496 marks in the NEET 2026 re-exam (ReNEET): estimated All India Rank
Estimated AIR for 496 marks
✓ Calibrated on official NTA 2026 resultsRange: 86,418 – 1.06 lakh· from NTA’s official 2026 rank-vs-marks data
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How 496 marks performed across years
| Year | AIR for 496 marks | Change from previous |
|---|---|---|
| 2026NTA | ~96,020 | 39,217 worse |
| 2025 | ~56,803 | 1.54 lakh better |
| 2024 | ~2.11 lakh | 98,322 worse |
| 2023 | ~1.13 lakh | 25,664 worse |
| 2022 | ~86,919 | 1,293 better |
| 2021 | ~88,212 | — |
College outlook for AIR ~96,020
For NEET 2026, 496 marks corresponds to an estimated rank of ~96,020. This reads off NTA’s official 2026 rank-vs-marks data, published with the result on 16 July 2026 for the 19,99,895 candidates who appeared in the ReNEET.
A score of 496 in NEET-UG corresponded to approximately rank 56,803 in 2025. The same score corresponded to rank 88,212 in 2021. Differences reflect changes in the candidate pool, exam difficulty, or NTA's scoring methodology.
With 496 marks, candidates typically qualify for private medical colleges and some government seats under reservation categories. The exact options depend on your domicile state and category.
In the last 5 years, 496 marks has corresponded to ranks between 56,803 (2025, the best year) and 2.11 lakh (2024, the toughest). This 3.7x variation reflects changes in exam difficulty and candidate pool size (16.1L in 2021 to 23.4L in 2024).
Year-to-year rank variation for the same marks depends on exam difficulty, total candidate count, and NTA's scoring methodology. The 2026 figure is calibrated on NTA's official 2026 result data (published 16 July 2026); the historical figures are the official NTA merit-list ranks for 2021 to 2025.
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Rank for every mark near 496
Estimated All India Rank for each marks value from 501 to 491, based on empirical NTA merit list data.
| Marks | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Per-mark gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | ~83,887 | ~82,997 | ~1.08 lakh | ~2.03 lakh | ~51,019 | — |
| 500 | ~84,716 | ~83,845 | ~1.09 lakh | ~2.05 lakh | ~51,989 | — |
| 499 | ~85,565 | ~84,582 | ~1.10 lakh | ~2.07 lakh | ~53,142 | — |
| 498 | ~86,436 | ~85,456 | ~1.11 lakh | ~2.08 lakh | ~54,398 | — |
| 497 | ~87,259 | ~86,100 | ~1.12 lakh | ~2.09 lakh | ~55,596 | — |
| 496YOU | ~88,212 | ~86,919 | ~1.13 lakh | ~2.11 lakh | ~56,803 | — |
| 495 | ~89,121 | ~87,619 | ~1.14 lakh | ~2.13 lakh | ~57,841 | — |
| 494 | ~89,962 | ~88,425 | ~1.15 lakh | ~2.14 lakh | ~59,198 | — |
| 493 | ~90,896 | ~89,172 | ~1.16 lakh | ~2.15 lakh | ~60,284 | — |
| 492 | ~91,804 | ~90,000 | ~1.17 lakh | ~2.17 lakh | ~61,690 | — |
| 491 | ~92,702 | ~90,971 | ~1.18 lakh | ~2.18 lakh | ~62,874 | — |