NTA NEET result LIVE updates 2020: Check at ntaneet.nic.inNTA NEET 2020 result HIGHLIGHTS: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2020. The result includes both September 13 and October 14 attempts. The final answer key was released at ntaneet.nic.in by afternoon after which the link had stopped working. Now, the result is available at ntaresults.nic.in, instead.
Odisha’s Soyeb Aftab has topped this year’s NEET by scoring full 720 marks. While Uttar Pradesh’s Akanksha Singh has got rank 2. She has also scored a perfect 720 marks.
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This year, over 14.37 lakh candidates appeared for the medical entrance exam on September 13 despite the pandemic. The merit list is yet to be out and will be displayed soon. Every college will release its own cut-off based on which the admission will be granted.
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Since last year, top medical colleges AIIMS and JIPMER are also accepting students based on the NEET score. Earlier, they used to have their own entrance test. Every medical college has 15 per cent seats reserved under the All India quota (AIQ) which are filled centrally while the rest are filled by the respective state.
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Only three colleges have released a second cut-off for BSc (H) Biomedical Science. This can an option for students who could not clear NEET as well.
Acharya Narendra Dev College - 95%
Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences - 94.66%
Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women - 92%
Detailing about specification, Nitin Vijay, Managing Director, Motion Education, said that one should not consider taking a non-core field as a demotion as these are the areas where fewer students are applying but more jobs are available. He said that these areas have the potential to give a secure career to students. Naming some of such streams he said, genetic engineering, biotechnology, biostatic, telemedicine are among the top emerging fields in medicine... read more
Akanksha Singh secured the second spot despite having full marks as Soyeb Aftab too has scored 720/720. She missed rank 1 as topper Soyeb Aftab is a year older than her. Akanksha’s aim is to pursue research on neurosurgery. “After completing MBBS, I plan to take up research and practice medicine later.” Akanksha was also moved by the role of health practitioners during this COVID-19 period... read more
The Directorate General of Health Sciences (DGHS) on behalf of Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will conduct the counselling for admission into 15 per cent All India Quota seats (AIQ) in government colleges. For rest of the seats, counselling will be held by states.
The number of students who appeared this year and subsequently qualified is lesser than that of last year. In 2019, a total of 14,10,755 students appeared for NEET while this year, the number has declined to 13,66,945 despite a rise in the number of registrations. Further, the number of students qualifying has been dropped from 7.97 lakh last year to 7.71 lakh this year.
A total of 7,71,500 candidates have qualified the exam for which over 13.66 lakh candidates had appeared. The highest number of qualifying candidates is from Tripura (88,889) followed by Maharashtra (79,974).
Most of the candidates - 79% - appeared for the exam in English followed 12.8% or 2,04,399 who opted for the exam in Hindi. A total of 1,29,763 candidates registered to appear for the exam in regional languages ranging from Assamese to Bengali to Marathi and others.
Of the total 15,97,435 candidates who registered for NEET 2020, as many as 13,66,945 candidates appeared for the exam. Of these, 7,71,500 have qualified. There are plenty of options for those who could not clear the exam or score too low to get a decent college or course of preference. Here is a look at all the options
Rank 1: Soyeb Aftab – 720 marks
Rank 2: Akanksha Singh – 720 marks
Rank 3: Tummala Snikitha – 715 marks
Rank 4: Vineet Sharma – 715 marks
Rank 5: Amisha Khaitan – 715 marks
Rank 6: Guthi Chaitany – 715 marks
Rank 7: Satrwik Godara – 711 marks
Rank 8: Srijan R – 710 marks
Rank 9: Karthik Reddy – 710 marks
Rank 10: Matravadia Maanit – 710 marks
Two candidates attained full marks in NEET 2020 but Odisha’s Soyeb Aftab got rank 1 while Akansha Singh has scored 720 out of 720 marks. This has been done as per the NTA’s tie-breaking policy, the officials said. According to officials, the tie-breaking policy takes into account factors such as age, subject-wise marks, and the number of incorrect answers.
