NEET-PG 2020 Highlights: Check State-Wise Qualified Candidates

Updated On: February 03, 2020 06:00 pm IST

NBE, the body responsible for conducting the NEET-PG 2020 examination has announced the results of the exam, which was conducted on 5th Jan 2020. Here are some of the highlights of NEET-PG 2020 exam, such as total registered and qualified candidates and state-wise qualified candidates.

On 5th Jan 2020, the National Board of Examination (NBE) conducted the postgraduate entrance exam of NEET-PG 2020. A total of 1,67,102 candidates had registered themselves for the examination, however, only 1,60,888 candidates had appeared for the exam, including domestic and international category candidates as well.

The NBE was also able to release the NEET-PG 2020 results a day prior to the specified time, i.e. on 30th Jan 2020. Many candidates were able to qualify the exam this year as well.

NEET-PG 2020 Result	NEET-PG Cut-off
NEET-PG Scorecard	NEET-PG 2020 Toppers

Highlights of NEET-PG 2020

Here are some of the highlights of NEET-PG 2020, which have been released by the board.

NEET-PG 2020 Registered Candidates Report
Total Registered Candidates	1,67,102
Indian Candidates	1,66,702
NRI Candidates	16
OCI/PIO Candidates	130
International Candidates	254
Male Candidates	86,342
Female Candidates	80,745
Unreserved Candidates	78,248
SC Candidates	21,256
ST Candidates	7,927
OBC Candidates	59,771

NEET-PG 2020 Exam Highlights:

Category	Highlights
Number of Test Centres for NEET-PG 2020	542
Number of Cities with Test Centres	169
Autonomous Appraisers At NEET-PG 2020 Test Centres	1,248

NEET-PG Exam Day Highlights:

Number of Candidates Appeared	1,60,888
Number of Candidates Who Failed Eligibility	12
Male Candidates Present	82,955
Female Candidates Present	77,920
Transgender Candidates Present	13
General Category Candidates Present	75,383
OBC Candidates Present	57,759
SC Candidates Present	20,233
ST Candidates Present	7,513

NEET-PG 2020 Qualifying Criteria:

Category	NEET-PG Cut-off Score	Percentile Required
General Candidates	366	50
PwD Candidates (General)	342	45
SC/ST/OBC with PwD Candidates Included	319	40

NEET-PG 2020 Qualified Candidates Highlights:

	Qualified Candidates
Category	Non-PwD Candidates	PwD Candidates	Total
General	41,686	102	41,788
SC	9,912	23	9,935
ST	2,781	6	2,787
OBC	34,920	119	35,039
Grand Total			89,549

NEET-PG 2020 Unqualified Candidate Highlights:

	Unqualified Candidates
Category	Non-PwD Candidates	PwD Candidates	Total
General	33,353	235	33,588
SC	10,188	109	10,297
ST	4,693	33	4,726
OBC	22,447	269	22,716
Grand Total			71,327

State-wise Number of NEET-PG 2020 Qualified Candidates

Apart from the general highlights of the examination, the board has also released the official numbers of students who have qualified the examination in each state. Check out the list of State-wise Number of NEET-PG 2020 qualified candidates.

S.No.	State	Qualified Candidates	Registered Candidates
1	Tamil Nadu	11,681	18,854
2	Karnataka	9,792	16,806
3	Maharashtra	8,832	17,208
4	Kerala	6,818	9,556
5	Andhra Pradesh	6,600	11,635
6	Uttar Pradesh	4,957	11,318
7	Telangana	4,933	8,649
8	Gujarat	4,324	7,097
9	West Bengal	4,237	7,759
10	Rajasthan	3,642	6,098
11	Madhya Pradesh	2,765	5,899
12	Odisha	2,134	3,797
13	Pondicherry	2,116	4,398
14	Bihar	2,022	4,283
15	Punjab	1,874	2,979
16	Delhi	1,688	2,206
17	Assam	1,204	2,187
18	Haryana	1,114	2,208
19	Chhattisgarh	926	1,845
20	Uttarakhand	737	1,471
21	Jammu and Kashmir	712	1,004
22	Jharkhand	661	1,196
23	Himachal Pradesh	432	845
24	Manipur	373	806
25	Tripura	312	900
26	Goa	269	386
27	Sikkim	176	339
28	Chandigarh	115	145
29	Meghalaya	101	148
30	Other States	3,936	8,866
Grand Total		89,549	1,60,888

Note:

The data that have in the table above have been recorded as per the states where the applicants obtained their MBBS degree.

As per the data mentioned above, a total of 89,549 students have been able to qualify the NEET-PG 2020 examination, out of the total of 1,60,888 applicants who attempted the exam. It is important to note that the candidates who have qualified the NEET-PG 2020 exam, does not mean direct admissions to the different PG medical colleges in India.

Students will still be required to go through the NEET-PG 2020 counselling rounds under the All India Quota or their respective state-quota. As per NBE, 50% of the PG medical seats across medical colleges in India will be reserved for the All India Quota, meanwhile, the rest will be divided as per the state government norms.