The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released a separate list of the top 20 female scorers in the Re-NEET UG 2026 result, with Maharashtra’s Kudale Shravani Krishna emerging as the highest-ranked woman candidate in the country.
While Shravani tops the women’s list, no single state dominates the rankings that follow her – Haryana and Tamil Nadu are tied for the most representation, placing three candidates each on the list.
Top Female Scorer Also Ranks No. 1 Nationally In Her Category
Shravani, who belongs to the OBC-NCL (Central List) category, secured a 99.99965 percentile with All India Rank (AIR) 5 – making her not just the top female candidate, but the highest-ranked OBC-NCL candidate overall, male or female, in this year’s exam.
Bihar’s Riya Ranjan follows closely, matching Shravani’s exact percentile at AIR 6.
Full List: Top 20 Female Toppers, Re-NEET UG 2026
| Rank | Name | Category | Percentile | AIR | State |
| 1 | Kudale Shravani Krishna | OBC-NCL | 99.99965 | 5 | Maharashtra |
| 2 | Riya Ranjan | OBC-NCL | 99.99965 | 6 | Bihar |
| 3 | Mansha Garg | General | 99.99915 | 17 | Haryana |
| 4 | Vaishnavi Das | General | 99.9979 | 20 | Karnataka |
| 5 | Manasvi Kulshrestha | General | 99.9979 | 23 | Haryana |
| 6 | Kashvi Dhall | General | 99.9979 | 24 | Delhi |
| 7 | Srinika V | General | 99.9979 | 27 | Tamil Nadu |
| 8 | Ashi Goyal | General | 99.9979 | 29 | Punjab |
| 9 | Namala Prerana | General | 99.9979 | 36 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 10 | Aanvi Saxena | General | 99.9979 | 41 | Haryana |
| 11 | Hiya Jasmin Vasavada | General | 99.99785 | 43 | Gujarat |
| 12 | Suchita M | General | 99.9964 | 8 | Karnataka |
| 13 | Vanisha Satish | General | 99.9965 | 1 | Tamil Nadu |
| 14 | Gunjan | OBC-NCL | 99.9965 | 2 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 15 | Bhavika Gupta | General | 99.9965 | 6 | Punjab |
| 16 | Anushka Choudhary | OBC-NCL | 99.9965 | 8 | Rajasthan |
| 17 | Hanshika | General | 99.996 | 60 | Delhi |
| 18 | Bhavyaa Gunwal | General | 99.996 | 71 | Rajasthan |
| 19 | Samvitha P | OBC-NCL | 99.9958 | 82 | Tamil Nadu |
| 20 | Kompella Sai Gayathri Tejoarunima | General | 99.9958 | 83 | Telangana |
Category Breakup: General Dominates, No SC/ST/EWS Entries
- 15 of 20 female toppers belong to the General category
- The remaining 5 are from OBC-NCL
- No candidate from SC, ST, or EWS categories features in the national female top 20 this year
State-Wise Spread
- Haryana and Tamil Nadu – 3 candidates each (highest)
- Karnataka, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan – 2 candidates each
- Maharashtra, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana -1 candidate each
How It Compares To The Overall Toppers List
The national No. 1 rank this year went jointly to two male candidates – Punjab’s Aryan Gupta and Haryana’s Panshul Bansal – who both scored 715/720. Shravani, the top-ranked woman, sits at AIR 5, just four ranks behind the top male scorers, reflecting how tightly bunched this year’s highest scores are.
Bigger Picture: Female Candidates Outnumber Male Candidates Nationally
NTA’s official data shows women have consistently outnumbered men in NEET (UG) registrations for years – a trend that held in 2026 as well.
Female registrations by year:
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| 8,38,955 | 8,80,843 | 9,03,774 | 10,64,794 | 11,84,513 | 13,76,863 | 13,10,062 | 13,32,914 |
Gender-wise registered, appeared and qualified – 2025 vs 2026:
| Gender | 2025 Registered | 2025 Appeared | 2025 Qualified | 2026 Registered | 2026 Appeared | 2026 Qualified |
| Female | 13,10,062 | 12,71,896 | 7,22,462 | 13,32,914 | 11,52,152 | 6,54,049 |
| Male | 9,65,996 | 9,37,411 | 5,14,063 | 9,46,815 | 8,47,732 | 4,67,134 |
| Third gender | 11 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 2 |
Key takeaways:
- Women made up nearly 58.5% of all registered candidates in 2026 (13,32,914 of 22,79,743 total)
- Around 1.2 lakh female registrants did not appear for the exam – a bigger gap than seen among male candidates
- Female qualification rate held roughly steady at ~56.8% of those who appeared, both in 2025 and 2026
- Female qualifiers (6,54,049) still comfortably outnumber male qualifiers (4,67,134) nationally, even though the topper list leans toward General-category candidates
What Candidates Should Do Next
- Verify personal AIR and percentile on the official scorecard at neet.nta.nic.in
- Track respective state counselling authorities for merit list and registration timelines
- OBC-NCL candidates should get category certificates verified early, given their strong presence in this year’s female topper list
