NEET 2026 Passing Marks out of 720: Check Qualifying Marks for General, OBC, SC, ST & PwD
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2026 ( NEET )
NEET 2026 Application Refund Last Date
22 May '26 - 22 Jun '26
NEET passing marks 2026 are the minimum qualifying marks that candidates must obtain to clear the June 21 exam. The qualifying marks or scores are percentile-based and change every year. However, the NEET qualifying cutoff percentile remains the same every year. Check NEET exam pass marks along with previous years' cutoff on this page.
Candidates appearing for the NEET UG 2026 re exam on June 21 often ask about the passing marks or qualifying marks in the exam. The simple answer to this query is that though there are no fixed passing marks in the exam, candidates must clear the qualifying percentile criteria. The NEET qualifying percentile 2026 criteria imply that a candidate belonging to a particular category needs to score better than the other students in that category to clear the NEET 2026.
The NEET qualifying cutoff percentile remains the same every year, which is the 50th percentile for general category and 40th percentile for SC/ ST/ OBC. However, the NEET qualifying marks or scores change every year based on the exam difficulty level, the number of applicants and number of seats to be filled.
The NEET qualifying marks or cutoff refers to the pass marks or the cutoff scores needed to clear the exam. Check below the NEET passing marks or qualifying marks and previous years' NEET cut-off scores.
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- NEET 2026 Qualifying Cutoff
- NEET Passing Marks 2026: Qualifying Percentile
- Will NEET Exam Pass Marks 2026 be Higher than Last Year?
- NEET Qualifying Marks Trends of Past 5 Years
- NEET 2026 Result: How to calculate the percentile score?
- Preivous Years' NEET Qualifying Cutoff Scores
- What After Obtaining NEET Passing Marks?
NEET 2026 Qualifying Cutoff
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the NEET passing marks 2026 as cutoff scores along with the NEET result 2026. Candidates who will successfully obtain the NEET cutoff 2026 will become eligible to participate in the counselling process.
Commonly asked questions
In case candidates are not allotted any seat in the second round of the NEET UG counselling, the earlier allotted seat in Round 1 will be retained. However, on up-gradation of a seat in the second round, the earlier allotted seat in Round 1 will automatically be cancelled and allotted to another candidate. Therefore, candidates are advised to fill in only higher choices or any other choice which they prefer over the earlier allotted seat, for second round.
Till last year, candidates were provided N95 masks at the NEET exam centre which was mandatory to be used by candidates. They had to dispose of their own masks before entering the exam centre at the designated bin. However, since the intensity of Covid has reduced as compared to the last two years, this year candidates may not be provided masks at the centre. The information will be confirmed after the release of the NEET admit card. However, it is recommended that they wear face masks for the entire duration. This should be done to ensure their and other test-takers' safety.
The NTA allowed the NEET Re-Exam Address and City of Examination Choice filling facility for the candidates. The last date to make these changes in the application was May 21.
The NEET exam was conducted from 2.00 to 5.00 pm with these exam timings-
| Events | Timing |
|---|---|
| Exam Centre Entry Begins | 11.00 AM |
| Exam Centre Last Entry | 1.30 PM |
| Sitting on the Exam Hall | 1.15 PM |
| Announcement of Important Instructions | 1.15 PM to 1.30 PM |
| Distribution of NEET Test Booklet | 1.45 PM |
| Writing of particulars on the NEET Test Booklet | 1.50 PM |
| NEET Exam Timing | 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM |
NEET Passing Marks 2026: Qualifying Percentile
NTA has fixed the NEET qualifying or pass percentile for each candidate category. The NEET passing marks are variable for each year and category and depends on candidates' performance. The NEET qualification percentiles are shared below-
| Category | NEET Cutoff Percentile |
|---|---|
| General/EWS | 50 |
| General/EWS/PH | 45 |
| OBC, SC, ST | 40 |
| PH- OBC | 40 |
| PH- SC | 40 |
| PH- ST | 40 |
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Will NEET Exam Pass Marks 2026 be Higher than Last Year?
