NEET UG 2026 Rank Calculation Explained: Marks, Percentile & Tie-Breaking Rules

Rank is based only on marks out of 720

No board marks or normalization considered

Physics carries 180 marks

Chemistry carries 180 marks

Biology carries 360 marks (highest weightage)

Percentile shows your rank among all candidates

Percentile Formula: (N−Rank+1)N×100\text{Percentile} = \frac{(N-\text{Rank}+1)}{N}\times 100Percentile=N(N−Rank+1)​×100

N = Total number of students appeared

Tie-breaker: Higher Biology marks first

Then Chemistry → Physics marks

If still tied, older candidate gets preference

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