NEET 2023 merit list has been declared by NTA along with the result on June 13. NEET merit list consists of the qualified or successful candidates, their scores, ranks and percentiles obtained, along with other personal data. Know the details about NEET merit list 2023 here.
NEET merit list 2023 has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) along with the result. The date for declaring the NEET result 2023 is June 13. NTA has released an overall as well as state-wise NEET 2023 merit list along with the result. This article of Shiksha.com brings a detailed account of the NEET merit list 2023.
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- What Is NEET Merit List?
- Information Carried in NEET Merit List
- NEET 2023 Merit List
- Types of NEET Merit List
- NEET Cutoff Percentile and Marks
- NEET 2023 Tie-Breaking Criteria
What Is NEET Merit List?
NEET Merit List refers to the document carrying the names of all NEET qualifying candidates along with their obtained NEET score, percentile, All India Rank (AIR) and other personal or demographic information.
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.
The cutoff for NEET is released along with the result or the scorecard. The NEET cutoff or qualifying marks vary for each category, which are General, SC, ST, OBC and PwD/PH. Along with candidates' scores, percentiles and All India Rank (AIR), NTA also indicates the Qualifying Status of candidates in the scorecard. NTA also released the NEET 2025 cutoff in the official notice along with the declaration of the NEET result. The qualifying cutoff for NEET 2025 is given 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 |
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 |
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.
Information Carried in NEET Merit List
The NEET 2023 merit list will have the following information:
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Candidate Name
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NEET 2023 Roll Number
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Gender
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Category
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Marks Obtained
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Percentile
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NEET All India Rank (AIR)
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State
NEET 2023 Merit List
The following table brings the NEET Merit List 2023 or the details of top 10 candidates of NEET 2023, as released by NTA.
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S.
No.
ROLL No.
Candidate’s Name
Gender
Category
Marks
Percentile Score
NEE T
State
Obt.
AI
Rank
1
4101200189
PRABANJAN J
Male
General
720
99.999901
9
1
TAMIL NADU
2
1205120175
BORA VARUN CHAKRAVARTHI
Male
OBC- NCL
(Central List)
720
99.999901
9
1
ANDHRA PRADESH
3
4101050478
KAUSTAV BAURI
Male
SC
716
99.999852
8
3
TAMIL NADU
4
3804010869
PRANJAL AGGARWAL
Female
General
715
99.999068
4
PUNJAB
5
2712450104
DHRUV ADVANI
Male
General
715
99.999068
5
KARNATAKA
6
4101060193
SURYA SIDDHARTH N
Male
OBC- NCL
(Central List)
715
99.999068
6
TAMIL NADU
7
3114130288
SHRINIKETH RAVI
Male
General
715
99.999068
7
MAHARASHT RA
8
3604180344
SWAYAM
SHAKTI TRIPATHY
Male
General
715
99.999068
8
ODISHA
9
4102030633
VARUN S
Male
OBC- NCL
(Central List)
715
99.999068
9
TAMIL NADU
10
3903170245
PARTH KHANDELWAL
Male
General
715
99.999068
10
RAJASTHAN
Types of NEET Merit List
The NEET 2023 merit list can be divided into three categories. The categories and types of the NEET merit list 2023 are given below:
Overall NEET merit list: This merit list includes the names and ranks of all the candidates who appeared for NEET. This is the first merit list and is prepared by NTA. This merit list will be forwarded to all counselling bodies, both national and state.
15 per cent AIQ merit list: This merit list will contain the names of only those candidates who would qualify for the NEET 2023 result. This merit list is prepared by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).
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 |
State quota merit list: Every state will prepare their individual merit lists for admissions to 85 per cent of state quota seats. These merit lists will include only those candidates who will qualify for NEET result 2023 and register for the counselling of that respective state.
The overall NEET 2023 merit list will be released on the day of the result. On the other hand, the NEET AIQ merit list and the State Quota merit list will be released by counselling authorities prior to the commencement of the NEET 2023 counselling process.
NEET Cutoff Percentile and Marks
NTA will release the NEET 2023 cutoff marks along with the result. For now, we bring last year’s NEET cutoff marks and percentile for each category. The latest cutoff marks will be provided as and when it is released.
| Category |
NEET 2022 Cutoff Percentile |
NEET 2022 Cutoff Score |
|---|---|---|
| NEET Cut Off 2022 General Category/Unreserved (UR) Category |
50 |
715-117 |
| NEET Cut Off 2022 OBC/SC/ST |
40 |
116-93 |
| NEET Cut Off 2022 PwD (General/UR) |
45 |
116-105 |
| NEET Cut Off 2022 PwD (Reserved) |
40 |
104-93 |
As per the experts, the NEET 2023 cutoff is expected to be higher than last year. The reason is, the difficulty level of the exam this year was easier than last year. Moreover, the total number of test takers and the number of seats offered through NEET 2023 scores have increased as compared to last year.
NEET 2023 Tie-Breaking Criteria
The NEET 2023 tie-breaking criteria has been revised by NTA this year. The criteria are given below:
a. Candidate obtaining higher marks/percentile score in Biology (Botany & Zoology) in the test, followed by,
b. Candidate obtaining higher marks/percentile score in Chemistry in the test, followed by,
c. Candidate obtaining higher marks/percentile score in Physics in the test, followed by,
d. Candidate with less proportion of the number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the test,
e. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Biology (Botany & Zoology) in the test, followed by
f. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Chemistry in the test, followed by
g. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Physics in the test.
Till 2022, NTA considered the factors like candidates older in age and application number in descending order. These criteria have been removed for NEET 2023.
The NEET 2023 counselling process will be conducted for the 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) and 85 per cent State Quota seats by the State Counselling authorities. The counselling process is expected to be conducted between July and October in various rounds.
NEET 2023 was conducted on May 7 and June 6 (for Manipur candidates) and approximately 2.35 lakh candidates appeared for the exam. NEET is the gateway to MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing, BAMS, BUMS, BHMS, BSMS and other medical courses.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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