The most prominent medical entrance examination in India, the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) is conducted every year in the month of May. However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the exam date has been postponed. The new exam dates will be announced shortly. Depending on the marks a student obtains in the examination, he/she can either pursue an MBBS programme or BDS programme. As per the latest notification, the NEET Result for the year 2021 is expected to be announced in the month of June 2021. The students who have appeared for the NEET 2021 Exam Date for can be access at the official website of NTA (National Testing Agency).
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When will the NEET result be announced? How can a student calculate the scores? What is a percentile rank? How can a student check their NEET result? Find the answer to all these questions in detail in this article. It highlights every significant detail related to NEET results such as its important dates, the procedure to check, scorecard, key statistics and more.
Important Update: In view of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the NEET UG 2021 has been postponed. The exact date has not been announced yet.
Generally, the NEET results are announced in one month after the date of examination. Every year, the examination is held on the first Sunday of May, for which the results are announced in the month of June. When will the NEET exam 2021 be conducted? When can the students expect the results? The answer to all these questions has been provided in the table below. It highlights the key dates of NEET results, examination and display of answer key for the year 2021.
Key Dates for NEET Results 2021
*Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
With everything available online, the NTA announces the NEET result online on its official website. The students who have appeared for the examination can check the results by adopting the following steps -
Step 1: Visit the official NTA website.
Step 2: Click on the ‘NEET Result’ button.
Step 3: The students will need to enter their NEET exam roll number and date of birth to access the result.
Step 4: The NEET result will be displayed along with the scorecard The students can download it and take a print of it for future reference.
To check the score card of NEET 2021.
How does a NEET score card look like? What information does a NEET result carry? Where can a student use the score card? A NEET score card holds similar significance as that of the result. The students need to take its print out for future reference. It is mandatorily required during NEET 2021 counselling sessions and while confirming an admission at the institution.
Given below are the details that it carries -
· Applicant’s name
· Parent’s name
· Date of birth
· Gender
· Category
· Nationality
· Roll number
· Application number
· Total marks obtained
· Percentile score
· Section-wise marks
· All India Rank, State Quota Rank, All India Quota seat rank
· Cut-off score
· Qualifying status
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The calculation of the NEET score involves simple mathematics. The NTA calculates the score of candidates by adopting the formula given below. Even the students can calculate their NEET score with the help of their answer key using the formula mentioned.
The pattern of marking adopted by NTA includes -
· A reward of 4 marks for each correct answer.
· Deduction of 1 mark for each incorrect answer.
· The questions that students do not attempt or mark more than one answer are not considered in the marking.
The formula for calculating NEET score -
Total Score = (Number of correct answers X 4) — (Number of incorrect answer X 1)
The NTA also announces the percentile rank of the students in the NEET result. It is defined as the score percentage that comes under a specified score within a group. How is the percentile score for each student calculated? How is it important in NEET result? The formula to calculate the percentile score of each candidate is -
100 X No. of students obtaining marks equal to/less than the candidate’s marks Total number of students who have appeared for the exam.
The NTA has set a minimum percentile requirement for the students appearing for the exam in order to be eligible for admission to an MBBS or BDS course. The students who fail to fulfill the minimum percentile requirement do not qualify for admissions at colleges listed under NEET. The table below highlights the minimum percentile requirement for students.
NEET Result — Merit List
Besides declaring the NEET result for students individually, the NTA also releases a cumulative merit list based on the scores obtained by them. The merit list contains the ‘All India Rank’ of the students who have appeared for the examination. It enlists the name of the all the successful candidates who have been shortlisted for seats reserved under All India Quota (15%). Furthermore, each state also releases its state-level merit list based on students’ All India Rank and their respective category. A student is invited for NEET 2021 counselling based on his/her rank in the merit list.
What would happen if two or more students obtain the same marks?
Under this situation, the NTA determines an inter-se-merit after considering the following conditions. It acts as a tie-breaker in identifying the most eligible candidate.
· Initially, the first preference is given to students who have obtained higher marks in Biology (Zoology and Botany).
· The second preference is given to students who have obtained higher marks in Chemistry.
· The third preference is given to students who have attempted the least number of incorrect answers in all the subjects.
· Lastly, the candidates with older age get preference.
NEET Result — Statistics
How many students apply for the NEET examination? How many students qualify it? There is no fixed answer to these questions. However, considering the statistics of NEET result 2019, you can get summarized information about all the numbers. The table below provides the key highlights of NEET 2019.
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