In stark contrast to what NEET experts had predicted, the marks needed to pass the medical entrance exam have seen a drop. This year, anyone scoring 117 and above marks was considered to have passed NEET. this is a drop from last year when to pass, students needed 138 marks in the unreserved category. For those in reserve categories, there is a bigger fall and anyone with a 93+ score is deemed to have passed as opposed to 108 last year.
NEET has a relative marking. This means that the highest marks obtained by a student in the given year are considered the best score and the rest of the students’ marks are considered in reference to the toppers’ score. For the past two years, the toppers have been scoring 720 marks or full marks whereas this year the top rank holder got 715 marks. Since the topper’s score has seen a dip, so have the qualifying marks.
Last year, the 50 percentile score for the unreserved category was over 138 marks. This was a drop from 147 in 2020 and 134 in 2019. This year’s score is the lowest in recent years, however, this need not necessarily mean that the cut-off for top colleges will see a major fall.
“It suffices to say that the cut-off for top colleges could be lower than last year given the number of students who have qualified. It will make the competition a bit tougher. However, we should also consider the fact that the number of seats for medical has also increased this year. So, it will not have a major impact,” said Md N.M. Habeeb, Head of NEET Wing, The Narayana Group
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2022 results were announced on September 7, 2022. Out of 17,64,571 examinees, a total of 9,93,069 candidates qualified for the biggest medical exam in India recording a pass percentage of 56.27. Now, the candidates who passed the exam are eligible to appear for the NEET UG counselling round, which is expected to begin soon.
NEET 2022: COUNSELLING PROCESS
The NEET counselling is likely to be conducted in four rounds. If in case the seats still remain vacant, additional rounds may be announced. Firstly, all eligible candidates will have to register themselves once the counselling link is activated. Thereafter candidates will have to choose college and course they wish to apply for, based on which and their NEET merit, students will be allocated colleges.
After the first round of NEET counselling seat allotment list is announced, if a candidate gets a college/course of choice, they need to submit the fee and verify their documents to book a seat. If not, they can float the seat and wait for the next round. Vacant seats will be up for grabs in the next round. In the second round, there will be no option of upgradation to the mop-up round.
Candidates who have joined the allotted seat in round two of NEET 2022 counselling will not be allowed to resign or take part in any of the further rounds of counselling. Candidates who have not joined the allotted seat by second round will be eligible for further rounds of counselling subject to forfeiture of the security deposit and fresh registration only in the mop-up round.
NEET UG 2022: LIST OF BEST MEDICAL COLLEGES
Now, before the counselling process begins, qualified candidates can check the top medical colleges as per NIRF rankings and aim for the best one.
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
- Christian Medical College, Vellore
- National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore
- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry
- Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
- King George`s Medical University, Lucknow
- Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, Chennai
- Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi
- St. John’s Medical College, Bengaluru
- Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur
- Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
- Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
In the NEET results declared by the National Testing Agency, Tanishka, from Rajasthan secured the first position. Meanwhile, Vatsa Ashish Batra and Hrishikesh Nagbhushan Gangule were able to bag the second and third positions respectively. There are as many as 50 candidates who have made it to the NEET UG 2022 toppers list.