NEET 2020 Exam Centres Increased to 3,843, Number of registered candidates 15,97,433: NTA Statistics
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In the clarification released by NTA regarding NEET 2020 exam dates, it has also released the statistics for this year. Know which states have seen an increase in registration and which have seen a decrease here.
The National Testing Agency has released the statistics for NEET 2020. In an official notification released on August 25, NTA has stated that NEET 2020 will not be postponed any further. Adding to this, NTA has shared that number of NEET 2020 exam centres as opposed to the number of registered candidates for each state. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, NTA has increased the number of test centres in every state to ensure social distancing between candidates.
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According to the statistics released by NTA, the total number of registered candidates for NEET exam has increased by 78,058 as compared to the previous year. A total of 15,97,433 candidates have registered for NEET 2020. To accommodate this number of students on the exam day, given the COVID-19 situation in India, NTA has increased the total number of test centres to 3,843. Read on to know more about NEET 2020 statistics.
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Comparison in the Number of Registered Candidates
The table given below can be referred to compare the number of NEET exam centres in 2020 as opposed to 2019. While the total number of registered candidates for NEET 2020 may have increased, there is significant decrease in the number of candidates that have registered from Delhi, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. The states that have seen a decrease in the number of NEET registrations have been marked in red.
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NEET 2020: Comparison in the Number of Registered Candidates
| State/Union Territory |
Registered candidates in 2019 |
Registered candidates in 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
972 |
843 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
57755 |
61892 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
3120 |
3755 |
| Assam |
28767 |
30311 |
| Bihar |
56907 |
78960 |
| Chandigarh |
16938 |
15931 |
| Chhattisgarh |
27685 |
31940 |
| Dadar & Nagar Haveli |
1510 |
1761 |
| Daman & Diu |
678 |
735 |
| Delhi/New Delhi |
59137 |
53993 |
| Goa |
4560 |
4595 |
| Gujarat |
79872 |
80219 |
| Haryana |
14686 |
16298 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
9297 |
11264 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
26256 |
34760 |
| Jharkhand |
18157 |
21112 |
| Karnataka |
115882 |
119587 |
| Kerala |
117714 |
115959 |
| Lakshadweep |
166 |
235 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
54454 |
58860 |
| Maharashtra |
217468 |
228914 |
| Manipur |
5280 |
6776 |
| Meghalaya |
3695 |
3059 |
| Mizoram |
1560 |
1741 |
| Nagaland |
2681 |
2542 |
| Odisha |
33797 |
37459 |
| Puducherry |
7245 |
7137 |
| Punjab |
14502 |
16300 |
| Rajasthan |
120730 |
108537 |
| Sikkim |
930 |
894 |
| Tamil Nadu |
134714 |
117990 |
| Telangana |
54073 |
55800 |
| Tripura |
3925 |
4157 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
139497 |
166582 |
| Uttarakhand |
16989 |
18958 |
| West Bengal |
67776 |
77061 |
| Ladakh |
0 |
516 |
| Total |
1519375 |
1597433 |
Comparison in the Exam Centres
To ensure that the guidelines for COVID-19 can be followed at the exam centres, NTA had increased the total number of test centres by 1,296. NTA has also stated in the latest notification that the number of candidates that will be seated in the same room has been reduced to half. Only 12 students will be accommodated in each room on NEET 2020 exam day as compared to the 24 that were seated up to last year.
However, the test centres have not been increased uniformly throughout the country. Nearly 32 per cent of the new NEET exam centres are located in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar.
NEET 2020: Comparison in the Exam Centres
| State/ Union Territory |
Exam Centres in 2019 |
Exam Centres in 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
2 |
2 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
98 |
151 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
8 |
11 |
| Assam |
48 |
81 |
| Bihar |
84 |
192 |
| Chandigarh |
19 |
32 |
| Chhattisgarh |
51 |
82 |
| Dadar & Nagar Haveli |
3 |
5 |
| Daman & Diu |
2 |
2 |
| Delhi/New Delhi |
98 |
111 |
| Goa |
12 |
15 |
| Gujarat |
142 |
214 |
| Haryana |
30 |
40 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
21 |
35 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
47 |
99 |
| Jharkhand |
24 |
36 |
| Karnataka |
194 |
298 |
| Kerala |
218 |
322 |
| Lakshadweep |
1 |
1 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
84 |
144 |
| Maharashtra |
443 |
615 |
| Manipur |
11 |
22 |
| Meghalaya |
7 |
9 |
| Mizoram |
4 |
5 |
| Nagaland |
5 |
7 |
| Odisha |
54 |
83 |
| Puducherry |
10 |
15 |
| Punjab |
22 |
28 |
| Rajasthan |
202 |
269 |
| Sikkim |
1 |
2 |
| Tamil Nadu |
188 |
238 |
| Telangana |
79 |
112 |
| Tripura |
7 |
11 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
188 |
320 |
| Uttarakhand |
27 |
43 |
| West Bengal |
112 |
189 |
| Ladakh |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
2546 |
3842 |
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