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Students react to difficulty in accessing NEET score

The NEET 2020 process has been an exasperating one for students this year, right from the uncertainty regarding the dates of the exam and the controversy around the demand to cancel the exams, to the confusion around the declaration of results.

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Marks required to qualify for NEET:

“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 Indian Express reported.

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Ramesh Pokhriyal thanks NTA for ’new cohort of doctors’

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NEET 2020 result to be available as a scorecard

The NEET 2020 result will be provided as 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 Indian Express reported.

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NEET 2020 website facing technical issues

The NEET 2020 result link on the official website — ntaresults.nic.in — is facing technical difficulties, Careers360 reported.

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NEET website now says ‘result to be available soon’

The NEET 2020 results seem to be temporarily unavailable shortly after being announced. The official website now shows the message —“The NEET (UG) – 2020 result will be available soon.” 

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Result declared, steps to check NEET 2020 result:

Step 1: Visit NTA NEET 2020 official website – ntaneet.nic.in.

Step 2: On the homepage, tap on the link that says ‘NEET UG 2020 result’

Step 3: Enter your exam roll number, date of birth and press the ‘submit’ button

Step 4: Your score, qualifying status and all India rank (AIR) will be displayed on the page

Step 5: Check all the details carefully before saving and taking a printout of your NEET 2020 scorecard

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NTA declares NEET 2020 results on official websites

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the NEET 2020 exam results after a delay of half an hour. Students are advised to log on to the official websites and submit their admit card details to access their results.

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Official NEET website is down

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Steps to check NEET 2020 result:

Step 1: Visit NTA NEET 2020 official website – ntaneet.nic.in.
Step 2: On the homepage, tap on the link that says ‘NEET UG 2020 result’
Step 3: Enter your exam roll number, date of birth and press the ‘submit’ button
Step 4: Your score, qualifying status and all India rank (AIR) will be displayed on the page
Step 5: Check all the details carefully before saving and taking a printout of your NEET 2020 scorecard

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NEET Result 2020 expected shortly

Students are advised to keep their admit cards ready.

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NEET 2019 toppers

As students eagerly await their NEET 2020 results, here is a recap of the students who had secured top spots in last year’s exam: “Nalin Khandelwal bagged AIR-1. Bhavik Bansal of Delhi had bagged AIR 2 and Akshat Kaushik of Uttar Pradesh had got AIR 3,” Hindustan Times reported.

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Special quota for terror attack victims

The kin of terror attack victims will get reservation in MBBS and BDS admissions in the 2020-21 academic year, according to The Indian Express . The reserved seats will be from the central pool of seats for medical admissions.

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Categories of merit list

All India Merit List compiles the list of candidates who appeared for the exam along with their rank and does not take their category into consideration.

State merit list comprises the comparative ranks of aspirants from the same state and is prepared for counselling on the grounds of factors such as candidate’s domicile eligibility.

Aspirants mentioned in the All India Quota merit list are those selected for the AIQ 50 percent reservation.

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How the merit list is prepared

The National Testing Agency prepares the NEET merit list in successive order of their ranks that they have secured in the examination. Athe list is sent to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), who is the authority concerned for conducting the centralised counselling process.

DGHS sends this list to states and Union Territories’ counselling authorities, which in turn prepare the merit list for the state counsellings.

The cut-off is the minimum qualifying percentile which candidates need to score in the NEET to be included in the merit list.

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Higher cut-off expected this year

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.”

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Over 85% of total registered candidates appeared for NEET 2020 exam

Earlier in September, the National Testing Agency (NTA) had said that the attendance for NEET-UG was between 85% to 90% despite the COVID-19 pandemic The attendance in 2019 was 92.9%.

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NTA to release NEET 2020 counselling date

Once the NEET 2020 results and merit list are published on the official website of the exam – neet.nic.in, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will also release the NEET 2020 counselling date.

