What happens if two candidates score same marks in NEET?

The National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) is among the most competitive exams in India, being the only admission path for undergraduate medicine course for several lakhs of students.

So it's not a surprise that like many exams, there may be a time when two candidates score the same marks in the exam. For such situations, the National Testing Agency has a tie-breaking policy in store.

What is the tie-breaking formula?

In the event two candidates receive the same NTA score, the NEET tie-breaker policy considers factors like subject-wise marks in biology and chemistry, in descending order of importance.

The factors applied to break the tie are as follows:

If the same marks have been scored by two or more candidates, the one who scores higher marks in biology (botany and zoology) will get preference in ranking. However, if the tie exists after comparing biology scores, candidates who score higher marks in chemistry will get preference.

If the tie somehow persists even after comparing the marks, candidates with fewer wrong answers in all subjects will be given preference.

But if for some reason the tie persists, the older candidate in the exam will be given preference over the younger candidate.

The National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test 2021 for admission to undergraduate medical and dental courses will be held on August 1 in pen and paper mode in 11 languages.