Not all 67 students are toppers in NEET UG 2024, here's why

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Jun 06, 2024

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 A total of 67 students achieved AIR 1 with perfect score in NEET UG Result 2024, as per the official press release

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However, NTA has clarified that not all 67 students are toppers  

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44 students have received grace marks, resulting in them scoring 720 marks in NEET UG 2024

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The students marked an answer based on an incorrect reference from old NCERT textbooks, NTA claimed 

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The question was from the Chemistry section based on ‘Atoms’. The screenshot of the question is given here

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The correct answer was Option 1 as atoms of radioactive elements are not stable

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Students, however, marked Option 2 based on incorrect statement provided in the old NCERT textbook

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The statement was “ Atoms of each element are stable” as opposed to “Atoms of most elements are stable”

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Students were therefore awarded grace marks, making their score a perfect 720/720, NTA comments

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