National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is the entrance exam for medical courses conducted in India. It is conducted for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. NEET UG is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) during the month of May (subject to change). This exam evaluates the learning and knowledge of candidates in the fields of Biology, Physics and Chemistry. 

The NEET 2025 UG exam is scheduled for May 4, 2025 (Sunday) from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This will be an online exam where students will be given rough papers to solve the answers and conclude it by selecting the right option. Well, there is more that must be known related to the upcoming NEET 2025 exam. How many students have registered for NEET 2025 till now, and what will be the expected number of NEET appearing candidates? Scroll down and check answers to these questions here.

Students Registered for NEET 2025 Till Now

In 2024, more than 24 lakh students registered for the NEET UG exam. This year, the expectations were little higher, however, as per the sources, this time the number of NEET 2025 registered candidates are in the range of between 23 to 24 lakh. Well, this is not a clear claim but a hazy figure gathered from various sources. The exact number will be shared by NTA on its official website, neet.nta.nic.in. With the extension of the registration deadline, the number of registered candidates might also increase. Check the NEET registration trends year-wise for a better clarity on how many students registered for NEET 2025.

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NEET UG Registration Trends - Year Wise

The NEET UG registration has shown significant growth over the past years. Within the range of 11 lakh in 2017 to 24 lakh+ in 2024, the number increased to more than double. For NEET 2025 UG, the number might decline below 24 lakh. Well, nothing can be said with surety, as the final number will be released by NTA only after the NEET exam on May 4, 2025. Till then, analyse the year-wise NEET registration trend from below:

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Image: Number of Candidates Registered for NEET UG in Past Years

How Many Students Registered for NEET 2025 Category Wise?

The exact numbers on the NEET 2025 UG registrations are not yet revealed. NTA will publish this soon after the completion of the examination to circulate fair and transparent information. To understand or predict the student registration for NEET 2025 category-wise, check the previous year's data. That will give an idea about the upcoming trend.

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How Many Students Registered for NEET 2024 Category Wise?

We do have the data for the NEET 2024, which will help you understand the ratio of applicants who participated. This information will also give a rough idea of how many candidates have registered for NEET 2025. Check the NEET 2024 stats below:

NEET 2024 Nationality-wise Number of Candidates

The number of candidates registered for NEET 2024 had a major proportion of Indians. Out of the 2,406,079 registered candidates, 2,402,774 were Indians, and the rest of the number is distributed among foreign nationals, NRIs, and OCIs.

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How Many Students Registered for NEET 2023 Category Wise?

In knowing about the NEET-registered candidates till now, the next comes the number from NEET 2023. The total count of NEET-registered students was lower as compared to the 2024 NEET exam. Check here the category-wise NEET applicants from 2023.

NEET 2023 Nationality-wise Number of Candidates

Check here the number of candidates registered, appeared and qualified the NEET 2023 exam, category-wise:

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How many students will appear for NEET 2025 in India? Expected

By studying the complete trend and online available information, this can be deduced: the number of students registered for NEET 2025 is expected to go down as compared to the NEET 2024 data. The exact number will be clear after the NTA releases the list of candidates registered, appeared and qualified along with the category-wise data. Keep revising and stay tuned for the latest updates at neet.nta.nic.in.

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NEET vs. AIIMS & JIPMER

Lets compare the NEET UG exam with the other medical entrances that were used to occur before 2020. Understand how the merging of all those seats impacted the number of students registering for NEET exam.

Before NEET UG, there used to be individual exams thus, all seats were segregated. With the merging of all seats the number increased to more than one lakh. Thus, the number of candidates competing through single medical entrance also increased. 

Reading might have given you a clue that NEET 2025 is going to have less number of registrations this year which directly affect the competition and thus might impact the cutoff. You must check the NEET 2025 eligibility criteria before the exam. Also know its exam pattern and marking scheme for a clear understanding of how questions will be designed. For more updates and expert guided exam preparation download Testbook App.