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NEW DELHI: National Testing Agency will announce NEET result dates by today evening as per the official sources in NTA. However as per the Supreme court ruling, students who could not give NEET exam due to COVID-19 or belong to containment zones will be allowed to write the exam on October 14. The NEET result date is October 16. NEET exam result 2020 will be declared in online mode on official result website- ntaneet.nic.in.
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NEET Result 2020 Highlights
Exam Conducting Body- National Testing Agency (NTA)
Name of Exam- National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG 2020)
NEET Exam Date for Phase 2- October 14
NEET 2020 Results date- October 16
Timing of NEET result - yet to be announced
Official NEET Result Direct Link- Check Here
Details needed to check ntaneet.nic.in result 2020 - Application number and date of birth
NEET Result will be announced with the NEET rank list 2020. NTA will release the NEET 2020 rank list for 15% All India quotas well as the rank lists for the respective 85% state quotas.
NEET 2020 was conducted on September 13, 2020 for admissions to 80,005 MBBS in 542 medical colleges , 26,949 BDS in 313 colleges, 52,720 AYUSH in 914 colleges plus BVSc & AH seats in various colleges across India. 1205 AIIMS MBBS and 200 JIPMER MBBS seats will also be added to the NEET 2020 seat matrix.
Around 13 lakh candidates appeared for NEET exam held in pen and paper mode on September 13. Stay connected to know NEET results latest news and updates
Also Read- NTA NEET 2020 final answer key to be released soon
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NEET Result 2020 to be declared on October 16. The final NEET answer key is expected to be released along with the result on the official website. Candidates can check the NEET 2020 result latest news and updates here
NTA has released the official notification regarding the NEET 2020 special exam along with the declaration result on ntaneet.nic.in
As it is known to all a special exam of NEET 2020 on October 14. Aspirants can check who will be able to appear for NEET special exam from below.
Note: For aspirants who are not from the contaminated zone for does not able to appear for the medical ug test on September 13, 2020, the notice on will they will be allowed to appear in NEET Phase 2 exam or not is still awaited.
Education Minister, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has tweeted the NEET 2020 result date and said that "NTA will be declaring the results of NEET UG 2020 on 16th October 2020. The exact timing of the results will be intimated later. I wish all the best to the candidates." The official tweet on the NEET result declaration date from below.
.@DG_NTA will be declaring the results of #NEETUG 2020 on 16th October 2020. Exact timing of the results will be intimated later. I wish all the best to the candidates. #NEETResult2020 #NEETRESULTS
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) October 12, 2020
As per the earlier tweets of Dr. Amit Gupta who tweeted about the NEET Phase 2 exam.
The official tweet of Dr. Amit Gupta has been mentioned below.
सत्यमेव जयते
— Dr Amit Gupta ?? (@agupta_7) October 12, 2020
All the Best to all #NEET2020 aspirants
I did my my part..
Now you complete your part..
Justice Prevailed ? https://t.co/ahmU2eoyGc
As NTA is about to conduct the NEET 2020 exam phase 2 for all COVID aspirants who haven't appeared on September 13 can check the new exam dates and result releasing dates also.
Importance Dates for Phase 2 of NEET 2020
Events | Dates |
NEET 2020 - Phase 1 | September 13, 2020 |
NEET 2020 - Phase 2 | October 14, 2020 |
NEET Result 2020 | October 16, 2020 |
NTA to announce the official notification regarding NEET 2020 result declaration date and time anytime soon at ntaneet.nic.in. As SC already directs to release the NEET exam result on October 16 but the official notification still awaited.
ANI has tweeted that "Supreme Court allows NEET exam to be conducted on October 14 for students who could not appear for it due to COVID-19 infection or because of residing in containment zones; results on October 16". Check the official tweet of ANI on NEET result 2020 declaration date.
Supreme Court allows NEET exam to be conducted on October 14 for students who could not appear for it due to COVID-19 infection or because of residing in containment zones; results on October 16. pic.twitter.com/8dkAk59Zxt
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2020
As per the tweet of Live Law, "SC directs that students, who could not appear in NEET because of COVID-19 or due to being stuck in containment zones, be given chance to appear in the test on October 14. Results to be declared on Oct 16." The official tweet regarding NEET Phase 2, 2020 has been mentioned below.
