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J&K, Kerala release NEET-UG 2026 merit lists, 1,064 above 500
The J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) and the Kerala Commissioner of Entrance Exams (CEE) have released provisional NEET-UG 2026 merit lists. In J&K, 1,064 candidates scored above 500 marks out…
The Story in Brief
The J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) and the Kerala Commissioner of Entrance Exams (CEE) have released provisional NEET-UG 2026 merit lists. In J&K, 1,064 candidates scored above 500 marks out of 720, and 1,087 scored 500 or more. The top-ranked candidate from J&K has an All India Rank of 99, and 28 of the top 100 are women. Kerala's top 10 include a candidate with 695 marks and AIR 69. A total of 1,675 MBBS seats have been approved for J&K for the 2026-27 session. The lists are provisional; objections can be filed until August 14.
The Indian Opinion
The release of state merit lists often fuels the narrative that a 500-plus score guarantees a medical seat. The J&K data shows 1,064 candidates above 500, yet the expected open-merit closing mark for government MBBS seats is in the low-to-mid 500s, varying by college. The real test will be the final category-wise cut-offs after counselling, which alone will settle which scores actually translate into seats.
Sources (2): greaterkashmir.com, timesnownews.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
