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NTA NEET 2020: Expert Question paper analysis, expected cut off and NEET Answer Key updates
NTA has successfully conducted NEET 2020 exam across the country. Check expected cut off, expert review, and tentative dates for answer keys and NEET 2020 result here.
by Kanika KhuranaNational Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET 2020 has come to an end. The undergraduate entrance examination is the only exam for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in the country – including in AIIMS and JIPMER as well as state, central and private medical colleges. The first reactions of students leaving the exam centres are here now. Check review of today’s NEET question paper and expert analysis as well as expected cut off.
Reactions from students who have appeared for the examination suggested that the paper was moderate to tough. Experts have agreed to the general statement and suggested that it was expectantly difficult with level of difficulty less than 2019 but not significantly. Check complete analysis below.
NEET 2020 Answer Key & Result Date (Tentative)
NTA has not released official schedule for the answer key and results. However, as per the official statement of Education Minister, NEET 2020 result is expected to be released by September 30. The dates are likely to change but it would be released within a month. Also, following an accelerated schedule, NEET 2020 Answer Keys are expected to be releaed by tomorrow or latest by September 16. Keep a check on ntaneet.nic.in for latest updates. Unofficial answer keys for NEET 2020 are now available here.
NEET 2020 Expected Cut off and Analysis
| Category | NEET 2020 Expected Cut off | NEET 2019 Cut off | NEET 2018 Cut off |
| Unreserved (50th percentile) | 710 - 140 | 701 - 134 | 691 - 119 |
| SC/ST/OBC (40th percentile) | 120 - 100 | 133 - 107 | 118 - 96 |
| Unreserved PH (45th Percentile) | 125 - 97 | 133 - 120 | 118 - 107 |
| SC/ST/OBC PH (40th percentile) | 110 - 100 | 119 - 107 | 106 - 96 |
Complete Analysis
Anurag Tiwari, National Academic Director (Medical), Aakash Educational Services Limited has shared detailed analysis. Callling it a moderately easy paper, Mr. Tiwari pointed out that many qustions were directly from NCERT. Botany was said to be the difficult as compared to previous years while Physics was said to be easier than usual.
| Subject | Difficuly Levl | Comemnt |
| Physics | Difficulty level - Easy in comparison to previous years, | about 30-40% questions directly based on the NCERT textbook with easy calculations. Questions asked from the prescribed syllabus only. No controversial questions. |
| Chemistry | Easy to Moderate | 15 questions from Physical Chemistry, 18 from Organic and 12 from inorganic. Straightforward questions directly picked from NCERT with one question controversial. Average students should be able to attempt about 40 - 44 out of 45 questions. |
| Botany | Difficulty level was high in comparison to previous years. | 25 questions from Class 11 syllabus and 19 from Class 12. 2 questions were out of scope of NCERT |
| Zoology | Moderate with a few exceptions | Multi-conceptual questions requiring incisive thinking and precision. Some questions were tricky & lost in terminology. A couple of terms beyond the NCERT domain. Two questions required linguistic prowess. Overall, the questions were quite thought provoking requiring alertness of mind and critical approach. |
The preliminary reports from experts suggest that the paper was moderately difficult. Physics and Chemistry section would determine whether students qualify the examination or not, pointed Chandrashekhar Sir, who has been training students for over 15 years for various exams. Cut off shared would be revised after complete analysis is available.
“We are going through the questions shared by students and would try and have a preliminary answer key ready by tomorrow. It is however difficult to comment at this point. Overall, given the general level of difficulty, it is expected that the cut off would remain similar to previous years,” he added.
In 2019, a total of 1519375 candidates had registered for the NEET 2019 examination and about 14.10 lakh had appeared. With the qualifying criteria set at percentile range, the cut off is expected to vary as per the number of students who actually appeared today. If the number of students appeared drops by more than 20 per cent, it is expected that the expected cut off would sore by about 5 to 10 marks in General Category.
In 2019, of the 14,10,755 candidates who appeared for the examination. 79.31% students appeared for NEET 2019 in English Language while 1,79,857 candidates or 11.84% candidates had appeared for the examination in Hindi. Nalin Khandelwal of Rajasthan topped the examination while Delhi Boy Bhavik Bansal and Akshat Kaushik from UP secured second rank in All India Merit List. 9 ot of 10 toppers for NEET were boys