Odisha’s Soyeb Aftab has topped the NEET result 2020 by scoring full marks - 720/720. Cracking NEET is just the start of Aftab’s dreams. He wants to study MBBS and further specialise in cardiology and find the treatment of diseases related to the heart. He said he has a key interest in research...read more
Odisha’s Soyeb Aftab has topped the NEET securing full marks- 720 — a perfect 100 in the NTA NEET result 2020. Talking about his preparation, Aftab said the lockdown has helped him as it gave him more time to prepare. “During the lockdown, I did not stop preparing for the exam. I used it as an opportunity to focus my preparations. I worked on my shortcomings. I revised and re-revised the topics that I was weak at,” he said.
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Odisha's Soyeb Aftab has topped this year’s NEET that too by obtaining full 720 marks. 18-year old Aftab is a student of Allen
Will the merit list has not been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA), several coaching institutes to have the top-ranking students. Allen Coaching which is a competitive exams training institute based in Kota claims to have Soyeb Aftab. Allen claims that the student has got 720 out of 720. Aftab is an 18-year-old boy from Odisha who was enrolled with the Institute for the past two years. The coaching institutes are declaring the 'expected' toppers based on the final merit list.
Step 1: Visit the official website, ntaresults.nic.in
Step 2: Click on NEET scorecard UG 2020
Step 3: You will be redirected to a new page
Step 4: Log-in credential (roll number, date of birth as in admit card)
Step 5: Result will appear, download
The result link is activated at ntaresults.nic.in while the ntaneet.nic.in link has crashed. Students need to go to ntaresults.nic.in and click on NEET scorecard 2020 link and log-in using credentials, their result will be visible.
Once the result is declared, students will have to check their marks, cut-off, rank as well as the spelling of their names and personal details. In case of any error, they will have to get in touch with the NEET authorities.
Last year, as many as 14,10,755 candidates had appeared for the exam out of which 7,97,042 cleared the examination successfully. Around 7,04,335 candidates belonging to the unreserved category secured marks between 701 and 134. Rajasthan’s Nalin Khandelwal had obtained the All India Rank (AIR) 1 in NEET UG 2019 with 99.9999291 percentile and 701 marks. Among females, Madhuri Reddy from Telangana had topped with 695 marks and all India Rank 7.
Since the answer key has been released, students can give themselves +4 for every correct answer and deduct one mark for every wrong answer. The question papers, answer key, and OMR sheets can be downloaded at the official websites - nta.ac.in or ntaneet.nic.in.
The result is not declared yet. The official website still says "soon". Students will have to wait a little longer to check their marks as well as the merit list. however, several institutes are claiming to have their students as the top-ranking candidate. These assumptions are based on the final answer key. The final answer key is out and students can calculate their estimated marks based on that.
The Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal has twice said that the NEET result will be declared today. He, however, did not mention the exact time. The NTA website is also displaying "soon" without mentioning the exact time. NEET was earlier expected to be released on October 12 but was then delayed as the NEET phase II exam was held for those who missed it at the first attempt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The JEE Main result too was delayed around midnight and hence, now the same is being expected for NEET result 2020 as well.
While every student who gets 50 percentile and above score is considered pass, admissions are given based on the merit list. Each college will have its own cut-off. Experts believe due to the extra time being available due to delay in the exam due to the pandemic, the marks obtained by students can go higher. This year, there was a rise in the number of applicants as well. Those who used to skip NEET for AIIMS or JIPMER also appeared for it this year as NEET has become a single exam for admissions to medical, dental and allied sciences courses.
The National Testing Agency, NTA will announce the result of NEET exam shortly, according to the website. The result will be available at nta.ac.in, ntaneet.nic.in
Most tutorial owners and students said the exams were easy as questions were straightforward and textbook based.