Obtaining the NEET pass mark 2026 will determine whether candidates have passed or qualified the exam. Owing to the higher number of test takers and the increase in the number of MBBS and BDS seats, the NEET cutoff marks for 2026 may go up. Hence, students must gear up for tougher competition in NEET 2026. The NEET cut off may increase or decrease based on the factors shared below-
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Total number of candidates who appear for the examination
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Difficulty level of the examination
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Performance of the candidates
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Number of seats available
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NEET cutoff for previous years
Commonly asked questions
The NTA will conduct the NEET RE-Exam on June 21. The NTA will provide 15 minutes extra to the candidates and the new shift timing will be 2.00 to 5.15 PM/ This 15-minute extra time is provided to accommodate the OMR and attendance formalities.
The NEET UG 2026 re exam is scheduled to be held on June 21. The May 3 exam was cancelled by NTA due to alleged paper leak.
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.
NEET stands for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test. It is a mandatory medical entrance exam for students to take admissions for undergraduate medical courses in India such as MBBS, BDS, BSc and Ayush.
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NEET Qualifying Marks Trends of Past 5 Years
The NEET cutoff scores or the NEET qualifying marks vary for each candidate category every year. The table below brings the qualifying or pass marks for NEET over the past 5 years.
| Category |
NEET 2022 Qualifying Score
|
NEET 2021 Qualifying Score |
NEET 2020 Qualifying Score |
NEET 2019 Qualifying Score |
NEET 2018 Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General (UR) |
715-117 |
720-138 |
720-147 |
701-134 |
691-119 |
| OBC/ SC/ ST |
116-93 |
137-108 |
146-113 |
133-107 |
118-96 |
| PwD (General/ UR) |
116-105 |
137-122 |
146-129 |
133-120 |
118-107 |
| PwD (Reserved) |
104-93 |
121-108 |
128-113 |
119-107 |
106-96 |
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The NEET 2025 was more difficult than the past year. The number of students who appeared in the NEET 2025 was less than that of 2024. A total of 22,09,318 students appeared for the exam, and nearly 12,36,531 students qualified. The highest marks of NEET 2026 was 686 out of 720. Hence, the NEET UG qualifying cutoff was lower than last year. The table below brings passing marks in NEET out of 720 and percentiles for each category below.
| Category |
NEET Cutoff percentile |
NEET 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 |
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NEET 2024 Qualifying Marks
In 2024, the NEET exam pass marks were reduced for each category, after the re-release of the scorecards. The category-wise NEET cutoff 2024 percentiles and qualifying marks are given below-
| Category |
Cut off percentile |
Cut off score |
|---|---|---|
| UR/EWS |
50th |
720-162 |
| OBC |
40th |
161-127 |
| SC |
40th |
161-127 |
| ST |
40th |
163-127 |
| UR/EWS-PwD |
45th |
161-144 |
| OBC-PwD |
40th |
143-127 |
| SC-PwD |
40th |
143-127 |
| ST-PwD |
40th |
142-127 |
The table below brings the original NEET pass marks of 2024.
| Category |
NEET 2024 Cutoff percentile |
NEET 2024 Cutoff score |
|---|---|---|
| UR/EWS |
50 |
720-164 |
| OBC |
40 |
163-129 |
| SC |
40 |
163-129 |
| ST |
40 |
163-129 |
| UR/EWS-PwD |
45 |
163-146 |
| OBC-PwD |
40 |
145-129 |
| SC-PwD |
40 |
145-129 |
| ST-PwD |
40 |
141-129 |
NEET 2023 Qualifying Marks
The category-wise NEET 2023 qualifying cutoff percentile and marks are shared below for General, OBC, SC, ST and PwD.
| Category | NEET 2023 Cutoff Percentile | NEET 2023 Cutoff Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General/EWS | 50 | 720-137 |
| OBC, SC, ST | 40 | 136-107 |
| General/EWS/PH | 45 | 136-121 |
| OBC & PH | 40 | 120-107 |
| SC & PH | 40 | 120-107 |
| ST & PH | 40 | 120-108 |
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Answered 6 days ago
The NTA has not announced the NEET UG 2027 exam date as of now. However, the exam is likely to be held on May 2, 2027.
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Answered a week ago
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Answered a week ago
The AIQ Counselling offers seat for B.Sc Nursing and MBBS
in BHU
For MBBS the closing ranks are
1700 for Gen
2600 for OBC
20k for SC
26k for ST
for B.Sc Nursing the closing ranks in BHU are as follows
59k for Gen
65k for OBC
2 Lac for SC
2.9 Lac for ST
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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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