Hello aispirants,

The exact number is yet not out and definitely cant be predicted correctly ,but it will be published on the official website soon. The expected number of applications probably around 16 lakh to 19  lakh this year because
15, 19,375 students registered for NEET-UG 2019, out of which 14, 10,755 appeared for the exam held on 5th May 2019 (Sunday) at 2546 exam centers across the country except for Odisha. Out of 14, 10,755 candidates, 780467 were female candidates and 630283 were male candidates and 6 transgender. As per the NEET-UG 2019 result analysis, there has been an increase of 14.52% of candidates who appeared for NEET 2019 as compared to NEET UG 2018.

I hope this helps.