<div dir="ltr"><p>This year, four candidates scored the exact same percentile, 99.9997733, in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) [NEET-UG], yet the first rank went to just one—Tanishka from Rajasthan. AIR 2 went to Vatsa Ashish Batra from Delhi, while rank three was given to Hrishikesh Nagbhushan Gangule, while Rucha Pawashe scored rank four. Both Gangule and Pawashe are from Karnataka.</p><p>To avoid any ties in top ranks, the National Testing Agency (NTA) decided the ranking using a new tie-breaker criteria, according to a <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/education/neet-ug-result-2022-how-tanishka-became-air-1-despite-scoring-same-marks-as-three-other-candidates-nta-neet-nic-in-8137538/">report </a>by <em>The Indian Express</em>. So, what is this new criteria?</p><p>To decide a multi-way tie-breaker—last year three people were awarded first rank because all three scored the same percentile—the NTA factored in six conditions, as compared to only three last year.</p><p>“For counselling purposes, it’s important that every candidate gets a unique rank. This is why we have revised our tie-breaker rule. Because of this, no two candidates have been tied at the same rank this year,” a senior NTA official told the publication.</p><p>This year, the NTA used the following factors to decide on ranks of students with same percentile:</p><p>1. Candidate who secured higher marks/percentiles in Biology (Botany and Zoology), followed by</p><p>2. The candidate with the highest mark/percentile in Chemistry, followed by</p><p>3. The candidate who achieved the highest marks/percentile score in Physics in the test followed by</p><p>4. Candidates who had a smaller ratio of incorrect answers to correct answers in all subjects, followed by</p><p>5. Candidates with the lowest proportion of incorrect responses to correct responses in Biology (Botany and Zoology), followed by</p><p>6. Candidate with the lowest ratio of incorrect answers to correct answers in Chemistry, followed by</p><p>7. The candidate with a lesser percentage of incorrect answers in Physics, followed by</p><p>8. Candidate older in age, followed by</p><p>9. NEET application number in ascending order</p><p>Over 16 lakh students appeared for the NEET-UG 2022, which was held in 3,750 centres all over the country. Passing marks for the NEET-UG 2022 were in the range of 715-117 out of 720</p></div>
<div dir="ltr"><p>This year, four candidates scored the exact same percentile, 99.9997733, in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) [NEET-UG], yet the first rank went to just one—Tanishka from Rajasthan. AIR 2 went to Vatsa Ashish Batra from Delhi, while rank three was given to Hrishikesh Nagbhushan Gangule, while Rucha Pawashe scored rank four. Both Gangule and Pawashe are from Karnataka.</p><p>To avoid any ties in top ranks, the National Testing Agency (NTA) decided the ranking using a new tie-breaker criteria, according to a <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/education/neet-ug-result-2022-how-tanishka-became-air-1-despite-scoring-same-marks-as-three-other-candidates-nta-neet-nic-in-8137538/">report </a>by <em>The Indian Express</em>. So, what is this new criteria?</p><p>To decide a multi-way tie-breaker—last year three people were awarded first rank because all three scored the same percentile—the NTA factored in six conditions, as compared to only three last year.</p><p>“For counselling purposes, it’s important that every candidate gets a unique rank. This is why we have revised our tie-breaker rule. Because of this, no two candidates have been tied at the same rank this year,” a senior NTA official told the publication.</p><p>This year, the NTA used the following factors to decide on ranks of students with same percentile:</p><p>1. Candidate who secured higher marks/percentiles in Biology (Botany and Zoology), followed by</p><p>2. The candidate with the highest mark/percentile in Chemistry, followed by</p><p>3. The candidate who achieved the highest marks/percentile score in Physics in the test followed by</p><p>4. Candidates who had a smaller ratio of incorrect answers to correct answers in all subjects, followed by</p><p>5. Candidates with the lowest proportion of incorrect responses to correct responses in Biology (Botany and Zoology), followed by</p><p>6. Candidate with the lowest ratio of incorrect answers to correct answers in Chemistry, followed by</p><p>7. The candidate with a lesser percentage of incorrect answers in Physics, followed by</p><p>8. Candidate older in age, followed by</p><p>9. NEET application number in ascending order</p><p>Over 16 lakh students appeared for the NEET-UG 2022, which was held in 3,750 centres all over the country. Passing marks for the NEET-UG 2022 were in the range of 715-117 out of 720</p></div>