“NEET exam was on the easier side this year. Questions in biology and chemistry were mostly based on NCERT textbooks as usual. Also, students were better prepared as they had more time,” said Durgesh Mangeshkar, founder, IIT Prakashan.
Lalit Kumar, CMD, Prime Academy, said the exams were easier than in previous years. He also praised the preparation at the exam centres in terms of physical distancing, based on student feedback.
NEET rank predictor is an easy to use tool that helps aspirants to know about their probable rank in the exam. To predict the rank, candidates must enter the score they expect in the exam. To calculate the approximate marks, candidates can use the NEET answer key.
Medical aspirants can follow the steps mentioned below to use the rank predictor and predict their ranks:
Step 1: Open the Rank Predictor: Click on the link: NEET Rank Predictor
Step 2: Registration: Candidates should register by entering their name, email address, mobile number.
Step 3: Fill exam details: Candidates should enter their expected NEET scores(mandatory), entering the application number and date of birth are optional fields
Step 4: Result: Candidates should click on ‘predict my rank’ and their expected rank would be available on the screen.
Predicting the rank would be helpful for candidates as they will get to know where they stand among the other test-takers. Candidates can also check their admission chances in colleges based on their probable rank.
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal thanks NTA for giving a new batch of doctors. Minister tweeted, "I thank NTA for giving a new cohort of doctors this year. Exams were conducted during "testing" times and the spirit of Cooperative Federalism was clearly visible. I thank all the Chief Ministers for the same."
To qualify NEET or to get admission in the MBBS/BSD courses in India-based institutes, candidates need to obtain minimum 50th percentile in exam. For reserved category students, the minimum marks required to qualify are 40th percentile and for PwD candidates it is 45th percentile.
The result will be available in the form of a score card. The score card will contain total marks, All India Rank (AIR), category rank, subject-wise NEET percentile, NEET cut-off score, personal details of the candidate. The qualifying cut-off will also be declared along with the result
The NEET websites have been crashed. Minutes ago, the NTA website is showing the messsage- "The NEET (UG)- 2020 result will be available soon." Once released, the candidates can check the result through the websites- nta.ac.in, ntaneet.nic.in.
The resuilts for medical based entrance exam- NEET will be released shortly. Over 14.37 lakh candidates who had appeared for the exam can check the result through the websites- nta.ac.in, ntaneet.nic.in. Students will have to enter their roll number mentioned on the admit card to check the result.
The details and schedule of counselling would be available on the websites of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education Directorates of States as applicable. The details of Medical Education Directorate of States are given in appendix-IV of the Information Bulletin available on NEET website.
The counselling would be conducted by the respective Counselling Authorities subject to prevailing rules and norms for admission in Medical Colleges/Dental Colleges under their ambit. Candidates are advised to be in touch with the respective Counselling Authorities and Institutions concerned for further details
National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the NEET final answer key on the official website- ntaneet.nic.in. Candidates can download the final answer key from the website. Candidates who want to predict the scores can do so through the answer key
The qualified candidates may please note that they have to further complete the formalities with the respective Counselling Authorities viz DGHS, Medical Education Directorates of States, etc. for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses.
Of the X lakh candidates who registered to appear for the exam, X lakh have managed to clear it. Of those who clear the exam, every year about 1-1.5 lakh go abroad to pursue medicine, this year, academicians are expected fewer students to study abroad, and hence cut-off is likely to rise for admission to top courses.
According to Anurag Tiwari, national academic director, medical, Aakash Educational Services Limited, “While students still have an option to study medicine abroad, the number of students actually doing so was about one per cent of total applicants. Further this year, parents and students are concerned about their health, and the embassies are also closed making visa approvals take longer."
In case two or more candidates score the same marks then the following process will be eligible to break a tie
- First preference will be given to candidate scoring higher marks in Botony and Zoology
- If the tie remains, preference will be given to students with higher marks in chemistry
- If the marks continue to tally, the student with less number of incorrect answers will be considered first
- As the last option to break the tie, students who are older in age will be given preference.
