NEET PG 2021 Mop-up Cut Off: Check Branch wise cutoff here

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Will MCC revise NEET PG 2021 cut off for providing admission to more number of candidates or not? As NEET PG 2021 mop up round counselling is going on, students are hoping authority to revise cut off to accomodate more number of students.

NBE has released revised cut off for NEET PG 2021. The cut off has been reduced by 15 percentile for each category. NBE will also release revised result based on new cut off. Earlier doctors were demanding the authority to decrease the cutoff so that maximum candidates get seats and they don’t need to wait for the next academic session to pursue PG courses. The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) also requested the National Medical Association to lower the NEET PG cut off amid 6,500 seats remaining vacant for admission in the mop-up round. Cut off is the last rank at which admission is provided in that particular category to candidates. Last year also NEET PG cut off was revised to fill seats in the mop-up round counselling. Read to know more details about NEET PG 2021 mop-up cut off.

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  • NEET PG 2021 Mop-up Round Cut off
  • NEET PG 2021 Revised Cut off Percentile and Scores
  • NEET PG 2021 Qualifying Cut off Percentile and Scores
  • NEET PG Revised Cut off: Previous Records

NEET PG 2021 Mop-up Round Cut off

Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) has also written to Union Health Minister, urging him to consider the request to decrease the cut off for mop-up round NEET PG 2021 counselling. FORDA has contended that almost every year cutoff is revised to accommodate maximum candidates in All India Quota seats for admission to MD, MS and PG Diploma courses. The association said as the counselling has already delayed this year due to COVID-19, if mop-up cut off will not be revised, many of the candidates may not get admission which will lead to reduce workforce in healthcare.

Q:   What are the qualifying cut off for NEET PG?
A:

Qualifying cut off vary as per the category. Candidates of unreserved category have to score little more than their counterparts of reserved category to qualify for NEET PG exam. Check the categorywise qualifying cut off in the table given below:

Category

NEET PG cutoff qualifying percentile

NEET PG cut off scores 2025

Unreserved (UR)

50th percentile

276

SC/ST/OBC

40th percentile

235

UR PWD

45th percentile

255

 

Q:   Does NBE reduce NEET PG cut off in any case?
A:

Yes. NBE reduces NEET PG cut off in case seats remain vacant after counseling rounds. Reducation of cut off makes more number of candidates eligible to participate in the counselling who were earlier ineligible due to low score. Last year, NBE reduced cut off twice. For 2023-24 session, NBE had reduced cut off to zero for all category. For 2022-23 session, the cut off was reduced by 25 percentile for each category. 

 

Q:   Who releases cut off for NEET PG?
A:

National Board of Examinations (NBE) releases cut off for NEET PG. It must be noted the cut off is releases along with NEET PG result. Candidates have to score minimum cut off to qualify for the exam. The minimum cut off is different for different category. For the general category, the minimum qualifying cut off is 50 percentile marks while for SC/ST, the qualifying cut off is 40. The cut off depends on a number of factors including the difficulty level of the exam, number of candidates appeared etc.

“It is pertinent to mention that the cut-off percentile for being eligible to appear in NEET-PG counseling is reduced every year before the final round to allowed maximum participation of candidates to avoid wastage of precious seats in healthcare institutions. For the current year, in the Mop up (Final) Round, more than 6000 seats are still lying vacant…Under the above-mentioned circumstances, we would hereby request you to kindly take note of the issue and to take necessary measures for avoiding wastage of several Board-speciality seats,” FORDA said.

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NEET PG 2021 Mop-up Round Counselling

The Medical Counselling Committee will release cut off for mop round before seat allotment. Registration for mop-up round counselling is going on and candidates will be able to register and exercise choice for mop-up round counselling till March 12. The mop up round will be followed by stray vacancy round where no fresh registration will be accepted and candidates will be allocated seats on the basis of vacant seats to be filled.

