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Sikar vs Kota: what the official NEET data shows

One year of exam-centre results, the rail distance, the state law both cities share, and what nobody has published.
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No official body ranks Sikar against Kota. The only city-level data is NEET 2024's exam-centre results: 7.48% of candidates at Sikar centres scored above 650, against 3.93% at Kota centres. That shows where students sat the exam, not where they studied.

Checked on 13 Nov 2026 against 8 sources.

The Chambal river between wooded hills near Kota
The Chambal river near Kota, Rajasthan. Photo: Neer Rajora, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
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The NEET 2024 centre data

In July 2024 the National Testing Agency (NTA) published NEET (UG) 2024 marks centre by centre. Careers360 added up the centres in each city on 20 July 2024. ThePrint and Newslaundry reported the same pattern from the same release.

NEET (UG) 2024, candidates at the exam centres in each city
CountSikar centresKota centres
Candidates who appeared27,21627,118
Scored above 70014974
Scored above 6502,0371,066
Scored above 6004,2972,599
Share above 6507.48%3.93%
Source: Careers360: NEET result 2024 centre-wise data, Sikar and Kota, Report of 20 Jul 2024, from NTA's centre-wise results

How the share is worked out: candidates above 650 ÷ candidates who appeared at that city's centres. Sikar: 2,037 / 27,216 = 7.48%. Kota: 1,066 / 27,118 = 3.93%.

Distance and travel

Rail distance, per Indian Railways timetables via erail.in
RouteRail distanceFastest listed train
Sikar to Kota349 km5 h 27 min
Sikar to Jaipur107 kmSee timetable
Kota to Jaipur232 km3 h 35 min
Source: erail.in: trains between Sikar Jn and Kota Jn (Indian Railways timetables), Page read 13 Nov 2026

Figures from erail.in for Sikar to Kota, Sikar to Jaipur and Kota to Jaipur. For a family, the number that matters is the trip from your own home, so check it before you decide.

How big each hub is

Neither city publishes an official count of coaching students. For Kota, industry figures reported by PTI put it at 85,000 to 1 lakh in 2024, against a usual 2 to 2.5 lakh (ThePrint, 8 Dec 2024). For Sikar we found only estimates from local interviews, so we give no number.

The same state law in both cities

Sikar and Kota are both in Rajasthan, so the Rajasthan Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Act, 2025 covers both. Its text (PRS copy) limits classes to 5 hours a day and asks for a weekly off. It bars misleading promises of rank or marks, and requires a pro-rata refund within ten days, hostel and mess included. As of 13 Nov 2026 we found no notice that the Act is in force.

How to decide

  1. Start from the student: class, exam year and medium.
  2. Shortlist batches in either city and sit in one regular class of each.
  3. Compare the written fee, refund rule and test plan side by side.
  4. Price the hostel and food near the coaching, and the trip home.
  5. Ask who the family can call, and how fast someone can reach the student.

For the Sikar side, our guides to NEET coaching in Sikar and Sikar hostel fees have the checklists.

Sikar vs Kota for NEET: which city has better results?

Only one year of official data lets you compare. In NEET 2024, 7.48% of candidates at Sikar exam centres scored above 650, against 3.93% at Kota centres. That counts where students sat the exam, not where they coached, and NTA has published no centre-wise data for 2025 or 2026. Treat it as one data point, and judge the batch you would join on its own terms.

Sikar vs Kota for JEE: is there city-wise data?

No. We found no official city-wise JEE (Main) or JEE (Advanced) results for either city. Results are published per candidate, and institutes' own result claims are not audited. For JEE, compare the batch itself: a regular class, the teachers of that batch, the test plan, and the written fee and refund terms. Travel time from home and hostel costs differ too, so add those in.

Which is best, Sikar or Kota?

Neither, as a rule. No government body ranks the two cities, and Matrix Academy, which runs this site, is in Sikar, so we will not pick one for you. Both follow the same Rajasthan coaching law. What differs is the batch, the teachers, the cost of living near the coaching and the trip home. Visit both if you can and compare them on the same checklist.

What is the Sikar to Kota distance?

By rail, Sikar Junction to Kota Junction is 349 km, and the fastest listed train takes 5 h 27 min, per Indian Railways timetables via erail.in. For comparison, Sikar to Jaipur is 107 km by rail and Kota to Jaipur is 232 km. Timetables change, so check the train you plan to take before you book.

Sources

  1. Careers360: NEET result 2024 centre-wise data, Sikar and Kota, Report of 20 Jul 2024, from NTA's centre-wise results (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  2. ThePrint (PTI): spread of NEET-UG top scorers, Report of 21 Jul 2024 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  3. Newslaundry: NEET-UG 2024 results data, Report of 20 Jul 2024 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  4. erail.in: trains between Sikar Jn and Kota Jn (Indian Railways timetables), Page read 13 Nov 2026 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  5. erail.in: trains between Sikar Jn and Jaipur, Page read 13 Nov 2026 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  6. erail.in: trains between Kota Jn and Jaipur, Page read 13 Nov 2026 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  7. ThePrint (PTI): drop in student numbers in Kota, Report of 8 Dec 2024; industry figures (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  8. Rajasthan Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Act, 2025, text (PRS copy of the Gazette), Act 16 of 2025; Gazette of 26 Sep 2025 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)

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