🧾 NEET 2025 State-Wise Qualified Trends – Full Report
The NEET 2025 results are out, and the data reveals some key trends in how students performed across different Indian states and union territories. A total of 12,36,531 students qualified in NEET 2025, which is slightly less than the 13,15,853 qualifiers in 2024, indicating a small decline in overall success.
This year-on-year data is helpful for students and educators to understand the changing level of competition and identify regions where NEET preparation has improved or needs attention.
📊 Overall Trend
Several states saw either an increase or decrease in the number of qualified candidates:
* Uttar Pradesh emerged as the top-performing state with 1,70,684 qualifiers, up from 1,65,015 in 2024.
* Maharashtra stood second with 1,25,727 qualifiers, though this is a drop from 1,42,829 last year.
* Rajasthan had 1,19,865 qualifiers, only slightly less than last year's 1,21,166.
* Karnataka had 83,582 qualifiers, which is a decrease compared to 88,887 in 2024.
* Bihar saw significant growth, with 80,954 students qualifying, up from 74,716 last year.
* Tamil Nadu experienced a fall, with 76,181 qualifiers, compared to 89,198 in 2024.
* Kerala also saw a dip, from 86,713 in 2024 to 73,328 in 2025.
* Delhi dropped from 46,811 to 40,331 qualifiers.
* Gujarat decreased to 50,040 from 57,232 in 2024.
* West Bengal qualified 59,018 students, a decline from 63,251 last year.
🏆 Top Performing States
The top ten states in terms of total NEET 2025 qualifiers are:
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Rajasthan
4. Karnataka
5. Bihar
6. Tamil Nadu
7. Kerala
8. Madhya Pradesh
9. West Bengal
10. Gujarat
These states demonstrate a high level of competition, better infrastructure for NEET preparation, and active participation from students.
📉 Low Performing States
Some union territories and smaller states continue to show lower participation or success due to limited access or population. These include:
* Lakshadweep with only 154 qualifiers
* Daman & Diu with 318 qualifiers
* Ladakh with 978 qualifiers
* Sikkim with 643 qualifiers
* Chandigarh with 1,816 qualifiers
* Meghalaya with 1,681 qualifiers
* Nagaland with 1,813 qualifiers
* Tripura with 2,265 qualifiers
* Arunachal Pradesh with 2,645 qualifiers
* Puducherry with 2,639 qualifiers
These numbers suggest that these regions may need more support, awareness campaigns, or access to better medical coaching platforms.
🌟 NEET 2025 Toppers by State
The NEET 2025 Top 100 list features students from across India. Here's how many top rankers each state produced:
* Rajasthan leads with 14 toppers
* Delhi NCT follows with 13 toppers
* Maharashtra has 11 toppers
* Gujarat has 9 toppers
* Punjab produced 8 toppers
* Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu each had 6 toppers
* Uttar Pradesh and Telangana had 5 toppers each
* Madhya Pradesh had 4 toppers
* West Bengal had 3 toppers
* Haryana had 2 toppers
* Odisha, Uttarakhand, and Chandigarh had 1 topper each
This shows that talent is spread across the country, and even lesser-performing states in terms of total qualifiers have high achievers.
🧠 What This Means for NEET Aspirants
The data makes it clear that:
* States like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are improving rapidly.
* Traditional toppers like Delhi, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu are seeing a downward shift in success rates.
* Smaller regions with fewer qualifiers still manage to produce some top-ranking students, proving that quality coaching and hard work matter more than location.
