The Madhya Pradesh Department of Public Health and Medical Education has released the state merit list for NEET UG 2026 admissions. The list covers candidates eligible for the state counselling process for 85% of MBBS and BDS seats under the state quota. Aryaman Singh Solanki has secured State Rank 1, and Sarthak Sahu has bagged State Rank 2 with 680 marks and an AIR of 301. A total of 17,093 NEET-qualified candidates have been included in the merit list. Aryaman Singh Solanki from Jabalpur has secured the top position in the state with an All India Rank (AIR) of 46. He scored 696 out of 720 marks, with a percentile of 99.997700%. 1. Aryaman Singh Solanki: AIR 46- 696 marks ( 99.997700 percentile) 2. Sarthak Sahu: AIR 301- 680 marks (99.984199 percentile) 3. Manav Singh Rajput: AIR 468- 671 marks (99.975799 percentile) 4. Mohammad Shad Mansuri: AIR 571- 669 marks ( 99.971449 percentile) 5. Parth Jha: AIR 680- 665 marks (99.962948 percentile) 6. Rohan Dhope: AIR 987- 658 marks (99.950147 percentile) 7. Hilor Ajmera: AIR 1,112- 655 marks (99.939747 percentile) 8. Rajan Jat: AIR 1,315- 652 marks (99.933597 percentile) 9. Atharv Sahu: AIR 1,341- 651 marks (99.930496 percentile) 10. Apoorv Agarwal: AIR 1,508- 649 marks (99.922746 percentile) Among the top 10 candidates, seven are from the General category, two are from OBC, and one is from the ST category. Hilor Ajmera is the only female candidate in the top 10, securing State Rank 7 with 655 marks. The merit list shows that 10 candidates scored more than 648 marks, 34 scored above 629 marks, and 168 candidates scored above 599 marks.