NEET UG 2022: Know the ‘Tie Breaker’ rule for same rank candidates

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While calculating the NEET 2022 rank, it is best for students to know the tie breaking criteria. NTA’s tie-breaking policy determines rank if there is a tie between two candidates’ marks in the NEET exam. 

NEET UG 202 tie breaking rule 

In the case of two or more candidates scoring the same scores in NEET UG 2022, the following tie-breaking criteria will be applied.

• Candidates achieving higher marks/percentiles in Biology (Botany and Zoology), followed by
• The candidate with the highest mark/percentile in Chemistry, followed by
• The candidate who achieved the highest marks/percentile score in Physics in the test followed by
• Candidates with fewer incorrect answers than correct answers in all the subjects in the test, followed by
• A candidate with the lowest proportion of incorrect responses to correct responses in Biology (Botany and Zoology) is the winner, followed by
• Candidate with the lowest ratio of incorrect answers to correct answers in Chemistry, followed by
• The candidate with a lesser percentage of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Physics, followed by
• Candidate older in age, followed by
• NEET application number in ascending order

The NEET 2022 score will help in getting admissions to various medical, dental and AYUSH courses across the country. Students will first have to complete the counselling process to get selected in the course of their choice. The NEET UG 2022 result will soon be announced by the NTA on the official website.