NEET-UG updated list: Mridul Anand earns position 1; topper count lowers to 17

On July 26, 2024, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the NEET Re-Revised Result 2024. Exam results are available for download at exams.nta.ac.in, the official website for those who took the test.

Using their application number, birthdate, and other information on the login website, all test takers can download their scorecards.

Following the Supreme Court's order, the outcome was announced. The agency published the final answer keys and a list of the top 100 candidates on their official website along with the results.

Substantially decreased topper count

The number of toppers on the revised merit list for NEET-UG 2024 has dropped from 61 to 17 as a result of the National Testing Agency's (NTA) recalculation of results, which was required by the Supreme Court.

The OBC-NCL category's Mridul Manya Anand has emerged as the new all-India topper, taking the top spot from Ved S Shende. With a perfect score of 720, Anand, who was rated third initially, is now at the top of the list, while Shende, who was previously ranked 25th, has had his score changed to 715.

Detailed Scoring Distribution

Seventeen candidates received a perfect score of 720/720 on the revised list, six candidates received a score of 716, and the other candidates received a score of 715. The 17 toppers are divided into the following states: Bihar, Punjab, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, three Maharashtra states, four Rajasthan states, and two Maharashtra states.

Qualifications and cut-off marks 

The NEET-UG cut-off marks for each category have also been slightly adjusted as a result of the recalculated results. The range for the general category has been lowered from 720-164 to 720-162. The range for the SC/ST/OBC categories has been modified from 163-129 to 161-127. While the number of qualifiers in the OBC and SC categories has marginally grown to 34,420 and 100,876, respectively, the number of qualifiers in the general category has declined to 1,165,334 from 1,165,904.

Registration records for NEET-UG 2024

With over 24 lakh students registering for the NEET-UG 2024 exam, it was the highest number ever. There are more than 13 lakh female candidates and almost 10 lakh male hopefuls.

At the beginning of the test, 67 candidates had received a perfect score; however, following a retest for 1,563 candidates who encountered administrative problems, such wrong question sheets, this number fell to 61. The number of perfect scorers was decreased when five out of the six top scorers from one affected center chose to retake the test and did not receive a score of 720/720.