NEET UG 2019 results: Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh best performing states

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NEET UG 2019: Delhi emerged as the best performing state in the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (UG) 2019 exam, results of which were declared on Wednesday. Over 74 per cent Delhi-based students have qualified the national-level medical entrance test. 

Chandigarh is at the number two spot with 73.24 per cent qualifying for the exam, followed by Haryana with 73.41 per cent qualifying candidates.

Here's a state-wise performance in NEET UG 2019:

State Name	Registered	Appeared	Absent	Qualified	% Qualifiedw.r.t Appeared
					NEET-2019	NEET-2018
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	1063	987	76	512	51.87	49.67
Andhra Pradesh	57798	55200	2598	39039	70.72	72.55
Arunachal Pradesh	4509	3716	793	1619	43.57	40.35
Assam	27183	24228	2955	10716	44.23	42.98
Bihar	83814	76536	7278	44092	57.61	60.15
Chandigarh	1657	1562	95	1144	73.24	71.81
Chhattisgarh	28391	25984	2407	12456	47.94	45.93
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	619	604	15	261	43.21	41.19
Daman & Diu	321	312	9	125	40.06	34.01
Delhi	32048	30215	1833	22638	74.92	73.73
Goa	3776	3465	311	1677	48.40	45.72
Gujarat	78318	75889	2429	35177	46.35	45.09
Haryana	33047	30649	2398	22499	73.41	72.59
Himachal Pradesh	13868	12646	1222	8003	63.28	61.23
Jammu and Kashmir	26595	24744	1851	13295	53.73	54.21
Jharkhand	18285	16934	1351	10297	60.81	60.92
Karnataka	115931	102735	13196	64982	63.25	63.51
Kerala	117255	110206	7049	73385	66.59	66.74
Lakshadweep	306	262	44	136	51.91	49.52
Madhya Pradesh	58059	53391	4668	26773	50.15	50.94
Maharashtra	216176	206745	9431	81171	39.26	39.57
Manipur	6402	5794	608	3672	63.38	63.17
Meghalaya	3421	3016	405	1094	36.27	41.71
Mizoram	1892	1654	238	592	35.79	40.71
Nagaland	2465	2057	408	710	34.52	29.34
Odisha	35093	32378	2715	19244	59.44	60.68
Puducherry	4911	4684	227	2281	48.70	39.62
Punjab	14847	13783	1064	9456	68.61	65.93
Rajasthan	98757	93149	5608	64890	69.66	74.30
Sikkim	895	788	107	348	44.16	48.79
Tamil Nadu	138997	123078	15919	59785	48.57	39.56
Telangana	51114	48996	2118	33044	67.44	68.88
Tripura	4070	3702	368	1697	45.84	47.49
Uttar Pradesh	155556	144993	10563	84982	58.61	59.83
Uttarakhand	13587	12531	1056	7602	60.67	58.55
West Bengal	66924	62050	4874	36846	59.38	58.58
OTHER	1425	1092	333	802	73.44	69.77
Total	1519375	1410755	108620	797042	56.50	56.27

NEET 2019 results were announced on Wednesday. Rajasthan-based Nalin Khandelwal topped the test, followed by Delhi's Bhavik Bansal and Uttar Pradesh's Akshat Kaushik.  Khandelwal scored the highest marks of 701 (99.9999291 percentile) while both Bansal and Kaushik scored 700 (99.9997873 percentile). Telangana-based Madhuri Reddy G, with AIR rank 7 and 695 marks (99.9993620 percentile), is the only girl to make it to the top ten. 

Over 14 lakh aspirants appeared for the test including 630283 male, 780467 female, and five transgender candidates. However, just 7.97 lakh candidates qualified for the test, taking the overall pass percentage to 56.50, up from 56.27 per in 2018. A total of 7,04,335 candidates, scoring between 701-134 marks, have qualified in the top 50th percentile.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will now conduct the counseling for 15% All India Quota Seats, Deemed Universities, Central Universities, Seats of ESIC (Employees' State Insurance) and AFMC (Armed Forces Medical College), Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University. Details for the same will soon be available on mcc.nic.in. “Candidates will apply for 15% All India Quota seats as per the directions of DGHS and Counselling will be stopped once the seats are exhausted,” added notice.

The All India merit list has been prepared in percentile determined on the basis of highest marks secured in the NEET exam for All India Quota Seats, State Government Quota Seats, State/Management/NRI Quota Seats in Private Medical/ Dental Colleges or any Private/ Deemed University and Central Pool Quota Seats.

The test was held in 11 languages. Over 12 lakh attempted the exam in English language, followed by Hindi with 1.7 lakh examtakers.