Government Medical Colleges Accepting Low NEET Score
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2026 ( NEET )
NEET 2026 Application Refund Last Date
22 May '26 - 22 Jun '26
After the NEET result declaration, the search for the Government Medical Colleges Accepting Low NEET Scores becomes quite evident among the aspirants. Find out the cutoff ranks at which you will be able to secure a seat in the best available options, and which other courses you can pursue beyond MBBS for a good career in the medical domain.
Government Medical Colleges Accepting Low NEET Scores
The NEET UG entrance exam is conducted once every year for medical aspirants dreaming of building a career in the field of medicine. After the announcement of the NEET results, the next big thing is participating in the NEET counselling to seek admission in the targeted MBBS colleges. Candidates with a good rank in the NEET exam can get admission seamlessly in their targeted colleges. On the contrary, the candidates with low NEET scores might find it difficult to get a seat in a government medical college.
This article will inform the MBBS aspirants about the top courses available for candidates with low NEET scores. It will also highlight the list of government colleges with low NEET scores.
- What is a Low NEET Score?
- NEET Cutoff Percentile – Previous Year
- Who can get admission with low NEET Scores?
- Top Courses available for Low NEET Rankers
- Government Colleges Accepting Low NEET Scores
- BDS Colleges Accepting Low NEET Scores
What is a Low NEET Score?
As per the cutoff released by the conducting body, NTA, a Low NEET Score is the rank at which admission to the MBBS course in top colleges becomes tough to secure. The NEET Qualifying Cutoff for every college is released at the time of counselling. Candidates with high ranks generally find it hard to get admission in the top government colleges such as AIIMS, Delhi; MAMC, Delhi; PGIMER, Chandigarh; UCMS, Delhi; KGMU, Lucknow; LHMC, Delhi, among others.
Commonly asked questions
It is possible to get admission to a private medical college with a score of 300 in NEET. For a government medical college, one should ideally obtain a score above 600. The NEET cutoff for the Government medical colleges varies as per the institute rank and round of counselling. Hence, it can be said that a score of 300 in NEET may not be sufficient for admission to Government medical colleges. As per past years' trends, a score between 500 to 700 or above is in the cutoff marks for NEET.
The NEET 2026 cutoff will be released along with the results. The NTA will release the NEET UG cutoff marks based on the difficulty level. Till then, take a look at the NEET 2025 cutoff for reference.
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 |
The category-wise NEET cutoff percentile is given in the table below:
Category | NEET Cut Off Percentile |
|---|---|
General Category/Unreserved (UR) Category | 50 |
OBC/SC/ST | 40 |
PwD (General/UR) | 45 |
PwD (Reserved) | 40 |
The qualifying NEET 2025 cutoff marks for General category candidates is 144. Last year it was 162. As expected, the NEET 2025 cutoff for General category candidates is lower than last year. The reason is, the difficulty level of NEET was tougher this year as compared to last year. The competition level has become even higher, along with the increase in the number of seats.
NEET Cutoff Percentile – Previous Year
Take a look at the NEET Cutoff Percentile for the previous year for all category candidates as tabularized below. For the general and EWS category candidates, 50th percentile is a qualifying score.
| Candidate Category |
NEET Percentile |
Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|
| General / EWS |
50th percentile |
144 |
| OBC / SC / ST |
40th percentile |
113 |
| PwBD |
45th–<50th percentile |
127 |
| OBC/SC/ST-PwBD |
40th–<45th percentile |
113 |
Who can get admission with low NEET Scores?
Those candidates who qualify the NEET cutoff and get a decent score as per the qualifying cutoff released by the MBBS college in which he/she wants to seek admission can get admission even with low NEET Scores. In case a NEET aspirant scores below 144 (e.g., 143 or lower) in the General/EWS category, then he/she will not qualify for counselling. An opening rank for applying to the college is released in the seat matrix for each round of counselling, both by the AIQ seats and the State-counselling conducting bodies.
Commonly asked questions
The NEET 2025 cutoff was released along with the result on June 14, 2025. The NEET cutoff for each candidate category was mentioned on the result PDF. The NTA lowered the NEET cut off 2025 as the level of difficulty was higher and the number of test-takers was lower.
