India, June 14 -- A total of 12,36,531 candidates have qualified the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2025, the results for which was declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday, marking a 6% decrease from last year, when 13,15,853 aspirants cleared the national-level test for admission to undergraduate medical and para-medical courses.

A total of 5,14,063 male, 7,22,462 female and 6 transgenders are among the over 12 lakh qualified candidates. There are 9 male and only one female candidate among the top 10 rank holders and all of them belong to the general category.

None of the 22,09,318 candidates who appeared for NEET-UG 2025 - held in pen-and-paper mode in a single shift on May 4 across 5,...