NEET 2020 Exam Centres Increased to 3,843, Number of registered candidates 15,97,433: NTA Statistics

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Updated on Aug 25, 2020 23:53 IST
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.

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.

NEET 2020 statistics

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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