NEET passing or qualifying marks refer to the minimum marks a candidate must secure to be eligible to participate in the NEET counselling process. Know the NEET 2025 qualifying marks and the past years’ passing or NEET cutoff marks here on this page.
NEET qualification marks refer to the pass marks or the minimum score to obtain to be eligible for participating in the NEET counselling process. The National Testing Agency (NTA), the exam conducting authority, will release the NEET qualifying marks or the NEET cutoff along with the NEET result. The NEET 2025 exam was held on May 4, 2025. The NEET 2025 result has been declared on June 14, 2025, along with the NEET 2025 cutoff. Obtaining the NEET cutoff marks for 2025 will determine whether a candidate has passed or qualified for the exam or not.
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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.
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.
How much marks are required to qualify for NEET? It is one of the most pertinent questions asked by candidates or NEET aspirants. After the exam is conducted, experts will predict the expected NEET 2025 cutoff or the NEET 2025 passing/qualifying marks based on the difficulty level of the exam and other factors. Last year, the NEET qualifying marks was higher than the previous year. This article of Shiksha.com brings all about the NEET qualifying marks, along with an overview of the previous years’ trends and what to expect after the NEET results, here on this page.
Also Read: NEET Marks vs Rank 2025 Analysis
According to the analysis, this year exam was more difficult than the past year. The number of students which appeared in the NEET 2025 were also less than the last year. A total of 22,09,318 students appeared for the exam, and nearly 12,36,531 students have qualified. The highest marks of NEET 2025 is 686 out of 720. Hence, the NEET 2025 cutoff is lower than last year.
- NEET 2025 Cutoff Marks - What is the Passing/Qualifying Marks?
- NEET 2025 Exam Pattern Overview
- What is NEET Pass/Qualifying Marks
- NEET 2024 Qualifying Marks
- NEET 2023 Qualifying Marks
- NEET Passing/Qualifying Marks Trends of Past Years
- Will NEET 2025 Passing/Qualifying Marks be Higher than Last Year?
- NEET 2025 Result: How to calculate the percentile score?
- What After Obtaining NEET 2025 Passing/Qualifying Marks?
NEET 2025 Cutoff Marks - What is the Passing/Qualifying Marks?
The table below brings the NEET 2025 cutoff marks and percentiles for each category, as has been released by NTA.
| Category |
Cut off percentile |
Cut off 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 |
NEET 2025 Exam Pattern Overview
The following table brings the overview of the NEET 2025 exam pattern and structure. This also carries information about the marking scheme and total marks of the NTA NEET exam.
| Particulars |
Details |
|---|---|
| Mode of the examination |
Offline |
| Duration of the examination |
Three hours (3 hours) |
| Exam timing |
2 pm to 5 pm |
| Type of questions |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Total number of Questions |
180 (all questions are compulsory) |
| Total Marks |
720 |
| Negative marking |
Yes |
| Marking Scheme |
+4 for each correct answer -1 for each incorrect answer 0 for unattempted questions |
| Total sections in the question paper |
3 |
| NEET Subjects |
Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany + Zoology) |
What is NEET Pass/Qualifying Marks
Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), the counselling authority for NEET counselling releases the NEET counselling seat allotment result online, in PDF format. The steps to check the result are given below:
Visit the official website of MCC at mcc.nic.in
Click on the link indicating Result under the Current Events section
Find your Roll Number or All India Rank (AIR) on the PDF document
Download the Seat Allotment order
MCC has announced the NEET 2025 counselling result dates for each round along with the schedule or the important dates. In general, the NEET counselling result or the seat allotment result is released within five to seven days of the round commencement. First, a provisional result is released, followed by the final result. Candidates can submit objections or grievances by sending mail to MCC within the stipulated schedule.
Yes, medical aspirants can participate in the state as well as the All India NEET counselling processes simultaneously. In general, the dates of state and the All India NEET counselling rounds will be different.
Before participating in either of the NEET counselling processes, candidates must ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria. For the State NEET counselling processes, candidates must belong to the domicile. Students not belonging to the state may also participate in the particular NEET state counselling, provided they register and participate from the NRI quota. Apart from that, other eligibility criteria are the same.
