NEET 2020 result - All you need to know about State Quota Seats

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the NEET results, on October 16. The NTA has released the NEET 2020 results of both the phases of NEET -- the first and main one held in September and the other on October 12. Soyeb Aftab of Odisha and Akanksha Singh of Delhi have obtained 720 marks in NEET 2020 exam, garnering AIR 1 and 2. Along with the NEET 2020 result statistics, NTA has also issued the scorecards of candidates and the cut-off marks. This year, the NEET cut-off scores for unreserved and EWS category has surged to 720-147 in NEET result 2020. The NEET cut-off 2020 for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) is 146-113 and for the PWD candidates of unreserved and EWS candidates has been set 146-129 in NEET result 2020. For the differently-abled among the OBC, SC and ST candidates, the NEET cut-off 2020 has gone up from 119-107 last year to 128-113 in NEET result 2020.

NEET 2020 result: All you need to know about 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.

Steps to check NEET 2020 result:

Step 1. Visit the NTA's official website – ntaneet.nic.in or mcc.nic.in

Step 2. Click on "NEET Exam Results 2020 link.

Step 3. Enter the examination roll number, date of birth and other required details in the provided fields.

Step 4. Click on the 'submit' button.

Step 5. Take a print out of the result copy and secure it for your future references.

In spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, about 85-90 per cent of 1.597 million candidates appeared for NEET 2020 exam. Almost 300 candidates, who missed the exams on September 13 due to the pandemic, took the test on Wednesday.

NEET 2020 RESULT: Cut-offs

What is NEET cut-off

NEET cut-off is the minimum marks that candidates need to secure in the entrance exam to become eligible to apply for admission into MBBS/BDS courses. The cut-off changes every year depending on factors such as the difficulty level of the NEET exam, number of aspirants appearing for the exam, availability of seats, etc. and it also vary category wise.

The NEET 2020 cut-offs

Category     NEET Cut-off    NEET Qualifying marks No. of candidates

Unreserved 50 720-147 6,82,406

ST/SC/OBC 40 113 88,674

Unreserved PH (UR/PH)45 146-129 99

ST/SC/OBC-PH 40 128-113 321

NEET 2020 result: Merit list and admission

NEET 2020 merit list has been prepared as per the directives of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Medical Council of India (MC) and Dental Council of India (DCI). Admission procedure will be done in accordance with NEET Medical merit list 2020, NEET Dental merit list 2020.

Category-wise NEET merit list

General category: Candidates will be considered for the NEET 2019 merit list on scoring minimum 50 per cent.

SC/ST/others: For those belonging to reserved including SC and ST category, the minimum marks are 40 percentile.

PWD: For PwD candidates it is 45 percentile.

Types of NEET Merit List

Types of NEET Merit List

Rank provided

All India Merit List/Overall Merit List

All India Rank (AIR)

AIQ Merit List

All India Quota (AIQ)

Rank States' Merit Lists

State rank

NEET 2020 Counselling

As soon as NEET 2020 result is announced, NTA will announce the counselling process too. The schedule for NEET counselling will be uploaded on the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) homepage.

NEET 2020 result: Reservation of seats in government medical colleges

SC candidates: 15% seats

ST candidates: 7.5% seats

27% seats are reserved for OBC candidates

10% seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections

NRI quota in PG Medical, dental courses

The Supreme Court held that NRI quota in PG Medical and Dental courses is not “sacrosanct” in any given academic year and private medical colleges are not obligated to earmark such seats for admissions. The top court said that if a medical college or institution or the state regulating authority decides to do away with such quota, then a reasonable notice of such a decision be issued to enable those aspiring for such seats to choose elsewhere.

Special quota for terror attack victims in MBBS, BDS admissions

Spouses and children of terror attack victims will now get reservation in MBBS and BDS admissions. The move will be applicable for the 2020-21 academic year. The reserved seats will be from the central pool of seats for medical admissions. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has reportedly written a letter to chief secretaries of all states and UTs along with the guidelines in this regard.