NEET-UG: Physics score over bio for tie-breaker – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has decided to revise the tie-breaker process for deciding ranks of candidates securing identical NEET scores by prioritising marks obtained in physics, followed by chemistry and biology. This is unlike the current practice of giving priority to marks obtained in biology, followed by chemistry and physics.
The new regulations, notified on June 2, are likely to be implemented from next year.
According to the Graduate Medical Education Regulations-2023 issued recently, if the subject marks do not resolve the tie, draw of lots using computers will be conducted to prepare the merit list. There would be no human intervention in the draw of lots. Currently, in case of identical scores in subjects too, the older candidate is ranked higher.

Through its notification of the “Graduate Medical Education Regulations-2023” recently, NMC also stated that students pursuing MBBS course need to complete it within nine years from the date of admission while they will get four attempts to clear the first year.
As per the new rules, “In case of tie in marks of the students appearing for NEET-UG, the respective marks obtained in Physics, followed by Chemistry and further followed by Biology in the NEET UG shall be considered; Provided if the tie were to continue, then with draw of lots by using the computer, with no human intervention, the eligible candidates shall be selected.”
According to the existing guidelines, if two or more candidates obtain equal marks/percentile scores, the tie-breaker rule is followed to decide their ranks.
NTA announced the NEET-UG 2023 results on June 13 this year.
“Under no circumstances the student shall be allowed more than four (04) attempts for first year (First Professional MBBS) and no student shall be allowed to continue undergraduate medical course after nine (09) years from the date of admission into the course,” the NMC regulations stated.
It said a student admitted into a graduate medical education programme shall not be deemed to have completed graduation until he or she completes his rotating medical internship as per Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship Regulations, 2021.