NEET 2021: NTA notifies on AIR, tie-breaking criteria, new scorecards out

New Delhi: After declaring the result of NEET 2021, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has notified regarding the tie-breaking criteria of age for the ranking of NEET 2021 candidates.

In the NEET 2021 top rankers list this year, a total of 16 candidates were present within the top five ranks. The first rank has been shared by 3 candidates while 12 candidates have bagged AIR 5.

Since the NEET 2021 first ranking was released without taking the tie-breaking criteria of age into account, the three candidates shared the top rank in the test and the fifth rank was shared by 12 candidates. However, the NTA informed that the second NEET counselling 2021 will take into account the age factor for the tie-breaking method as unique ranks are required.

As per the official notification issued to this effect by Dr Sadhana Parashar, Senior Director NEET (UG), all the candidates of NEET 2021 are hereby informed that "this time, as per the announcement done earlier, for the purpose of ranking the tie-breaking criteria of age (as per past practice) has not been used."

"Accordingly, the first 'All India Rank for Counseling' is without the tie-breaking criteria of age. However, since for the purpose of counseling unique ranks are required, the second 'All India Rank for Counseling' also takes into account the tiebreaking criteria of age," the NTA said.