RIMS Imphal cutoff 2022 was 53109 for General category candidates in All India quota for BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery. RIMS Imphal admission 2023 to MBBS course is based on NEET 2023 scores followed by NEET Counselling 2023. Conducted by the MCC, NEET UG Counselling is to be held in multiple rounds. Further, NEET cut off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.
University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi provides best medical courses and accepts admissions on the basis of NEET scores of an applicant. Every year Students scoring more than 550 marks in NEET are on the safe side for the admissions. Category and reservation system affects the admission process to some extent. Cutoff percentile for general category remains 50th while 40 to 45 for SC, ST and OBC. This cutoff keeps on changing year by year.
Dr SN Medical College Jodhpur cutoff 2022 was 9251 for General category candidates in All India quota for MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Dr SN Medical College Jodhpur admissions 2023 to MBBS course is based in NEET UG scores followed by the NEET UG Counselling. The MCC, which is the conducting body of NEET UG Counselling will be conducting the counselling in multiple rounds from Jul 29, onwards. In order to be eligible for NEET Counselling 2023, candidates must have a valid NEET UG score. Further, NEET cut off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.
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Top Courses available for Low NEET Rankers
Here is the list of top Allied & Paramedical Health Sciences courses available for low NEET rankers:
- BSc Nursing
- BSc Physiotherapy (BPT)
- BSc Medical Lab Technology (BMLT)
- BSc Radiology & Imaging Technology (BMRIT)
- BSc Operation Theatre Technology (BOTT)
- BSc Optometry
- BAMS (Ayurveda),
- BHMS (Homeopathy),
- BUMS (Unani),
- BSMS (Siddha)
- BPharma
- DPharma
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics
- BSc Psychology/Clinical Psychology
Government Colleges Accepting Low NEET Scores
Here is a list of government colleges that will grant admission to the MBBS course on a low NEET rank:
| S.No. |
College |
Cutoff (General Category) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
16728 |
|
| 2 |
19964 |
|
| 3 |
20588 |
|
| 4 |
21408 |
|
| 5 |
22574 |
|
| 6 |
23302 |
|
| 7 |
26148 |
|
| 8 |
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
57121 |
| 9 |
27001 |
|
| 10 |
Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology |
202084 |
Commonly asked questions
Yes, NTA lowered the NEET cutoff for this year. As the difficulty level of the NEET 2025 exam was higher than last year and the number of test takers was lower, the NEET 2025 cutoff has reduced than last year. NTA determines the NEET cut off based on the factors such as difficulty level of the exam, total number of test-takers, total number of seats, candidate category and programme.
The table below brings the qualifying or pass marks of NEET over the past few years.
Category | NEET 2025 Qualifying Score | NEET 2024 Qualifying Score | NEET 2023 Qualifying Score | NEET 2022 Qualifying Score
| NEET 2021 Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General/Unreserved (UR) | 686-144 | 720-164 | 720-137 | 715-117 | 720-138 |
OBC/SC/ST | 143-113 | 163-129 | 136-107 | 116-93 | 137-108 |
PwD (General/UR) | 143-127 | 163-146 | 136-121 | 116-105 | 137-122 |
PwD (Reserved) | 126-113 | 141-129 | 120-107 | 104-93 | 121-108 |
A percentile refers to the comparison between the score of one candidate vis-a-vis the other test takers. It is the percentage of scores that a particular score surpassed. NTA has stated the formula to calculate the NEET percentile, which is given below:
100 multiplied by the Number of candidates with their raw score equal to/ less than the candidate divided by the Total number of candidates who appeared for NEET.
As per the NEET 2023 result data, the highest percentile obtained was 99.9999019.
The NEET cut off score generally changes every year, based on the exam difficulty level. The NEET 2025 cut off score was reduced from that of 2024. Have a look at the cut off scores of NEET 2025 exam below-
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 |
Have a look at the NEET cut off 2025 for AIIMS for categories- General, OBC, SC, ST and PwD.
