NEET 2021 Results Declared, Here are Top 20 Rankers
New Delhi: Bringing an end to the wait to MBBS, BDS and AYUSH aspirants across the country, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has finally released the results of the prestigious entrance examination, NEET 2021.
The result of the NEET 2021 has been declared with over 8.7 lakh candidates qualifying the exam. An All India merit list has been prepared in percentile determined on the basis of highest marks secured in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to MBBS/BDS courses as per Para V (II), Chapter II of Graduate Medical Education Regulations issued under Medical Council of India Act & Dental Council of India Act.
CANDIDATES | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | REMARKS (wrt 2021) |
No. of candidates registered | 1519375 | 1597435 | 1614777 | 1.09% increase from 2020 |
No of Candidates Present | 1410755 | 1366945 | 1544275 | 95.63% |
No of Candidates Absent | 108620 | 230490 | 70502 | 4.37% |
Indian Nationals | 1516066 | 1593907 | 1612276 | 99.85% |
NRIs | 1884 | 1869 | 1054 | 0.07% |
OCIs | 675 | 732 | 564 | 0.04% |
PIO | 63 | 49 | --- | --- |
Foreigners | 687 | 878 | 883 | 0.06% |
Male | 680414 | 716586 | 710979 | 44.03% |
Female | 838955 | 880843 | 903782 | 55.97% |
Transgender | 6 | 6 | 16 | --- |
Un Reserved | 534072 | 475534 | 460159 | 28.50% |
SC | 211303 | 221253 | 235696 | 14.60% |
ST | 96456 | 100519 | 100904 | 6.25% |
OBC | 677544 | 706214 | 693879 | 42.97% |
EWS | --- | 93915 | 124139 | 7.69% |
Number of Cities | 154 | 155 | 202 (including Kuwait and Dubai) | 30.32% increase from 2020 |
Number of Languages | 11 | 11 | 13 | Malayalam & Punjabi added in 2020 |
Number of centres | 2546 | 3862 | 3858 | --- |
Number of Centre / Deputy Centre Superintendent | 5970 | 9680 | 9740 | 0.61 increase from 2020 |
Number of rooms | 64000 | 133120 | 134570 | 1.09% increase from 2020 |
Number of invigilators | 128000 | 266240 | 269140 | 1.09% increase from 2020 |
Number of Observers | 3600 | 5818 | 5880 | 1.07% increase from 2020 |
No of City Coordinators | 163 | 195 | 220 | 12.82 % increase from 2020 |
Gender wise No. of Candidates Registered, Appeared and Qualified during 2020 and 2021
Gender | NEET(UG)-2020 | NEET(UG)-2021 | ||||
Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | |
Male | 716586 | 618075 | 343556 | 710979 | 681168 | 375260 |
Female | 880843 | 748866 | 427943 | 903782 | 863093 | 494806 |
Transgender | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 8 |
Total | 1597435 | 1366945 | 771500 | 1614777 | 1544275 | 870074 |
(a) Category wise No. of Candidates Registered, Appeared and Qualified during 2020 and 2021
Category | NEET(UG)-2020 | NEET(UG)-2021 | ||||
Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | |
OBC | 706214 | 607230 | 359447 | 693879 | 667389 | 396772 |
SC | 221253 | 190630 | 98809 | 235696 | 223883 | 114221 |
ST | 100519 | 80455 | 33848 | 100904 | 93789 | 40193 |
UR | 475534 | 402831 | 221952 | 460159 | 438242 | 239789 |
EWS | 93915 | 85799 | 57444 | 124139 | 120972 | 79099 |
Total | 1597435 | 1366945 | 771500 | 1614777 | 1544275 | 870074 |
(b) No. of Candidates Registered, Appeared and Qualified in PwD Category during 2020 and 2021
Category | NEET(UG)-2020 | NEET(UG)-2021 | ||||
Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | |
PwD | 5741 | 4922 | 2137 | 6200 | 5893 | 2683 |
Nationality wise No. of Candidates Registered, Appeared and Qualified during 2020 and 2021
Nationality | NEET(UG)-2020 | NEET(UG)-2021 | ||||
Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | |
Indian | 1593907 | 1365154 | 770201 | 1612263 | 1542099 | 868483 |
Foreigner | 878 | 424 | 256 | 885 | 695 | 427 |
NRI | 1869 | 854 | 600 | 1064 | 962 | 736 |
OCI | 732 | 481 | 418 | 565 | 519 | 428 |
PIO | 49 | 32 | 25 | -- | -- | -- |
Total | 1597435 | 1366945 | 771500 | 1614777 | 1544275 | 870074 |
