As per the latest update, the Tamil Nadu NEET 2020 rank list has been released on the official website. The rank list shows that the cut-off marks for MBBS/BDS admission for all students this year has increased by 80 marks, in comparison to last year (for both open and reserved category).
Candidates can check the Tamil Nadu NEET 2020 Rank list on its official website, i.e. tnhealth.tn.gov.in.
The minister through his official Twitter handle informed, “The rank list for the TN #Medicalcounselling is published. As committed by Hon’ble CM, the list includes the 7.5 percent reservation for govt school students. The counseling will commence from 18th Nov at Nehru Indoor Stadium w/ social distancing norms. My best wishes! @CMOTamilNadu.”
TN NEET-UG 2020: How to download Rank List
Candidates should follow the below-mentioned steps to download the TN NEET UG Rank List 2020;
Step 1: Go the official website, i.e., tnhealth.tn.gov.in.
Step 2: On the homepage, navigate and open the merit list link.
Step 3: A pdf file with names of qualified students will appear on the screen.
Step 4: Download, and take a print out for future references.
As per the official reports, the selection committee confirmed Srijan R from the Indian Public School (Tiruppur-based) in Erode topped the list with 710 marks in NEET 2020, while the second position was awarded to Namakkal-based Mohanaprabha Ravichandran of Alpine Public School with 705 marks.
Furthermore, the third position was taken by Chennai’s G Swetha from Velammal Vidyalaya, Ayanambakkam, who secured 701 marks.
The report stated, “Among government school students, Jeevithkumar N from the Government Model Higher Secondary School in Silvarpatti in the Theni district topped the list with 664 marks, followed by Kallakurichi-based Anbarasan S from Government Boys Higher Secondary Schools. He scored 646 marks.”
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It added, “Chennai’s Dhivaydharshini S from Government Higher Secondary School in Arumbakkam scored 620 marks. At least 14 government students have scored above 500 marks. The cut-off for the government school students is estimated to be around 180 marks.”
This year, around 7.5 percent of seats are reserved for the medical students studying in government schools by the state government.
It aims at providing a 7.5 percent horizontal quota for candidates who have studied in state government schools and cleared the NEET 2020 entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate medical courses.
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Students who have studied from classes 6 to 12 in government schools will be eligible to apply under this Quota. The horizontal reservation is available in each category of vertical reservation followed in Tamil Nadu within 69 percent reservation from the academic session 2020-21.
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