NEET Result 2020 Highlights: NTA to announce result on October 16, special exam on October 14; check details on ntaneet.ac.in

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NEET Result 2020 would release on October 16, 2020 after NEET re-exam has been conducted for candidates who could not appear for it due to COVID-19 infection or because of residing in containment zones on October 14. The result would be available on ntaneet.nic.in.

>> Visit to the official NTA NEET websites: ntaneet.nic.in OR nta.ac.in

>> Once on the website, look for the activated NEET Results link

>> Clicking the link will redirect you to the login page

>> Fill in appropriate login details (roll number on admit card, date of birth, etc.,) and click submit

>> Once submitted, you will be redirected to the results display

>> Download your results for future reference and for application purposes

>> You can also take a print out of the results sheet for safekeeping and record.

After the declaration of NEET 2020 result, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will conduct NEET counselling for the 15 percent All India Quota (AIQ) seats. Reservation for the 85 percent seat quota seats is subject to policies of each state.

NEET Result 2020 Live Updates: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is likely to announce the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test or NEET 2020 results today (October 12). The NEET Results 2020 will be made available for students through an activated link on the NTA’s official website ntaneet.nic.in along with the final answer key and NEET cut-off.

The NEET 2020 exam had 180 multiple choice questions from Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology) sections. Each section had 45 questions. The total marks for NEET 2020 are 720.

To check NEET result on your mobile phone, open your phone's browser and visit the NTA website at ntaneet.nic.in. Scroll and find the 'NEET result' link. Submit your login details and download the scorecard.

As per NTA officials, candidates will be able to download NEET UG result 2020 for a period of 90 days, starting from the result declaration date. Thus, if the NEET result is declared today, candidates will be able to download their results till January 10, 2021, at ntaneet.nic.in.

Candidates belonging to the unreserved category, UR will have to score at least 50th percentile points, while candidates under reserved categories will be required to obtain the qualifying NEET marks and a minimum of 40th percentile points to qualify for the examination.

Nalin Khandelwal from Rajasthan topped NEET result 2019 by scoring 701 marks out of the total 720 marks. Five other students from Rajasthan also made it to the top 50 list. Overall, Rajasthan was the best-performing state in the NEET exam result last year.

Six states had over one lakh candidates each in NEET 2020, together accounting for over half the total number of NEET exam-takers. These are the states:

Maharashtra: 2,28,914

Uttar Pradesh: 1,66,582

Karnataka: 1,19,587

Tamil Nadu: 1,17,990

Kerala: 1,15,959

Rajasthan: 1,08,537

NEET 2020 Result date and time is not confirmed. As per past trends, the NEET result is usually released after 1 month of the examination date. Basis the past trends, many media reports have suggested that the NEET 2020 Result would be released on October 12. These dates, though probable, are not confirmed as yet.

The NEET 2020 was held on September 13, 2020, after delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and saw turn out of around 85-90 percent of the 15.97 lakh registered candidates. Meanwhile, those who missed out on the exam due to positive COVID test, will be allowed to attempt the exam at a later date (not yet announced), as per a News18 report.