Bhopal, June 17 -- More than 2 million students appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) this year, chasing a limited number of medical seats that remain stubbornly out of reach for most. Of these, 1,236,531 qualified-only to confront the harsh reality that qualifying doesn't guarantee admission.
In Madhya Pradesh alone, 121,501 students registered for NEET. Of these, 118,244 turned up for the test, and 60,346 managed to clear it. Yet the state offers only 5,200 MBBS seats-2,700 in government colleges and 2,500 in private medical institutes-highlighting the magnitude of the competition.
Across India, 776 medical institutions together offer just 117,881 MBBS seats under NEET-UG 2025. The gap between successful candida...