Last week, the National Testing Agency (NTA) declared the results of the NEET (UG) 2020 exam. Soyeb Aftab from Odisha scored a perfect 720/720 and was ranked the best.
Following this, a message began to circulate on social media platforms that the top five ranked in the exam are Muslims.
According to the message posted by the Andhra Muslims Facebook page, the top five finishers are Soyeb Aftab, Zeeshan Ashraf, Yasir Hameed, Sajid Mehmood and Sana Mir. The implication (based on the names) is that the first five ranks were Muslim.
The message circulated on both Facebook and Twitter.
# NEETResult2020 As NEET results are declared, we should look at this interesting fact about Results.Rank 1 – Shoaib Af… https://t.co/81Dsc1hvPM
– Anurag Tyagi classes (CBSE | IITJEE | Neet) (@atc_iitjee_neet) 1602858521000
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Only the name of the first classified, that is: Soyeb Aftab, is correct. The rest of the top five are Akanksha Singh, Tummala Snikitha, Vineet Sharma, and Amrisha Khaitan.
The Top 10 NEET (UG) Exam Rank Holders 2020 are:
The ranking of the candidates can be viewed by clicking here. Times Now also reported in detail on the top ranked.
Although both Akanksha and Aftab scored 720 out of 720, using the tiebreaker formula, Akanksha came in second.
Under the tiebreaker policy, if two students earn the same grades, the rank is assessed based on their age. The older candidate gets the preference.
Akanksha is 17 and Aftab 18. Therefore, Akanksha, despite scoring the same as Aftab, ranked below him.
More details on the tiebreaker rules can be read here.
VERDICT
Times Fact Check has found that the claim that the top five finishers in the NEET 2020 exam are Muslims is incorrect.
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