NEET 2026 Expected Cutoff Marks & Qualifying Percentile (Category-wise)

NEET 2026 cutoff may go high this year, given the number of registrations and difficulty level of the exam. Based on the previous year cutoff trends and other deciding factors, we have provided NEET expected cutoff 2026. Check the minimum qualifying percentile and marks vs rank analysis to know your standing.

Candidates who took the NEET UG 2026 exam can check expected cutoff scores for General, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PwD categories on this page. As per the NEET 2026 paper analysis, the difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate. Hence, the NEET cutoff 2026 may go high this year. The actual NEET UG cutoff 2026 by NTA will be announced along with the results.

The NEET qualifying cutoff percentile 2026 has already been notified by the NTA. The qualifying percentile of NEET UG remains the same every year. Besides fulfilling the percentile criteria, candidates must obtain the NEET cutoff scores to qualify for the counselling process. Candidates whose marks in NEET UG 2026 are more than the cutoff will be considered for counselling process. Read further to know the NEET expected cutoff 2026 guesstimated based on the difficulty level and other determining factors.

Also Read: NEET 2026 Answer Key & Solutions PDF Code 11, 12, 13 & 14, Question Paper Live Updates

NEET 2026 Expected Cutoff Score

After analysis of past years trends and difficulty level of the NEET 2026 question paper, we have guesstimated the NEET 2026 expected cutoff scores for General, OBC, SC, ST and PwD categories below-

NEET Qualifyting Cutoff Percentile 2026

Candidates of all categories need to fulfill the NEET qualifying cutoff percentile criteria along with the cutoff scores one to clear the exam. The cutoff percentile remains static every year. Have a look at the NEET cutoff percentile 2026 below-

Also Check: NEET 2026 OMR sheets 

Official NEET 2026 Cutoff by NTA

The NTA will announce the official NEET cutoff scores with the results. The cutoff will be decided based on the factors such as number of candidates taking the exam, difficulty level of the exam and total seats for admission.

Also Read: NEET Answer Key 2026

NEET 2026 Marks VS Rank

Candidates can check here the expected NEET marks vs rank 2026 analysis based on previous years trends.

Previous 5 Years NEET Cutoff trends

Candidates can check below the last 5 years NEET UG cutoff scores for General, OBC, SC, ST and PwD categories to understand the trends.

NEET 2026 Question Paper Analysis

The NEET Exam Analysis exam was of easy to moderate level as per the feedback shared by candidates. Have a look at the difficulty level of all 3 sections below. NEET 2026 was conducted on May 3, 2026.

Physics- Moderate

Chemistry- Easy to Moderate

Biology- Easy