#NEET : SC directs that students, who could not appear in NEET because of COVID-19 or due to being stuck in containment zones, be given chance to appear in the test on October 14. Results to be declared on Oct 16.
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) October 12, 2020
The following details will be mentioned in the NEE result 2020 pdf
Candidate's Roll Number
NEET Application Number
Personal Details
NEET Percentile (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology )
Total Marks obtained in NEET 2020
NEET Percentile Score (total)
NEET 2020 All India Rank
NEET Qualifying Status
NEET 2020 AIR for 15% AIQ seats
NEET Cutoff Score
NTA is about to release the NEET 2020 result anytime soon at ntaneet.nic.in. The exact date and time of NEET result 2020 have not been released yet.
Candidates waiting for NEET 2020 result should know the previous year cutoff for top medical colleges from below mentioned table.
NEET result - Previous year cutoff of top medical colleges
College | Closing Rank 2019 |
Maulana Azad Medical College | 32 |
Lady Hardinge Medical College | 489 |
University College of Medical Sciences | 171 |
Seth GS Medical College | 638 |
VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital | 157 |
Government Medical College And Hospital | 360 |
Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital | 1329 |
Madras Medical College | 1611 |
King George's Medical University | 908 |
Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences | 1825 |
Aspirants must note that the NTA NEET results 2020 will be prepared on the basis of percentile score. NEET 2020 percentile means how many candidates have scored more or less than a particular aspirant. NTA defines the percentile rank of NEET result 2020 as, “ the percentage of scores that falls below a given score in a group." A specific formula is applied on the basis of which the NEET percentile score of a candidate is calculated.
Formula to calculate the percentiles score of NEET 2020 has been mentioned below
NTA is about to release the NEET 2020 result anytime soon on the official website ntaneet.nic.in. The steps to download the NEET result 2020 pdf given below. Candidates can go follow the below-mentioned steps and download the NEET results.
Step 1 - Visit the official website of NTA NEET 2020 (ntaneet.nic.in)
Step 2 - Click on ‘View NEET UG Result 2020’
Step 3 - Enter the login credentials in the space provided (application number and date of birth)
Step 4 - NEET 2020 result cum scorecard will be displayed. Verify all details mentioned on the same
Step 5 - Download and take 3-4 printouts of NEET 2020 result for future use
As per the NTA officials, the result of NEET UG 2020 should be downloaded up to 90 days after the declaration of the result. As the NEET 2020 result will be declaring today, by calculating the dates the tentative date of downloading the result from ntaneet.nic.in is January 10, 2021.
Keeping the competition in mind for MBBS seats through NEET 2020. It is not possible that after the declaration of ntaneet.nic.in result 2020 every aspirant will be offered MBBS seats in government medical colleges. So aspirants can go through the top 10 private MBBS colleges in India from the below-mentioned table.
Top 10 private medical colleges through NEET UG 2020
Sl no. | Name of the colleges | MBBS seats |
1 | Christian Medical College, Vellore | 100 |
2 | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | 21 |
3 | Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore | 250 |
4 | Christian Medical College, Ludhiana | 75 |
5 | St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore | 150 |
6 | Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai | 250 |
7 | JSS Medical College, Mysore | 200 |
8 | Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi | 100 |
9 | SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai | 150 |
10 | Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana | 100 |
Aspirants before the release of NEET 2020 exam result can go through the top government medical colleges list in which they will be offered admission on the basis of result.
Top government medical colleges -Rankwise and seats
Rank | Name of the colleges | MBBS seats |
1 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi | 107 |
2 | Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi | 250 |
3 | University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi | 170 |
4 | King George's Medical University, Lucknow | 250 |
5 | Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research Puducherry | 200 |
6 | Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | 100 |
7 | Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh | 150 |
8 | Lady Hardinge Medical College for Women, New Delhi | 240 |
9 | Armed Forces Medical College, Pune | 150 |
10 | Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam | 250 |
NTA is all set to declare the final answer key for NEET. This will be followed by NEET 2020 result made available on ntaneet.nic.in. The NEET rank card will be available to candidates through their login.
Around 15.97 lakhs aspirants have been registered for NEET UG 2020 exam. In which around 85% of aspirants have appeared for NEET exam, which means over 13 lakhs aspirants have appeared for this year's exam session. The official tweet of Ramesh Pokhriyal, Education Minister regarding NEET 2020 appeared candidates have been mentioned below.