Students are advised to keep checking the official website of the NEET to access the counselling schedule.

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Steps to check NEET 2020 result:

Step 1: Candidates can visit the NTA’s official website – ntaneet.nic.in or mcc.nic.in.
Step 2: Click on the link that says ‘NEET Exam Results 2020’
Step 3: Enter the credentials like examination roll number, date of birth and other required details in the provided fields
Step 4: Hit the ‘submit’ button
Step 5: Download and take a print out of the result copy

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NEET cut-off list also to be released

Along with the NEET UG 2020 Result and score card, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will also release a cut-off list prepared on the basis of NEET UG Exam conducted on 13 September and 14 October.

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Candidates demand OMR, answer key for phase 2 exam

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has yet not released the OMR sheet, answer key for the re-examiantion conducted on 14 October. Candidates are now demanding the agency to release the answer key and to provide options to challenge it.

The phase 2, or the special NEET 2020 exam, was conducted on 14 October for candidates who missed medical entrance test due to COVID-19 or were stuck in containment zones.

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Ramesh Pokhriyal wishes luck to candidates 

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has extended best wishes to students who appeared for the NEET exams. “NTA is announcing the results of NEET UG today I wish all the best to the candidates,” Nishank said.

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Ten best medical colleges in India

Based on NIRF 2020 rankings, the top ten medical colleges in India are as follows: 

1. All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
3. Christian Medical College, Vellore (CMC Vellore)
4. National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore
5. Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
6. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
7. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
8. Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry
9. Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
10. King George`s Medical University, Lucknow

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What is percentile rank?

A percentile rank is the percentage of score that falls below a given score in a group.

The percentile score of a candidate will be calculated as follows: 100xNumber of candidates appeared with raw score equal to or less than the candidate divided by total number of the candidates appeared.

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Admission to AIIMS, JIPMER also through NEET

From this year, the admissions to MBBS course in the 13 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, will also be made through NEET following the amendment in National Medical Commission Act, 2019, passed by Parliament last year.

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NTA to release final answer key soon

The NTA will release the final NEET answer key, containing correct answers to the questions asked in the exam, soon at ntaneet.nic.in and nta.ac.in. NEET result 2020 will be declared few hours after the final answer key.

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Results to be announced at 4 pm, say reports

Though the authorities have not confirmed about the timing of result announcement, according to some media reports, the scores will be declared at 4pm on Friday.

To check NEET result, candidates will be required to use their roll number and date of birth as mentioned on the hall ticket.

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NTA increased number of exam centres due to COVID-19

The National Testing Agency (NTA) had set in place strict standard operating procedures in view of the pandemic, including measures like reducing the number of candidates per room from the earlier 24 to 12.

The NTA had also increased the number of centres from 2,546 in 2019 to 3,862 this year to ensure crowd management and staggered entry and exit protocols. Unlike the engineering entrance (JEE), NEET-UG, the medical admission test, is a pen and paper exam and held once a year.

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When was NEET exam held this year?

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test was conducted on 13 September amid strict precautions in view of the covid-19 pandemic.

From this year, the admissions to MBBS course in the 13 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, will also be made through NEET following the amendment in National Medical Commission Act, 2019, passed by Parliament last year.

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Steps to check NEET 2020 result:

Step 1: Candidates can visit the NTA’s official website – ntaneet.nic.in or mcc.nic.in.
Step 2: Click on the link that says ‘NEET Exam Results 2020’
Step 3: Enter the credentials like examination roll number, date of birth and other required details in the provided fields
Step 4: Hit the ‘submit’ button
Step 5: Download and take a print out of the result copy

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Exact timing of NEET results will be intimated later: Ramesh Pokhriyal 

Union Minister for Education Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishak had also tweeted that the results will be declared on 16 October and wished good luck to all the candidates.

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NTA to announce NEET 2020 exam results today

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2020 results today (Friday, 16 October) on its official website  ntaneet.nic.in .