NEET Toppers 2021: NTA issues important update about Ranking Criteria, Scorecard on nta.ac.in

NEET Toppers 2021 Update: NTA – the National Testing Agency, has released an important update about Ranking Criteria and downloading of Score Cards for the students. The notice has been released by the NTA to provide clarity on National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET Toppers 2021 that were declared along with the result announcement on 1^st November 2021. Candidates can check out the complete details for the same via the official website at nta.ac.in. To help candidates get more details about the clarification issued by the NTA with regards to the tie-breaking formula and finalization of NEET Rank 2021, a direct link to the official notice is provided below:

NEET 2021 Ranking and Scorecard – Important Notice Direct Link

Age Criteria Excluded for Calculation of Toppers

With three students or candidate scoring same i.e. 720 marks in the NEET 2021 exam, NTA had to use the tie-breaking formula to decide the All India Ranks issued to them. Going by the previous trend, there are different levels to the tie-breaking criteria and the final step in the process involves considering age criteria factor. However, through the latest notification NTA has clarified that it has not used the 'age criteria' for the purpose of ranking.

Age Criteria Considered for Counselling Ranks

The official notice released by NTA in this regards notes that the first All India Rank for Counselling has been given to the candidate, without deploying the tie-breaking criteria of age. But, in order to streamline counselling process, it is important for students to get unique ranks to avoid any discrepancies later on. Taking that into account, the second All India Rank for Counselling also considers the tie-breaking criteria of age. The notice adds "Accordingly, the first ‘All India Rank for Counseling’ is without the tie-breaking criteria of age. However, since for the purpose of counseling unique ranks are required, the second ‘All India Rank for Counseling’ also takes into account the tiebreaking criteria of age."

Three Toppers But Different Counselling Ranks

As per the NEET result declared recently, Mrinal Kutteri, Tanmay Gupta and Karthika Nai, all three candidates had scored 720 marks. Therefore, the NTA’s latest notice says that all 3 candidates are considered as toppers as they have the same score. However, only for the purpose of Counselling, they have been awarded 1^st, 2^nd and 3rd ranks respectively. In light of this development, NTA has invited candidates to In to download their Score Cards again, they may do so from neet.nta.nic.in.