |
| Gujarat | 79228 | 64791 | 36398 | 72879 | 64684 | 41901 |
| Haryana | 34163 | 30719 | 22395 | 40934 | 38855 | 26666 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 14565 | 12694 | 7622 | 17663 | 16930 | 10129 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 34615 | 31479 | 14743 | 38140 | 36374 | 20005 |
| Jharkhand | 19847 | 17214 | 10811 | 25287 | 24002 | 15154 |
| Karnataka | 118978 | 89359 | 55009 | 133255 | 122423 | 72262 |
| Kerala | 115480 | 92911 | 59404 | 128053 | 116395 | 64034 |
| Lakshadweep | 300 | 239 | 105 | 262 | 233 | 122 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 64110 | 55461 | 27134 | 94629 | 89487 | 40170 |
| Maharashtra | 227659 | 195338 | 79974 | 256126 | 244903 | 113812 |
| Manipur | 7049 | 5976 | 3548 | 7922 | 7275 | 3981 |
| Meghalaya | 3149 | 2149 | 978 | 3218 | 2742 | 1402 |
| Mizoram | 1784 | 1359 | 587 | 1793 | 1586 | 705 |
| Nagaland | 2356 | 1805 | 731 | 2681 | 2392 | 1304 |
| Odisha | 38494 | 33945 | 20654 | 44947 | 43080 | 26279 |
| Puducherry | 4925 | 4474 | 2362 | 5749 | 5511 | 2899 |
| Punjab | 15070 | 13182 | 8614 | 16415 | 15561 | 10533 |
| Rajasthan | 104173 | 95752 | 65758 | 121675 | 117099 | 82548 |
| Sikkim | 855 | 650 | 317 | 1149 | 1105 | 485 |
| Tamil Nadu | 121617 | 99610 | 57215 | 142894 | 132167 | 67787 |
| Telangana | 54872 | 50392 | 28093 | 61207 | 59296 | 35148 |
| Tripura | 4273 | 3536 | 1738 | 4860 | 4591 | 2277 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 174523 | 156992 | 88889 | 229115 | 219197 | 117316 |
| Uttarakhand | 13933 | 12047 | 7323 | 18002 | 16929 | 9753 |
| West Bengal | 74490 | 61887 | 37301 | 92207 | 86607 | 50864 |
| Ladakh | 906 | 744 | 367 | 704 | 639 | 331 |
| OTHER | 1659 | 937 | 699 | 5603 | 5204 | 3715 |
| Total | 1597435 | 1366945 | 771500 | 1872343 | 1764571 | 993069 |
Approximately 20.24 lakh candidates appeared for NEET 2023, with more than 97% attendance
NEET 2023 offers admission to a total of 1,01,043 MBBS seats in the country, out of which 52,778 are in government medical colleges.
There are a total of 52,778 MBBS seats in government medical colleges through NEET 2023.
Approximately 70,000 students from Telangana participated in NEET 2023.
NEET 2023 offers a total of 1,01,043 MBBS seats in the country 2.
Two students, Prabanjan J from Tamil Nadu and Bora Varun Chakravarthi from Andhra Pradesh, achieved a perfect score of 720 in NEET 2023
