NEET Result 2020 Updates: NTA to release scores on 16 Oct; special exam to be held on 14 Oct

NEET Result 2020 LIVE Updates: The Supreme Court said that the students who were unable to sit for the exam held on 13 September because they were either tested positive for COVID-19 or lived in containment zones will be allowed to appear for NEET on 14 October.

FP StaffOctober 12, 2020 14:14:53 IST

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Oct 12, 2020 - 13:34 (IST)

NEET Result 2020 LATEST Updates

NEET 2020 results to be out on 16 Oct: Centre tells SC

NEET Result 2020, which was expected today, will now be declared on 16 October, after the decision made by the Supreme Court of India. The information was furnished at the Supreme Court on Monday by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. 

The Supreme Court said that the students who were unable to sit for the exam held on 13 September because they were either tested positive for coronavirus or because they lived in containment zones will be allowed to appear for NEET on 14 October. Their results will also be declared on 16 October, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court.

According to a report inLiveLaw, a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India passed this order based on the request made by the Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta on behalf of the CBSE.

Oct 12, 2020 - 13:27 (IST)

NEET Result 2020 LATEST Updates

NEET 2020 to be held on 14 Oct for students who missed exam, results on 16 Oct

Supreme Court allows NEET exam to be conducted on 14 October for students who could not appear for it due to COVID-19 infection or because of residing in containment zones and results are expected to be announced on 16 October, reports news agency ANI.

Oct 12, 2020 - 12:41 (IST)

Result to be declared by 1 pm, claim reports

The NEET 2020 result is expected to be declared by 1 pm, according to reports. Additionally, the NTA has said that the result will be available on official website ntaneet.nic.in for 90 days after declaration. Thus, if the result is declared today, it will be available on the website till 10 January, 2021.

Oct 12, 2020 - 12:06 (IST)

NEET 2020 exam has 180 MCQs

The NEET 2020 question papers are available in English, Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Telugu, Gujrati, Tamil, Bengali, Assamese and Kannada languages.

The NEET 2020 exam had 180 multiple choice questions divided into three sections - Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology) with 45 questions each. The total marks for NEET 2020 is 720.

Oct 12, 2020 - 12:05 (IST)

Woman topper scored 695 of 720 marks last year

Telangana's Madhuri Reddy G was the NEET topper among women in 2019. Scoring 695 out of 720 marks, she came seventh in the all-India rank. There were 20 women in the top 50 merit list.