NEET 2026 Answer Key by Resonance (Out); PDF Download

The NEET counselling registration fee varies for different candidate categories. For the AIQ seats and Central Universities, the fee for the General category candidates is INR 1,000 and for the SC, ST, OBC and PwD category candidates, the fee is INR 500. For participating in the NEET counselling process for Deemed Universities, the registration fee for all category candidates is INR 5,000. The registration fee is non-refundable. On the other hand, candidates will have to pay the tuition fee which is refundable. The amount for the General category candidates for the AIQ seats and Central Universities is INR 10,000. For the reserved category candidates, the amount is INR 5,000. For Deemed Universities, the tuition fee to be paid by all category candidates is INR 2,00,000. Those who would not be allotted a seat after the NEET counselling process will be refunded the tuition fee after the conclusion of the counselling rounds.

To retrieve the forgotten NEET counselling registration password, the candidate have to enter the information that he/she filled at the time of registration and then security question and answer have to be entered as given during New Candidate registration process. The above data submitted by the candidate will be validated with the registered candidates database. If the above entries match, then only the candidate would be permitted to enter new password to proceed further.

NEET counselling seat matrix refers to the number of seats offered across the participating institutes for each course. The seat matrix is released by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) before the commencement of the counselling process. The seat matrix is released in institute-wise categories for the types of institutes, such as Deemed universities, AIIMS & JIPMER, etc. For NEET 2025 counselling, the primary seat matrix released by MCC for Round 1 was of for Deemed University, Central University, BSc Nursing and AIQ seats. After that, for the second and third rounds, MCC releases the list of newly added seats along with the clear vacancy and virtual vacancy. 

Candidates need to fulfill the given eligibility criteria to participate in the NEET counselling for MBBS admissions-

• Qualify NEET by obtaining the cutoff marks.
• Register on the MCC website.
• Submit the choices of colleges.

After online registration for NEET counselling process, candidates will have to fill in choice of Institutions/colleges/courses in order of their preference. Once the choice is filled in, it can be modified before locking it. During the choice locking period, it is necessary to lock the choices to get a printout of the submitted choices. If a candidate does not lock the choice submitted by him/her, it will be automatically locked as per schedule. In case they don't register and fill in choices during registration period, they will not be allotted any seat. NEET counselling registration will be available before the first three rounds of counselling, and not before the Stray Vacancy Round.

The MCC conducts around 4 to 5 rounds for NEET UG Counselling process for MBBS, BDS, BHMS and other seats. The rounds of NEET counselling depends on seat matrix and number of vacant seats.

There are around four to five rounds of the Karnataka NEET Counselling for admissions to medical, dental, AYUSH and other undergraduate medical courses. The counselling rounds depend on the number of vacanct seats. 

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

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

Candidates can check the NEET results using the process shared below-

• Visit neet.nta.nic.in
• Click on result PDF link.
• Go through the PDF carefully.
• Download the PDF.

The NEET 2026 cutoff is released along with the results. The NTA released the NEET UG cutoff marks based on the difficulty level. Till then, take a look at the NEET 2025 cutoff for reference. 

Category	Cut off percentile	Cut off marks
UR/EWS	50th Percentile	715–213
OBC	40th Percentile	212–177
SC	40th Percentile	212–177
ST	40th Percentile	212–177
SC/OBC - PwD	40th percentile	193 - 177
ST - PwD	40th Percentile	191 - 178

 

The NEET result is declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA), in an online mode. Once the NEET result is declared, candidates will have to follow the steps given below to download their scorecards. 

1. Visit the official website - neet.ntaonline.in or exams.nta.ac.in/NEET

2. Click on the link indicating NEET scorecard download

3. Enter the NEET application number and date of birth or password

4. Enter the security pin

5. Download the NEET scorecard PDF document

6. Take multiple printouts

After checking the scores, percentile and rank of NEET, candidates must preserve the NEET scorecard PDF properly till the admission or the counselling rounds are over. This is one of the most crucial documents which is verified by the counselling authorities.