NEET 2020 Statistics: Registrations rose by 78,058; increase of 5.13%

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Team Careers360 | August 31, 2020 | 02:02 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is all set to conduct the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - NEET on September 13, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a press release, NTA has ensured that the safety measure will be taken by the authorities for a safe-conduct of the national medical entrance examination. Adding to this, the conducting body has also shared the statistics of the registered candidates. For the year 2020, NTA has seen a total of 15.97 lakh NEET registrations.

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An increase of 5.13% candidates in NEET 2020

As per the statistics released by the authority of the registered aspirants for NEET-UG exam in comparison with the previous year, as many as 78,058 medical candidates have been increased.

A total of 15,97,433 candidates have registered for medical examination, wherein in the previous year, only 15,19,375 aspirants had registered for the test. State-wise distribution of the NEET registered candidates data have been provided in the table below.

NEET 2020 vs 2019: State-wise distribution of candidates

STATE CODE	STATE	Registered aspirants in 2020	Registered aspirants in 2019
11	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	843	972
12	Andhra Pradesh	61892	57755
13	Arunachal Pradesh	3755	3120
14	Assam	30311	28767
15	Bihar	78960	56907
16	Chandigarh (UT)	15931	16938
17	Chhattisgarh	31940	27685
18	Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT)	1761	1510
19	Daman and Diu (UT)	735	678
20	Delhi/New Delhi	53993	59137
21	Goa	4595	4560
22	Gujarat	80219	79872
23	Haryana	16298	14686
24	Himachal Pradesh	11264	9297
25	Jammu and Kashmir	34760	26256
26	Jharkhand	21112	18157
27	Karnataka	119587	115882
28	Kerala	115959	117714
29	Lakshadweep (UT)	235	166
30	Madhya Pradesh	58860	54454
31	Maharashtra	228914	217468
32	Manipur	6776	5280
33	Meghalaya	3059	3695
34	Mizoram	1741	1560
35	Nagaland	2542	2681
36	Odisha	37459	33797
37	Puducherry (UT)	7137	7245
38	Punjab	16300	14502
39	Rajasthan	108537	120730
40	Sikkim	894	930
41	Tamil Nadu	117990	134714
42	Telangana	55800	54073
43	Tripura	4157	3925
44	Uttar Pradesh	166582	139497
45	Uttarakhand	18958	16989
46	West Bengal	77061	67776
47	Ladakh	516	0
ZZ	Total	1597433	1519375

Why the number of NEET 2020 registrations increased?

The major reason behind the increase in the number of registered candidates is merging the admission of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education (PGIMER) through NEET scores. On October 4, 2019, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India, had taken a decision that 1205 AIIMS and 200 JIPMER MBBS seats will be granted through NEET from 2020 onwards.

And since both AIIMS and JIPMER MBBS entrance examination have been scrabbed, the increase in the number of NEET registrations have been expected since the beginning NEET will be held for admission to 82,926 MBBS, 26,949 BDS, 52,720 AYUSH and 525 BVSc & AH offered in colleges of India.

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