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.
In addition to being available on the NEET website, the results of individual candidates are being sent to their respective email ids.
To view the NEET 2021 results, click HERE
With the declaration of the results, the NTA has also released the final answer keys of the test. To view the Final Answer Keys, Click HERE
NEET-UG is the qualifying exam for the candidates wishing to pursue their education in MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS and BHMS Courses. However, this year, NTA had mentioned that "Result of NEET (UG) - 2021 may be utilized by other Entities of Central/State Governments (including Indian Nursing Council/ Nursing Colleges/ Schools, JIPMER) for counselling/admission to relevant courses [including B.Sc. (Nursing) and B.Sc. (Life Sciences)] in accordance with their rules/norms/guidelines."
National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted its 3rd National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (UG) – 2021 throughout the country on 12 September 2021 in 202 Cities at 3858 Centres for admission to the undergraduate medical courses in all medical institutions including those governed under any other law. The examination was conducted for the first time in foreign countries (in Dubai & Kuwait) also. It was also conducted for the first time in the medium of Punjabi and Malayalam, in addition to the existing 11 language mediums.
The category of candidates appeared in NEET-UG, 2021
· Indian Nationals
· Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)
· Overseas Citizen of India (OCIs)
· Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) &
· Foreign Nationals
This year, 16,14,777 candidates had registered for the exam, 15,44,275 were present taking the percentage to 95.63 per cent and 70502 candidates were absent during the NEET 2021 exam compared to the massive rate of over 2.3 lakh candidates being absent during NEET 2020.
NEET 2021 Top Rankers
A total of 16 candidates are present within the top five ranks. The first rank has been shared by 3 candidates while 12 candidates have bagged AIR 5.
Telangana's Mrinal Kutteri, Delhi's Tanmay Gupta and Maharashtra's Karthika G Nair share the top rank AIR 1. They scored a perfect 720 to be declared joint toppers of this year's NEET. Tie Breaking Formula will be applied at the NEET Counselling stage.
After the three No 1 rank holders, the next candidate Aman Kumar Tripathi from Uttar Pradesh has been ranked 4th.
There are 12 candidates who are placed at rank 5 as they scored 715 and have identical marks in all three subjects of Biology, Physics and Chemistry as well. AIR 5 is bagged by Jashan Chhabra (Karnataka), Deepak Sahu (UP), Shubham Agarwal (UP), Nikhar Bansal (Delhi), Suyash Arora (Haryana), Meghan HK (Karnataka), Hrutul Chhag (Gujarat), Rajat Goyal (Punjab), Chandam Vishnu Vivek (Andhra Pradesh), Hriday Vishal Mohite (Maharashtra), Gorripati Rushil (Andhra Pradesh) and Khandavally Shashank (Telangana).
Two candidates each have been ranked 17th and 19th. AIR 17 are Gowrishankar S from Kerala and Vaishnavi Sarda from Maharashtra. AIR 19 are Soumyadip Halder from West Bengal and MD Zeya Belal from Bihar.
Therefore, the top 20 candidates share five All-India rankings ( AIR 1, 4, 5, 17 and 19).
NEET 2021 Cutoff Percentile
Percentile stands for a number where a certain percentage of scores fall below that specific number. Hence, it relies on the candidates' performance when compared to the performance of others. For example, if the NEET Cut off is 50th percentile for particular category candidates, a candidate is required to score more than 50% of candidates belonging to that category.
General and EWS with 50th Percentile - 720-147
Unreserved - Physically Handicapped (UR PH) and EWS with 45th Percentile- 146-129
Scheduled Caste (SC) with 40th Percentile is 146-113
Scheduled Tribe (ST) with 40th Percentile is 146-113
Other Backward Classes (OBC) with 40th Percentile is 146-113
SC PwD with 40th Percentile is 128-113
ST PwD with 40th Percentile is 128-113
OBC PwD with 40th Percentile 128-113
Highlights of NEET during 2019, 2020 and 2021
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
15 candidates were identified using unfair practices in the examination. The result of fifteen candidates has been cancelled.
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.
Speaking to The Times of India, Commissioner of police A Satish Ganesh said, "During the ongoing investigation, we detected that 25 aspirants were in touch with this gang. Of them, 16 appeared in NEET at different centres, while nine skipped... NTA director's cooperation was sought in investigation and a report was sent to put the results of 16 candidate on hold till the investigation concludes."