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NEET is the gateway to MBBS, BDS, Nursing, AYUSH, Veterinary and other medical and paramedical courses admission. Hence, NEET aspirants must expand their horizons to other relevant courses and have a backup plan for admission ready. Check the list of courses offered through NEET and their details.

Courses Offered through NEET

Courses Offered through NEET

NEET or the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is the biggest medical entrance exam in India. Over 22 lakh medical aspirants appeared for NEET 2025 held on May 4, 2025. The NEET 2025 result was declared on June 14, 2025. Out of 22,09,318 candidates who had appeared for the exam, 12,36,531 candidates have qualified. The highest obtained marks is 686 out of 720. The NEET 2025 cutoff has also reduced from last year. 

Conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), NEET is the biggest medical entrance exam. While MBBS and BDS are the most popular choices of courses through NEET, several other medical and paramedical courses are offered through NEET. From the year 2021 onwards, BSc Nursing admission at top colleges is conducted based on NEET scores. This article by Shiksha brings detailed information on the list of NEET courses, along with important details such as duration, seats, and top colleges offering the course, among others.

Knowing the NEET course details will help candidates plan their admission and career path in a better way. Having proper knowledge of the courses offered through NEET would keep students ahead at the time of admission. This would also give them an idea in case they can’t get an MBBS seat, which are the alternate admission options they would be left with.

Table of content
  • Courses Offered Through NEET 2025
  • NEET 2025 Cutoff
  • Details of Courses Offered Through NEET

Courses Offered Through NEET 2025

The following are the NEET course details:

  • BSMS (Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery)

The following list provides the list of Paramedical courses under NEET:

Some of the above courses, such as BOTh, BASLP, BP & O conduct their admission through Maharashtra NEET counselling. On the other hand, not all the colleges offering the above courses accept NEET scores. The eligibility and admission criteria may vary from institute to institute.

NEET 2025 Cutoff

The following table brings the category-wise NEET cutoff 2025 scores and percentiles.

Category

NEET 2025 Cutoff percentile

NEET 2025 Cutoff score

UR/EWS

50th

686-144

OBC, SC, ST

40th

143-113

UR/EWS-PwD

45th

143-127

OBC/SC/St-PwD

40th

126-113

Details of Courses Offered Through NEET

Now, let us look at the pertinent details of the courses offered through NEET. The following table brings the facts and figures related to the prominent NEET courses.

Course

Number of Seats

Fee Range (in INR)

MBBS

1,18,190

25,000 to 3 Crore

BDS

27,868

1 lakh to 6 lakh

BSc (Hons) Nursing 

563

85,000 to 1.3 lakh

BAMS

52,720

20,000 to 3,20,000

BHMS

93

1.5 lakh to 3 lakh

BUMS

1,706

50,000 to 6,50,000

BVSc & AH

603

10,000 to 1,00,000

The duration of the above courses is 5.5 years. The duration of paramedical courses such as BPT or BSc Nursing is 4.5 years. All these course curricula include one year of compulsory internship.

In India, there are a total of 780 medical, 313 dental, 914 AYUSH, and 47 BVSc & AH colleges which will accept NEET 2025 scores. There are a total of 20 AIIMS (functional) and two JIPMER campuses. 

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