NEET 2026 Passing/ Qualifying Marks out of 720: Category-wise Pass Marks for MBBS
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2026 ( NEET )
NEET qualifying marks 2026 are the minimum marks candidates need to clear the exam and be eligible for NEET UG counselling. NEET passing marks or scores are percentile-based and change every year. Check NEET exam pass marks here. Also, get here the previous years' NEET cutoff marks.
NEET Passing/Qualifying Marks
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the qualifying marks or the cutoff marks along with the NEET result 2026. Candidates who will successfully obtain the qualifying cutoff in the NEET 2026 exam will be eligible to participate in the counselling process. The NEET qualifying marks refer to the pass marks or the cutoff scores needed to clear the exam. The NEET UG qualifying cutoff percentile remains the same every year, which is 50th percentile for general category and 40th percentile for SC/ ST. OBC. However, the NEET qualifying cut off scores change every year based on the exam difficulty level, the number of applicants and number of seats to be filled. Check below the NEET passing marks or qualifying marks and previous years' NEET cut off scores.
The NTA will soon conduct the NEET UG 2026 exam. The NTA conducts the medical entrance exam for admission to MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing, BAMS, Veterinary, and other medical/paramedical courses in India. The total number of MBBS seats in India is 1,17,950.
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- NEET Passing Marks 2026: Qualifying Percentile
- Will NEET Exam Pass Marks 2026 be Higher than Last Year?
- NEET 2025 Cut Off: Qualifying Marks/ Passing Marks
- NEET 2024 Qualifying Marks
- NEET 2023 Qualifying Marks
- NEET Passing/Qualifying Marks Trends of Past 5 Years
- NEET 2026 Result: How to calculate the percentile score?
- What After Obtaining NEET 2026 Passing/ Qualifying Marks?
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 |
| OBC, SC, ST | 40 |
| General/EWS/PH | 45 |
| PH- OBC | 40 |
| PH- SC | 40 |
| PH- ST | 40 |
Candidates can apply for NEET 2026 exam after the release of application form. The NTA is likely to start the NEET registration in February 2026. The link will be active for around a month.
Yes, AIIMS Raipur accepts NEET scores. There is no other entrance exam conducted by AIIMS Raipur or AIIMS institutes for MBBS admission. Although earlier AIIMS used to conduct its own entrance exam, but it was scrapped in 2020. The admission to AIIMS Raipur takes place through NEET counselling, conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee. AIIMS Raipur seats are a part of the 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats. Candidates must secure a NEET score above 700 in order to have a chance to get admission to the MBBS course in this coveted medical institute of India.
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. 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
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.
NEET 2025 Cut Off: Qualifying Marks/ Passing Marks
The NEET 2025 was more difficult than the past year. The number of students who appeared in the NEET 2025 was less than 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 Cut off percentile |
NEET 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 |
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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 |
No, candidates will not be allowed to appear for the examination without a valid photo ID. Candidates were advised to keep the following three things ready with them, a day before the examination; a valid photo ID proof, NEET admit card, and a recent passport-sized photograph. These are the mandatory documents to be produced during entry to the NEET exam centre. The valid photo identity card which will be allowed at the NEET exam centre include Aadhaar card/ Driving Licence/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Voter Id, etc. The NEET admit card is also required to have the passport and postcard-sized photographs pasted on it.
Candidates belonging to the General category should secure 50 percentile. Those belonging to the PwD General category has to secure 45 percentile. The NEET cutoff percentile for the reserved category candidates is 40. The exact qualifying marks or cutoff scores will be announced by NTA along with the scorecards. This year, General category candidates had to score minimum 137 marks to qualify for the exam.
According to the reports, this year saw the highest number of NEET applications and appearance for the exam. A total of 24,06,079 candidates applied for the exam, out of which 23,33,297 candidates appeared. The exam was originally conducted on May 5, 2024, in 571 cities across India and abroad. A re-test for 1,563 candidates who were awarded grace marks on May 5, was conducted on June 23, 2024. In this exam, 813 candidates had appeared.
NEET Passing/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/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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Please note that the cutoff for other rounds and courses will vary accordingly.
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Yes, NEET qualification is mandatory for Indian students who want to study MBBS abroad and practice medicine in India later. If you are planning to stay in the Philippines only after your medical degree, you can also study MBBS without NEET qualification.
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No, without presenting NEET scorecard at the time of admission, Indian Army BSc nursing seat will not be allocated to any candidate. It is a mandatory requirement without which the admission does not stand valid.
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No, you do not need to clear NEET to get admission in a BSc forensic Science course. While a few colleges might accept it but it is certainly not the primary way to get into forensic Science courses.
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In 2022, DGMS started accepting the NEET scores for entry to the MNS programme. It scrapped the entrance exam conducted by them and welcomed NEET scores for the initial screening process.
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Maximum there is no chance .there is only chance in deemed and private universities.so better take a drop and prepare well.
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