Though the number of students registering for NEET in some of the regional languages has improved a bit, English continues to supersede all other languages, as per the figures of 2020. NEET 2021 is scheduled to be held on August 1.
Number of aspirants appearing for NEET in Odia, Marathi, Kannada declines
Only 822 students opted for Odia language in NEET exam in 2020 against 31,490 applications in 2019. The number of medical aspirants appearing for NEET in Gujarati, Kannada and Marathi languages also reduced in 2020 as compared to 2019. A total of 59,055 students opted for Gujarati in 2020 against 59,395 in 2019. Similarly, only 1,005 and 6,258 students chose to take the test in Kannada and Marathi in 2020 against 2,305 and 31,239 the preceding year, respectively. However, a marginal rise has been seen in the number of candidates writing the exam in Hindi and Bengali as compared to 2019.
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As many as 15.19 lakh students registered for NEET and 14.10 lakh appeared for it in 2019, whereas in 2020, 15.97 lakh candidates registered for the exam and 13.66 lakh actually took it.
| Parameters | NEET 2019 | NEET 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Number of candidates registered | 15,19,375 | 15,97,435 |
| Number of candidates appeared | 14,10,755 | 13,66,945 |
Language-wise break-up for NEET registration in 2019 and 2020
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NEET 2019 |
NEET 2020 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language |
Number of students registered |
Percentage |
Number of students registered |
Percentage |
| English |
12,04,968 |
79.31 |
12,63,273 |
79.08 |
| Hindi |
1,79,857 |
11.84 |
2,04,399 |
12.80 |
| Assamese |
1,796 |
0.12 |
5,328 |
0.33 |
| Bengali |
4,750 |
0.31 |
36,593 |
2.29 |
| Gujarati |
59,395 |
3.91 |
59,055 |
3.70 |
| Kannada |
2,305 |
0.15 |
1,005 |
0.06 |
| Marathi |
31,239 |
2.06 |
6,258 |
0.39 |
| Odia |
31,490 |
2.07 |
822 |
0.05 |
| Tamil |
1,017 |
0.07 |
17,101 |
1.07 |
| Telugu |
700 |
0.05 |
1,624 |
0.10 |
| Urdu |
1,858 |
0.12 |
1,977 |
0.12 |
| English & Hindi |
13,84,825 |
91.14 |
14,67,672 |
91.88 |
| Regional languages |
1,34,550 |
8.86 |
1,29,763 |
8.12 |
12.80% opt to write NEET in Hindi
English remains the most-preferred medium as 79.08 per cent preferred to take the exam in English in 2020, followed by Hindi with 12.80 per cent students opting for it.
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The number of takers for Assamese, Tamil and Telugu languages also increased in 2020 as compared to 2019. A total of 5,328 students chose Assamese as the medium for the test in 2020 against 1,796 the preceding year. Similarly, 17,101 candidates opted for Tamil and 1,624 went for Telugu medium against 1,017 and 700 in 2019, respectively.
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