NEET 2024: Over 24 thousand candidates from J&K qualify exam

Srinagar, June 05: Over 24,000 candidates from Jammu and Kashmir have successfully qualified for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate courses, as per the results declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday.

A total number of 48,545 candidates from Jammu and Kashmir had registered for the NEET (UG) 2024, in which 47,228 have appeared and 24,565 qualified the exam. This year’s examination saw a substantial increase in participation and success rates compared to the previous year.

Deedwer, a male candidate from General Category has topped from Jammu and Kashmir and Secured 176 Rank in the NEET (UG)-2024. Additionally, Vanshika Sharma, a female candidate from the ST Category, secured the 730th rank, placing her among the top 10 ST Category candidates nationwide.

In 2024, 2,406,079 candidates had registered for the NEET (UG). In which 2, 333,297 have appeared, 1,316,268 qualified the NEET Exams.

During the year 2023, a total number 37, 276 candidates have registered for the NEET (UG)-2023, in which 36, 431 candidates appeared and 20,564 candidates have qualified the NEET- 2023 from Union Territory.

The National Testing Agency conducted the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) for more than 24 lakh candidates at 4750 different Centres located in 571 Cities throughout the country including 14 Cities outside India on 05 May 2024 (Sunday) from 02:00 P.M. to 05:20 P.M.(IST).

The Examination was conducted in 13 languages (Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu).

The examination was also conducted in 14 cities outside the country: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bangkok, Colombo, Doha, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait City, Lagos, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, and Singapore.