Category wise No. of Candidates Qualified, based on qualifying criteria of NEET (UG)-2020 and 2021
Category | Qualifying Criteria | NEET(UG) 2020 | NEET(UG) 2021 | ||
Marks Range | No. of Candidates | Marks Range | No. of Candidates | ||
UR/EWS | 50th Percentile | 720-147 | 682406 | 720-138 | 770857 |
OBC | 40th Percentile | 146-113 | 61265 | 137-108 | 66978 |
SC | 40th Percentile | 146-113 | 19572 | 137-108 | 22384 |
ST | 40th Percentile | 146-113 | 7837 | 137-108 | 9312 |
UR / EWS & PwD | 45th Percentile | 146-129 | 99 | 137-122 | 313 |
OBC & PwD | 40th Percentile | 128-113 | 233 | 121-108 | 157 |
SC & PwD | 40th Percentile | 128-113 | 70 | 121-108 | 59 |
ST & PwD | 40th Percentile | 128-113 | 18 | 121-108 | 14 |
Total→ | 771500 |
| 870074 |
15% All India Quota Seats:
The Directorate UR of Health Services (DGHS), Government of India will conduct the Counselling for 15% All India Quota Seats, Deemed Universities, Central Universities, Seats of ESIC and AFMC, BHU & AMU. Candidates may visit website www.mcc.nic.in for further information. Candidates will apply for 15% All India Quota seats as per the directions of DGHS and Counselling will be stopped once the seats are exhausted.
The details and schedule of counselling would be available on the websites of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education Directorates of States.
State Quota Seats:
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 responsibility of NTA is to conduct the examination and declare the result based on eligibility criteria provided by National Medical Commission. Candidates submitted their category as per National Category List and based on the same the result has been declared. NTA has provided All India Rank to the candidates and the admitting Authorities will draw merit list based on All India Rank for the seats of MBBS/BDS falling under their jurisdiction. When candidates apply to their State, they will mention their category as per State Category List. State Counselling Authorities will accordingly make their Merit List. The same is the case with the domicile. The NTA has no role in it and no change in any data will be made by the NTA.
The NEET (UG) is one of the most sensitive examinations, this year, NTA made elaborate arrangements at various levels and took help from State Authorities for smooth conduct of examination.
To make the candidates and their parents aware about the rules and regulations of the examination, candidates were sent various messages (SMS) on their registered mobile. SMS was also sent to all the candidates to download "Important Advisory for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)-UG 2021" along with the Admit Card..
NTA has adopted a transparent system wherein the scanned copy of OMR's of all the candidates, their responses, Answer Key and Booklet Code was hosted on website in the candidate's login accounts. Candidates were allowed to make challenges. Challenges received by NTA were duly addressed before preparation of result.
The Result of NEET-UG, 2021 has been declared on the basis of the qualifying criteria prescribed by the National Medical Commission (Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India) and also based on the information submitted by the candidates in their online application forms.
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.
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.
NEET Results withheld
With the NTA declaring NEET 2021 results, the Varanasi district police have shot a letter to the exam body requesting it to withhold the results of 16 candidates who took the NEET following revelations that they were in touch with the solvers' gang busted in September, according to TOI.
On September 12, four people, including a native of Bihar and a medico from KGMU Lucknow, were arrested for using unfair means to help candidates appearing for NEET.
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