NEET UG 2024: Chand Mallik Makes History

Chand Mallik's Achievement

Chand Mallik, a student from Tripura resident of Ramnagar No 2, has made history by securing the first position in NEET-UG 2024. He achieved a perfect score of 720 out of 720. This is the first time a student from Tripura and North East has topped the NEET exam.

Exam Details

• Provisional Answer Key Released: May 29
• Final Answer Key Released: June 4
• Total Students Appeared: 23,33,297
• Total Registered Candidates: 24,06,079
• Total Qualified Students: 13,16,268

Cutoff Increase

The cutoff scores have slightly increased due to more competition. For Unreserved and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) categories, the cutoff is now between 720 and 164, up from 720 to 137 in 2023.

Rank 1 Holders

67 students achieved Rank 1, including:

These Rank 1 holders include 14 female and 53 male candidates.

• From Rajasthan: Prachita and Isha Kothari
• From Tamil Nadu: Shailaja S and Syed Aarifin Yusuf
• From Jharkhand: Kahkasha Parween
• From Maharashtra: Umayma Malbari and Ved Sunilkumar Shende
• From Delhi: Mridul Manya Anand
• From Uttar Pradesh: Ayush Naugraiya
• From Bihar: Mazin Mansoor

-Prisha Jaiswal