College Name | GN | OBC | PWD | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIIMS, Delhi | 48 | 207 | 351802 | 644 | 1405 |
AIIMS Bhopal | 634 | 1142 | 116405 | 7030 | 11713 |
AIIMS, Bhubaneswar | 785 | 1481 | 22426 | 6034 | 23884 |
AIIMS Patna | 4952 | 2705 | 221737 | 17167 | 111319 |
AIIMS Raipur | 1376 | 2016 | 194869 | 96012 | 22885 |
AIIMS Rishikesh | 816 | 1104 | 151827 | 8240 | 33497 |
AIIMS Raebareli | 3736 | 4282 | 327221 | 34668 | 51396 |
AIIMS Bathinda | 1798 | 2482 | 174486 | 19371 | 42487 |
AIIMS Gorakhpur | 2602 | 3595 | 294578 | 31853 | 46911 |
AIIMS Hyderabad | 1874 | 3464 | 221694 | 17480 | 45033 |
AIIMS Deoghar | 9475 | 12393 | 305719 | 36880 | 61580 |
AIIMS, Bilaspur | 6483 | 3549 | 241346 | 30304 | 41195 |
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BDS Colleges Accepting Low NEET Scores
Here is a list of government colleges that will grant admission to the BDS course on a low NEET rank:
| S.No. |
College |
Cutoff (General Category) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KGMU - King George's Medical University |
27887 |
| 2 |
32661 |
|
| 3 |
34616 |
|
| 4 |
54436 |
|
| 5 |
Dental Institute Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi |
39431 |
| 6 |
35341 |
|
| 7 |
37882 |
|
| 8 |
54096 |
|
| 9 |
38406 |
|
| 10 |
39623 |
The list of all the colleges mentioned above may vary as per the NEET cutoff, which is released every year. Depending on the NEET UG exam difficulty level and the college cutoff, the qualifying rank for seeking admission to the college will also change.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 days ago
The NTA has not released the NEET 2027 exam date yet. However, the NEET UG 2027 exam is likely to be held on May 2, that is, the first Sunday of the month, the trend followed by NTA in previous years.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 days ago
Depending upon your quota
If you're a ST candidate then there is a chances but for gen or obc it's not easy
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Beginner-Level 1
Answered 5 days ago
Candidates can check below the application fee of NEET UG and NEET PG:
NEET UG application fee:
- General/NRI: INR 1,700
- General-EWS/OBC-NCL: INR 1,600
- SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender: INR 1,000
- Foreign Nationals/Outside India: INR 9,500
NEET PG application fee:
- General and OBC: INR 3,500
- SC/ST/PWD/Physically Handica
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
No, Punjabi University, Patiala are not decided based on NEET-UG score. Punjabi University, Patiala has only mentioned accepting scores of its ownin-house entrance exam to select candidates for BPharm courses.
Thus, candidates with a valid NEET-UG score will still need to appear in this entrance exam
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
The NTA will conduct the re NEET 2026 on June 21, 2026. The re exam will be held from 2.00 to 5.15 pm. Candidates who took NEET UG 2026 registration can appear for the re exam.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
Candidates can calculate NEET scores 2026 using the provisional answer key through the process shared below-
- Know the number of correct answers and incorrect answers.
- Multiply the correct answers by 4.
- Deduct 1 mark for each wrong answer.
- You get the total NEET scores.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
The Re NEET answer key 2026 will be released soon after the exam. As seen in May 3 exam when the provisional answer key was displayed on May 6, the NEET 21 June answer key will be released by June 24, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 6 days ago
Yes, you could get to study MBBS at Sharda University with a rank of 60,000 if you belong to the General HS category. For this category, the overall MBBS course cutoff ranged from 86482 to 313983. Hence, with a rank of 60,000, admission might be possible at this university.
Note: The cutoff for othe
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
Sharda University NEET cutoff 2025 was published for admission to the MBBS and BDS courses for the Home State quota category. The cutoff was released in the form of opening and closing ranks.
For the General HS category, the last round cutoff for the BDS and MBBS courses was 80896 and 313983, respec
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Answered 6 days ago
To get into Sharda University for the MBBS and BDS courses, students have to appear in the NEET UG entrance exam and then in the UP NEET counselling process. To qualify for the exam, students have to get at least 55% in 10+2. So yes, with a 70% percentile in class 12, you are eligible to sit for the
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