As stated above, the NEET pass marks or the NEET qualification marks refer to the minimum marks or percentile one has to secure to be able to be eligible for the NEET counselling rounds. While NTA has fixed the NEET qualifying or pass percentile for each candidate category, the marks are variable for each year and category and would depend on candidates' performance. The NEET qualification percentiles are given below.
| Category | NEET Cutoff Percentile |
|---|---|
| General/EWS | 50 |
| OBC, SC, ST | 40 |
| General/EWS/PH | 45 |
| OBC & PH | 40 |
| SC & PH | 40 |
| ST & PH | 40 |
While the NEET cutoff percentile is fixed, the marks vary. Here we bring the last few years' NEET passing and qualifying marks.
NEET 2024 Qualifying Marks
Last year, the NEET cutoff was reduced by two marks for each category, after the re-release of the scorecards. The category-wise NEET cutoff 2024 percentiles and NEET 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 2024 cutoff.
| 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 table below brings the category-wise NEET 2023 qualifying cutoff percentile and marks. The NEET 2023 pass/qualifying marks have been announced along with the NEET 2023 result is declared.
| 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 |
NEET Passing/Qualifying Marks Trends of Past 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 few years.
| Category |
NEET 2022 Qualifying Score
|
NEET 2021 Qualifying Score |
NEET 2020 Qualifying Score |
NEET 2019 Qualifying Score |
NEET 2018 Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General/Unreserved (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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NIMS University NEET UG cutoff 2024 was released for admission to the MBBS and BDS courses. The NIMS University BDS Cutoff 2024 was 766583 in the last round closing cutoff as per the NEET UG examination for the General Al quota. For the General HS quota, the last round closing rank was 572020 for BD
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Answered Yesterday
The Jaipur National University NEET Cutoff 2024 for the General category candidates under the All India quota was 1106920 as per the last round closing rank. Whereas, for the General Category female candidates, the NEET Cutoff 2024 was 975413. For the students belonging to the General HS quota, the
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Answered Yesterday
The Jaipur National University NEET Cutoff 2024 for the General category candidates under the All India quota was 1106920 as per the last round closing rank. Whereas, for the General AI quota female candidates, the cutoff was 975413.
Among the General HS quota, the NEET Cutoff 2024 for admission to
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Answered 3 days ago
Students who either are born in Gujarat or hold a domicile in the state are eligible to appear for Gujarat NEET UG Counselling for MBBS and BDS courses. Moreover, students need to clear the NEET UG exam to take part in the state counselling.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a week ago
The minimum qualifying percentile for OBC category in NEET UG exam is 40th. In NEET 2025, the cutoff score for OBC was 143-113. The NEET percentile of OBC remains the same every year. However, the scores get changed.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a week ago
The minimum qualifying percentile for NEET UG exam is shared below-
Category | NEET 2025 Cutoff percentile |
|---|---|
UR/EWS | 50th |
OBC, SC, ST | 40th |
UR/EWS-PwD | 45th |
OBC/SC/St-PwD | 40th |
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a week ago
The NTA NEET UG 2026 exam city slip will be released around 10 days before the exam. Students will get to know the allotted exam city through the city intimation slip. The NEET exam centre will be located at the allotted city.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
The NTA will release the admit card for the NEET 2026 around three to four days before the exam. The NEET admit card will be displayed at neet.nta.nic.in. Registered students can download their hall tickets using the login details.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a week ago
The NEET 2026 exam pattern has not been released as of now. The NTA will mention the pattern in the information bulletin. The change in the NEET pattern will be known after the release of notification. The NTA changed the NEET question paper pattern in 2025. The NTA removed the optional questions an
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a week ago
Candidates can fill the NEET form using the process shared below-
- Visit neet.nta.nic.in.
- Click on the registration link.
- Read the instructions carefully and acknowledge them.
- Register for the exam and generate a password.
- Enter the OTP to verify the details.
- Log in with the registration details.
- Fill the c
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Beginner-Level 5
Counselling - 13 Dec '25 - 18 Dec '25
No, candidates need not report or join the allotted college of NEET counselling Round 1 since there is free exit. However if they want to retain the Round 1 seat and upgrade in Round 2 they have to physically join the college of Round 1 and give up-gradation willingness for Round 2 at the time of admission. In case candidates decide to resign the seat allotted to them in the first round, then they can do so prior to registering in the next round of NEET counselling.