Government Medical Colleges Accepting Low NEET Score

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.

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The NEET Re Exam 2026 was conducted on June 21. Earlier, the exam was conducted on May 3, 2026.  As per the agency, more than 20 lakh students appeared for NEET UG 2026 re exam across the country and abroad. The Re NEET 2026 exam was held at 5,440 examination centres in India and 14 centres abroad. NTA stated that the NEET UG 2026 re-exam was organized with the help of multiple central ministries, state governments, district administrations and security agencies. The examination was conducted in 13 languages, including Hindi and English. 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. 

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Re-NEET 2026 Category-Wise Cutoff OUT

NEET Result 2026 is now available, and candidates can check category-wise cutoff and percentile details below:

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.

The NEET cutoff is categorised as qualifying cutoff marks and admission cutoff rank. The NEET qualifying cut off percentile remains the same. 

The NTA determines the NEET cutoff based on the factors given below-

• Total number of candidates who appear for the examination
• Difficulty level of the examination
• Number of seats available

NEET Cutoff Previous Year Percentile

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.

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.

Top Courses available for Low NEET Rankers

Here is the list of top Allied & Paramedical Health Sciences courses available for low NEET rankers:

1. BSc Nursing
2. BSc Physiotherapy (BPT)
3. BSc Medical Lab Technology (BMLT)
4. BSc Radiology & Imaging Technology (BMRIT)
5. BSc Operation Theatre Technology (BOTT)
6. BSc Optometry
7. BAMS (Ayurveda),
8. BHMS (Homeopathy),
9. BUMS (Unani),
10. BSMS (Siddha)
11. BPharma
12. DPharma 
13. BSc Nutrition & Dietetics
14. 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:

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:

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.