All the combined efforts helped in building confidence and a positive attitude among the candidates. 85% of the registered candidates appeared for #NEET at 3862 Centres in 155 cities covering all States/ UTs.
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) September 15, 2020
For academic session 2020-21. the released NEET result cum scorecard will be valid for three years of admission. As aspirants should know that the declared NEET result 2020 shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of declaration of result
Aspirants who have appeared for the medical UG entrance test and waiting for the declaration of NEET results should know about the admission quota in which they will be admitted.
Candidates can check the number of colleges in which they will be offered BDS seats after the declaration of NEET UG 2020 result from the below-mentioned table.
Total number of Dental colleges for BDS course
Type of Colleges | Number of BDS colleges |
Government Colleges | 50 |
Private Colleges including Deemed Universities | 263 |
Total Seats through NEET | 313 |
Grand Total | 313 |
Aspirants waiting for the NEET result declaration time should know about the number of MBBS colleges they will be offered seats through counselling. Candidate can check the number of colleges that offer MBBS admission through the NEET exam from the below-mentioned table.
Total MBBS colleges in India
Type of Colleges | Number of MBBS colleges |
Government Colleges | 272 |
Private Colleges including Deemed Universities | 260 |
Total Seats through NEET | 532 |
AIIMS & JIPMER institutions | 15 AIIMS; 2 JIPMER |
Grand Total | 549 |
Aspirants can go through the number of BDS seats, which they will be granted if they have qualified in the NEET exam result 2020 from the below-mentioned table.
Total BDS seats in India offered through NEET 2020 exam
Type of Colleges | Number of BDS seats |
Government Colleges | 3,513 |
Private Colleges including Deemed Universities | 23,260 |
Total Seats through NEET | 26773 |
AIIMS & JIPMER institutions | - |
Grand Total | 26773 |
Aspirants can go through the MBBS seats in India from the below-mentioned table.
Total MBBS seats in India through NEET 2020
Type of Colleges | Number of MBBS seats |
Government Colleges | 41,388 |
Private Colleges including Deemed Universities | 35,540 |
Total Seats through NEET | 76,928 |
AIIMS & JIPMER institutions | 1205 (AIIMS) + 200 (JIPMER) |
Grand Total | 78,333 |
Through the NEET 2020 result and completion of counselling process, aspirants will be offered admission in below-mentioned courses.
Aspirants of other states who have appeared for NEET UG 2020 can go through the list of states which allow other states students also to apply for their private medical seats admission.
The release of the results comes with the declaration of NEET 2020 toppers. Meanwhile aspirants can check the details of previous year NEET toppers from the below-mentioned table.
List of NEET 2019 toppers
NEET-UG AIR | Name of the NEET Topper | Marks Obtained | Percentile Score |
1 | NALIN KHANDELWAL | 701 | 99.9999291 |
2 | BHAVIK BANSAL | 700 | 99.9997873 |
3 | AKSHAT KAUSHIK | 700 | 99.9997873 |
4 | SWASTIK BHATIA | 696 | 99.9997165 |
5 | ANANT JAIN | 695 | 99.999362 |
6 | BHAT SARTHAK RAGHAVENDRA | 695 | 99.999362 |
7 | MADHURI REDDY G | 695 | 99.999362 |
8 | DHRUV KUSHWAHA | 695 | 99.999362 |
9 | MIHIR RAI | 695 | 99.999362 |
10 | RAGHAV DUBEY | 691 | 99.9992203 |
Aspirants seeking for information regarding the NEET 2020 expected cutoff scores before the declaration of results can go through the below-mentioned table.
Category | Qualifying Percentile | Expected cutoff scores |
UR | 50th Percentile | 710-150 |
OBC/SC/ST | 40th Percentile | 150-124 |
UR-PH | 45th Percentile | 150-124 |
OBC/SC/ST PH | 40th Percentile | 150-124 |
Candidates waiting for NTA NEET results 2020, should know authorities will release the statistics of this year along with the result release. The NEET-UG 2020 statistics comprise of Number of registered candidates, Number of candidates appeared, Number of Absent candidates, etc. Meanwhile, aspirants can check the previous year NEET statistics from the below-mentioned table.