For State quota and other seats falling under the ambit of States, candidates may apply to their domicile states and merit list as per State rules and based on All India Rank will be prepared by concerned Counselling Authorities. The counselling for Private Medical Colleges will also be conducted by the concerned State Counselling Authority. Candidates are advised to be in touch with the respective Counselling Authorities and Institutions concerned for further details.
The result of NEET exam will be released shortly, here is how twitterati reacted.
The candidates from Uttar Pradesh who appeared in the NEET exam, can check the cut-off here of various MBBS colleges in the state last year to get an idea of the admission process.
Check cut-off of MBBS collges in UP
The result of NEET exam will be released today, and candidates can expect a higher cut-offs this year as the paper was relatively easy compared to last years. Geeta Jain, Founder of Mediconation said, 'The paper was easy and the physics section was easier as compared to last year so it’s likely to be higher this year. Also, NTA has kept the relaxation for the students this year due to the pandemic. The general category students need to score 50 percentile and the SC, ST and OBC categories require 40 percentile to qualify for the NEET exam.'
The cut-off is the minimum qualifying percentile which candidates need to score in the NEET. Only those who obtain the minimum qualifying cut-off stand a chance to be included in NEET merit list. Candidates will be allotted ranks in the merit list on the basis of the scores that they obtain. Candidates can refer to the table below for the previous year’s cut-off percentile and scores for the reference.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has yet not released the OMR sheet, answer key for the re-exam held on October 14. Candidates are now demanding the exam conducting agency to release the answer key, and to provide options to challenge it.
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has extended best wishes to students appeared for the NEET exams. "NT is announcing the results of NEET UG today I wish all the best to the candidates," Nishank said.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) prepares the merit list of NEET for aspirants seeking admission in the medical and dental colleges of the country in successive order of their ranks that they have secured in the examination of NEET. NTA released three types of merit list- AIR merit list, AIQ merit list, State merit list
The final answer key for the NEET exam will be released shortly. The candidates can check, and download the final answer key through the website- ntaneet.nic.in.
The final answer key is only considered for declaration of the NEET result and is released just few hours before the declaration of the result displaying all the correct answers. The result is highly expected to be announced anytime soon.
The Supreme Court held that NRI quota in PG Medical and Dental courses is not “sacrosanct” in any given academic year and private medical colleges are not obligated to earmark such seats for admissions. The top court said that if a medical college or institution or the state regulating authority decides to do away with such quota, then a reasonable notice of such a decision be issued to enable those aspiring for such seats to choose elsewhere.
Spouses and children of terror attack victims will now get reservation in MBBS and BDS admissions. The move will be applicable for the 2020-21 academic year. The reserved seats will be from the central pool of seats for medical admissions. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has reportedly written a letter to chief secretaries of all states and UTs along with the guidelines in this regard.
Step 1: Visit the official website ntaneet.nic.in
Step 2: Click on the download result link
Step 3: Enter registration number, roll number
Step 4: Results will appear on the screen
Step 5: Download it, and take a print out for further reference.
NEET cut-off is the minimum marks that candidates need to secure in the entrance exam to become eligible to apply for admission into MBBS/BDS courses. The cut-off changes every year depending on factors such as the difficulty level of the NEET exam, number of aspirants appearing for the exam, availability of seats, etc. and it also vary category wise.
The candidates need to secure a minimum 50th percentile in NEET to qualify for MBBS/BSD courses. For those from the reserved categories including SC and ST category, the minimum marks are 40th percentile and for PwD candidates it is 45th percentile.
The NEET re-exam held on October 14 following the Supreme Court’s order. In the exams held, the physics section was termed difficult. In comparison to phase-I, both chemistry and biology were easier this time.
The result for National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET 2020) will be announced on October 16. Over 14.37 lakh candidates who had appeared for the medical entrance exam can check the results through the websites- nta.ac.in, ntaneet.nic.in. Students will have to enter their roll number mentioned on the admit card to view their scorecard.