NEET Merit List 2021, State-wise and All India Quota - Download Here

NEET Merit List 2021 - National Testing Agency (NTA) will prepare the merit list of NEET 2021 in online mode. NEET 2021 merit list will be released for candidates seeking admission to medical and dental colleges in India. NEET merit list 2021 will include name of candidates, All India Rank (AIR), NEET scores (out of 720) and qualifying status. On the basis of rank in NEET-UG 2021 merit list, students will be called for NEET counselling for 15% All India Quota (AIQ), 85% state quota seats, all seats in deemed/central universities, ESIC/AFMS institutes, AIIMS and JIPMER institutes. The allotment of seats will also be done based on NEET merit list. Thereafter, NEET merit list 2021 will be used by state counselling authorities to prepare the state merit list. Based on these NEET state-merit lists, aspirants will be granted admission to 85% state quota seats and all private institutions. NTA will transfer the NEET MBBS/BDS merit list 2021 to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) for counselling of All India Quota, deemed/central universities, ESIC and AFMS institutes.

Next, DGHS will forward this merit list to state and Union Territories counselling authorities and these authorities will further prepare NEET 2021 merit list for state counsellings. NEET 2021 is a national level entrance exam conducted in around 3843 NEET exam centres across the nation. To be included in the merit list of NEET candidates must appear for the national level entrance examination.

NEET merit list 2021 important dates

Aspirants can check the NEET merit list dates 2021 and other events from the table below.

NEET merit list dates

NEET merit list 2021 - Cutoff

The cutoff of NEET 2021 is the minimum qualifying percentile that must be secured to qualify the NEET medical entrance examination. Candidates will be included in the NEET 2021 merit list only if they secure the minimum qualifying cut off. Candidates will be allotted ranks in the NEET-UG merit list on the basis of score that they obtain. Candidates can refer to the table below for previous year NEET cutoff (category-wise) and equivalent scores.

NEET cutoff

NEET 2021 merit list types

The merit list of NEET 2021 mentions ranks of qualified candidates in descending order in the entrance examination. Since candidates receive different types of ranks in NEET examination thus the type of merit list depends on the type of rank secured. NTA will release an overall NEET merit list 2021 for all the candidates. This NEET merit list will include all the candidates who appeared for the exam irrespective of which category they belong to or whether or not they have opted for AIQ 15% seats.

Another NEET merit list 2021 that NTA will release is the AIQ merit list, which will include the candidates who opted for the AIQ 15% seats except those from the state of Jammu & Kashmir, as they do not participate in the centralised counselling process. NTA will forward the data of NEET MBBS/BDS merit list of qualified candidates to DGHS. Candidates must note that candidates’ NEET All India Rank (AIR) will be the basis on which these ranks will be prepared. The authorities will also release the state merit lists which will reflect state wise rank of candidates to be further used for counselling.

Types of NEET merit list 2021

NEET-UG 2021 merit list - All India Rank (AIR)

NTA will release an overall merit list or NEET 2021 All India Merit List, which will include the overall rank status of individuals among all the competing candidates. This NEET merit list will be released ignoring the AIQ position, state, category of the medical aspirant.

NEET merit list 2021 -AIQ rank

The AIQ NEET 2021 merit list will include all those candidates who are eligible for 15% seats under AIQ, except those belonging to the state of Jammu & Kashmir. If candidates from J&K wish to opt for AIQ seats they must sign the declaration form while filling the NEET application form 2021. After that, on behalf of Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS will conduct counselling on the basis of AIQ rank secured by candidates in the merit list of NEET.

NEET state-wise merit list 2021

On the basis of All India Ranks secured by medical aspirants in NEET 2021 merit list, state counselling authorities will prepare their own state-wise NEET merit lists for admission. The allotment NEET state merit rank to a candidate in the rank list of NEET 2021 depends on a variety of factors, like eligibility of the candidate as per domicile requirement, etc. Considering these factors an eligible candidate merit list for NEET counselling will be prepared. Candidates who are not a part of this list but are fulfil all the conditions of eligibility of a state can fill the NEET counselling 2021 application form for that state. Once medical aspirants have filled state-wise NEET application form, the state will release a NEET state merit list 2021 for eligible candidates who can take part in the counselling process. NEET-UG state merit list will reflect state rank of candidates which will show the qualifying status of candidates among others from that state.

NEET Merit List 2021 - Tiebreaking criteria

In case two or more candidates secure same marks in the entrance examination the below-mentioned tie breaking criteria will be applied

• First preference will be given to the candidate who scores higher marks in Biology (Botany + Zoology) in the entrance examination will be allotted a higher rank in NEET merit list

• If the tie remains then candidate securing higher marks in Chemistry will be preferred

• Next step will be to give preference to the candidate who gives less number of incorrect responses

• The last method will be to select the candidate who is older in age among the ones who have a tie