NEET previous year statistics
Particulars | Number |
Number of registered candidates | 1519375 |
Number of candidates appeared | 1410755 |
Number of Absent candidates | 108620 |
Number of exam cities | 154 |
Number of rooms | 64000 |
Number of invigilators | 128000 |
Number of observers | 6000+ |
Number of city coordinators | 163 |
In order to download the natneet.nic.in 2020 result candidates have to enter the below mentioned valid details.
NTA will release the NEET 2020 result shortly. In the NEET result pdf, candidates will be given their All India NEET rank as well as the NEET rank for All India quota and counselling.
The AIR for AIQ counseling will be used for the all India seat allotment process which is for 15% of the seats in Govt colleges, 100% seats in Deemed and Central universities as well as seats in ESIC institutes and AFMC Pune. This year on, all the seats in AIIMs and JIPMER will also be part of the All India process on the basis of the NEET result 2020.
The AIR (non AIQ) will be shared with the respective state medical councils to process for admissions to the 85% seats in Govt institutes and 100% of seats in state private colleges and universities.
Ahead of NEET 2020 results declaration, NTA has issued an alert notice some agents posing as agency staff or representatives have called up the medical aspirants and given them a false assurance for admission in medical colleges through unfair means. NTA has strictly called them ‘unscrupulous elements’. and advised students not to trust over them as NEET UG 2020 is a single medium to get medical admission.
The official NTA notification regarding the same
While reports are coming in of chances of NEET phase 2 for COVID positive candidates who could not appear for the exam, there is no official confirmation on this. As per the NEET 2020 latest updates, NTA has not given any indication of the same and has also not confirmed any of the reports. Earlier, Dr Amit Gupta, a student's rights activist has tweeted that, NTA will soon conduct NEET 2020 phase 2 exam, check his tweet below.
Approaching Victory in my fight for Justice
— Dr Amit Gupta ?? (@agupta_7) October 9, 2020
◆#NTA to Conduct #NEET2020 Phase-2 for #Covid19 students
◆Tentative Date b/w 10th to 12th October
◆ Be Ready for call/email 24 hrs before
◆ Centre probably same as earlier
न हारा हूँ, न हारूंगा
Just wait & watch✌️
सत्यमेव जयते
?
While the qualifying cutoff for 2020 will be declared along with the NEET result, candidates may use the 2019 cutoff for an idea. Also given below is the expected cutoff marks as per experts
NEET result - qualifying percentile & scores in 2019
Category | Cutoff scores (2019) |
UR | 701-134 |
OBC/SC/ST | 133-107 |
UR-PH | 133-120 |
OBC/SC/ST PH | 119-107 |
To arrive at the NEET ranking on the basis of the NEET result 2020, the following criterion is used when two or more candidates get the same marks. The order given below will be followed till the inter-se-merit is resolved.
All the medical aspirants who have appeared for medical UG entrance test are now eagerly waiting for NEET 2020 results. Question like "When result of NEET 2020 will be declared" or "When is the NEET result 2020" is trending from the morning itself. Aspirants are advised to keep a track over NTA NEET official website, ntaneet.nic.in for the regular updates. However, any latest NEET 2020 results updates will be notified on this page, if any.
Aspirants seeking for the information how to check the final answer key of NEET 2020 can go through the steps below after the release.
Visit the official website: ntaneet.nic.in
Click on ‘NEET (UG) – 2020 Final Answer Key’.
A PDF file of NEET final answer key will appear on the screen
Check the NEET 2020 answer key.
National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to release the final answer key of NEET 2020 anytime soon at ntaneet.nic.in As from the previous year trends NTA will release the final NEET answer key, just few hours before the declaration of NEET results. However, the trends of NEET result 2020 declaration might change this time.
Candidates who have qualified for admissions as per the NEET result 2020, will have to apply for counselling first. There will be two types of NEET counselling - All India and State wise. Both counselling processes will be on the basis of the NEET 2020 result and ranks. While All India counselling will use the All India rank given in the NEET result pdf, the state counselling will be based on its own merit list prepared using the NEET result 2020 and scores.
In order to know how marks are calculated in NEET 2020 scorecard, candidates must first know the marking scheme. Details of the same are provided in the table that follows:
NEET Marking Scheme
Response type | Marks |
Correct answer | 4 |
Wrong answer | -1 |
Unanswered | 0 |
The image of the score card will be like the image below
The candidate login window to check NEET UG result will look like
As per trusted resources, the NEET result date is October 12. The time of NEET result announcement is yet to be revealed.