NEET 2026 Passing Marks out of 720: Check Qualifying Marks for General, OBC, SC, ST & PwD
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2026 ( NEET )
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NEET 2026 is being conducted at the designated exam centres. The candidates need to score as much as they can to ensure their selection in the exam. The NEET passing marks 2026 are the minimum qualifying marks that candidates must obtain to clear the exam. The qualifying marks or scores are percentile-based and change every year. Check NEET exam pass marks along with previous years' cutoff.
National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test is a competitive exam, and the candidates need to score as high as they can to ensure their selection in the exam. The candidates need to score higher to get a Government MBBS seat from a better Government college. The candidates prefer the Government medical colleges because of their reputation, exposure and cost-effectiveness.
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Candidates appearing for the NEET 2026 often ask about the passing marks or qualifying marks in the exam. The simple answer to this query is that there are no fixed passing marks in the exam. However, the NTA has notified the NEET qualifying percentile 2026, which means that a candidate of a particular category needs to score better than the given percentage of students. 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 refer 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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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 cutoff marks in the NEET 2026 exam will become eligible to participate in the counselling process.
- 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 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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Commonly asked questions
The responses marked on the OMR Sheet of NEET are scanned and uploaded on the official website of NTA. The responses marked are read and captured by the machines, which can sometimes lead to smudging of the responses. Therefore, there can be errors in the scanned copy of NEET OMR sheet. If a student finds any such error in their OMR sheet, they have the provision to challenge them. Candidates have to pay a processing fee of INR 200 per response challenged. The steps for challenging the OMR sheet of NEET are given below:
- Go to the official website of NTA NEET
- Login using the NEET application number and password or date of birth
- Click on “OMR Challenge”
- You will see the questions in sequential order
- Select Question (s) for which you wish to challenge the Recorded Response.
- Once you select any Question for Challenge, you will see three options under the column ‘Candidate’s Claim’.
- If you wish to challenge this option, you may use the Options given in the ‘Candidate’s Claim’ column.
- After clicking your desired option, for Physics / Chemistry / Botany / Zoology for NEET (UG) - 2023, scroll down, ‘Submit’, and move to the next screen.
- You will see a screen displaying your challenges.
- Click on ‘Submit' and Pay Fee Finally’.
- Select Mode of Payment and Pay a processing fee of INR 200 for each question/grade challenged. Make payment through Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking/Paytm.
- After successful payment, download/print the Answer Key challenge receipt
The exact numbers of NEET 2026 exam centres will be announced by NTA along with the result details. It is expected that the total number of NEET 2025 exam centres will be around 5,000. In 2024, the number was 4,750.
The full form of NEET is National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. It is a national-level entrance exam for admission to undergraduate medical and para-medical courses in India. The exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency. It is held once a year in a paper-pencil based mode.
The total number of exam cities for NEET is 566. The number of NEET exam cities in India are 552 and in abroad are 14. The number of exam cities in India changes every year. The exact number is known through the notification PDF.
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
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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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The NTA has started 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 is May 21.
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Answered Yesterday
The NTA will conduct the NEET Re Exam 2026 on June 21. The candidates should note that the Admit card will be released by June 14. The NTA can release the city intimation but it is not clear.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered Yesterday
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.
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The NTA will release the NEET Re-Exam Admit card on June 14. The NTA will soon start the facility to choose the examination city for the re-exam. This facility will be available for a week. Based on the new choices, the new exam centre will be allotted and admit card will be printed.
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Answered 2 days ago
While NEET is mandatory for MBBS and BDS admissions, physiotherapy is a different course altogether, and many top physiotherapy colleges in Pune offer admission without requiring a NEET score at all. SOme of the colleges are mentioned below -
| Top Colleges | Tuition Fee |
|---|---|
| Sancheti Orthopedic Research Institute and College of Physiotherapy | INR 5.11 lakh |
| C.M.F.'s College of Physiotherapy | INR 3.44 lakh |
| St. Andrews College of Physiotherapy | INR 2.56 lakh |
| Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Physiotherapy | INR 6.71 lakh |
| Indutai College of Physiotherapy Pune | INR 3.49 lakh |
Source: Official site of the colleges and may vary.
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Answered 2 days ago
Hi,
The NEET 2026 exam has been cancelled. The NE Re-exam dates will be released soon. The marks vs rank list can be estimated only after getting the question papers and their difficulty level. Wait for the exam day, we will release such table.
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Answered 2 days ago
Hi,
The National Testing Agency defines the eligibility criteria for all the categories in the information bulletin. You can get the desired information here - https://www.shiksha.com/medicine-health-sciences/articles/neet-eligibility-criteria-blogId-22479
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We do not provide such consultancy. Please check in your area medical colleges and ask the first year MBBS students to get the right guidance.
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