As per regulations framed under the Indian Medical Council Act-1956 as amended in 2016 and the Dentists Act-1948 as amended in 2016, National Testing Agency (NTA) has conducted NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY CUM ENTRANCE TEST (UG) – 2020 [NEET(UG)-2020] for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses in India in Medical/Dental Colleges run with the approval of Medical Council of India/Dental Council of India under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India except for the institutions established through an Act of Parliament e.g. AIIMS and JIPMER Puducherry. Statistics about NEET UG 2020. As many as 13,66,945 candidates had appeared for the NEET UG 2020 exam. Of the 7,97,042 candidates who qualified the NEET UG 2020, 4,27,943 are girls, and 3,43,556 boys, and one are transgenders.
In NEET UG 2019 a total of 14.10 lakh students appeared for the exam of which 7.97 lakhs qualified the exam. NEET UG 2018 was organised in 10 languages in 136 cities (2255 examination centres) across India. A total of 13.3 Lakh students appeared for the exam. While NEET UG 2017 was organised in 10 languages in 103 cities across India. A total of 11.4 Lakh students appeared for the exam. Click here to Know about NEET UG Exam. Read for complete Highlights of NEET UG 2018.
Some of Highlights of NEET-UG, 2020 and comparison with NEET UG 2019, NEET UG 2018 are as follows
NEET 2020 Cut off Marks Category Wise Cut off Percentile – NEET Result 2020
Based on cutoff marks and cutoff percentile in NTA NEET 2020 result, candidates will be shortlisted for the further process for admission into MBBS & BDS courses 2020. There will be state wise cutoff based on the respective category.
This year the NEET cut off is lower than last year. Refer to the table below for details of the candidates qualified the NEET 2020 exam on the basis of the minimum qualifying criteria of NEET-UG, 2020 :-
| Category | Cutoff Qualifying Criteria | NEET 2020: Marks Range | NEET 2020: # of Candidates Qualified | NEET 2019: Marks Range | NEET 2019: # of Candidates Qualified |
| UR | 50th Percentile | 720-147 | 682406 | 701-134 | 704335 |
| OBC | 40th Percentile | 146-113 | 61265 | 133-107 | 63789 |
| SC | 40th Percentile | 146-113 | 19572 | 133-107 | 20009 |
| ST | 40th Percentile | 146-113 | 7837 | 133-107 | 8455 |
| UR/EWS & PH | 45th Percentile | 146-129 | 99 | 133-120 | 266 |
| OBC & PH | 40th Percentile | 128-113 | 233 | 119-107 | 142 |
| SC & PH | 40th Percentile | 128-113 | 70 | 119-107 | 32 |
| ST & PH | 40th Percentile | 128-113 | 18 | 119-107 | 14 |
| TOTAL | 771500 | 797042 |
NEET UG 2018 vs NEET UG 2017
| Category | Cutoff Qualifying Criteria | NEET 2018 : Marks Range | NEET 2018 : Number of Candidates Qualified | NEET 2017 : Marks Range | NEET 2017 : Number of Candidates Qualified |
| OTHERS | 50th Percentile | 691 – 119 | 634897 | 697-131 | 543473 |
| OBC | 40th Percentile | 118 – 96 | 54653 | 130-107 | 47382 |
| SC | 40th Percentile | 118 – 96 | 17209 | 130-107 | 47382 |
| ST | 40th Percentile | 118-96 | 7446 | 130-107 | 6018 |
| UR & PH | 45th Percentile | 118 – 107 | 205 | 130-118 | 67 |
| OBC & PH | 40th Percentile | 106 – 96 | 104 | 130-107 | 152 |
| SC & PH | 40th Percentile | 106 – 96 | 36 | 130-107 | 38 |
| ST & PH | 40th Percentile | 106 – 96 | 12 | 130-107 | 10 |
| TOTAL | 611739 |
Overall Exam Stats
According to NTA, 79.31 percent of candidates appeared for the exam in English, while 11.84 percent appeared for it in Hindi. 8.86 percent candidates appeared for the exam in regional languages.
| NEET 2020 | NEET 2019 | NEET 2018 | NEET 2017 | |
| Total Candidates registered | 1597435 | 1519375 | 13,26,725 | 11,38,890 |
| No of Candidates Present | 1366945 | 1410755 | ||
| Languages Exam Conducted in | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
| Cities | 155 | 154 | 136 | 103 |
| Exam Centers | 3862 | 2546 | 2255 | 1921 |
Candidate Profile – by Candidate Origin
| CANDIDATES | NEET 2020 Number | NEET 2019 Number | NEET 2018 Number | NEET 2017 NUMBER |
| Total Candidates registered | 1597435 | 1519375 | 13,26,725 | 11,38,890 |
| Indian Nationals | 1593907 | 1516066 | 13,23,672 | 11,36,206 |
| Un Reserved | 475534 | 534072 | 4,84,480 | |
| SC | 221253 | 211303 | 1,81,217 | |
| ST | 100519 | 96456 | 80,868 | |
| OBC | 706214 | 677544 | 5,80,160 | |
| NRIs | 1869 | 1884 | 1842 | 1522 |
| OCIs | 732 | 675 | 530 | 480 |
| PIO | 49 | 63 | 60 | 69 |
| Foreigners | 878 | 687 | 621 | 613 |
Candiate Profile NEET UG 2018
| Gender | NEET 2020 Candidates | NEET 2019 Candidates | NEET 2018 Candidates | NEET 2018 Comments | NEET 2017 Candidates | NEET 2017 Comments |
| Male | 716586 | 680414 | 5,80,648 | 43.76% of registered candidates | 4,97,043 | 43.64% of registered candidates |
| Female | 880843 | 838955 | 7,46,076 | 56.23% of registered candidates | 6,41,839 | 56.36% of registered candidates |
| Transgender | 6 | 6 | 01 | 8 | – | |
| Total | 1597435 | 1519375 | 13,26,725 |