NEET PG 2021 Revised Cut off Percentile and Scores

Category

Revised minimum qualifying criteria

Revised cut off score

General

35th percentile

247

UR-PWD

30th percentile

229

SC/ST/OBC

25th percentile

210

NEET PG 2021 Qualifying Cut off Percentile and Scores

Candidates who want to know more about NEET PG 2021 mop up cut off should have an idea about NEET PG 2021 qualifying cut off marks first. The category wise cut off for NEET PG 2021 has been given in the table below:

Q:   Who releases the list of centres for NEET PG?
A:

The National Board of Examinations (NBE) releases the list of centres for NEET PG. Candidates have to choose a preference of the exam centre while applying online for the exam. NBE will allot the exact name and address with the admit card. Candidates will have to download the admit card once the exam-conducting body activates the link online. 

Q:   What is the qualifying NEET PG 2025 cut off percentile for the general category?
A:

Candidates have to score the minimum cut off to qualify for the exam. The cut off varies for different categories. NEET PG 2025 cut off percentile for the general category students is 50. Those who score less than minimum cut off for that category do not qualify for the exam. A merit list is released based on the cut off marks, comprising name of candidates eligible for the counselling rounds. It must be noted that NEET PG result is valid for that particular academic year only and it can't be used next year or so.

Q:   Will the authorities reduce the cutoff percentile for NEET PG 2025?
A:

The qualifying/ cutoff percentile for NEET PG can be lowered if there are not enough candidates for the counselling process. Such decisions will be taken in consultation with the Medical Council of India and will be informed to the test-takers via an official notification. In 2023, MCC had reduced NEET PG cut off percentile to zero for all category for stray vacancy round counselling. MCC had reduced cut off for 2024-25 session as well. Reduction of NEET PG cut off depends on many factors including number of vacant seats to be filled up. 

Category

Cut off percentile

NEET PG cut off scores

Unreserved (UR)

50th

302

SC/ST/OBC

40th

 

265

UR PWD

45th

283

NEET PG Revised Cut off: Previous Records

Cut off has to be revised to fill vacant seats remain after the last round counselling. This is the first time when MCC has started conducting four rounds for allocating AIQ seats. Candidates can refer to tables given below for category-wise original and revised cut off scores of NEET PG 2020.

NEET PG 2022 revised cut off

Category

Original cut off marks

Revised cut off marks

General

366

275

PWD

342

252

SC/ST/OBC/PWD

319

230

Revised NEET PG 2019 cut off

Category

Original cut off marks

Revised cut off marks

General

340

313

PWD

317

291

SC/ST/OBC/PWD

295

270

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Answered 4 weeks ago

Yes. MCC had started round-1 registration for NEET PG 2025 counselling on October 17, 2025. Registration had to be done at mcc.nic.in. Last date to registration and choice filling was November 5, 2025. Later, MCC postponed whole counsleling schedule, stating NMC had to revise seat matrix for round-1

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Nishtha Choudhury

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

NEET PG 2025 counselling involves different steps starting with registration. Only those who qualify the exam can participate in counselling process. After registration, candidates ahve to declare choices. Thereafter seat allotment result is announced based on choices, reservation criteria, NEET PG

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Anushree Shukla

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

NEET PG 2025 counselling is delayed possibly due to two reasons. One reason is Nationaal Medical Commission has to add some colleges and seats for 2025-26 session and second is the pending court case. NEET PG 2025 answer key transparency plea is scheduled for hearing in Supreme Court on October 28.

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Pragati Saxena

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 months ago

MCC had activated registration link for NEET PG 2025 counselling on October 17, 2025. Deadline for round-1 registration and choice filling was November 5, 2025. Later, MCC had postponed whole schedule as seat matrix has to be revised for round-1. Revised dates were announced by MCC on November 15, 2

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Abhishek Divya

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 months ago

Yes. Candidates will have to declare preferences of choices for each round of NEET PG counselling after registration. It must be noted registration and choices can be declared online. At the same time, choices must be locked in the given deadline otherwise it gets locked automatically. Based on decl

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Abhishek Shukla

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 months ago

Yes. If you will be allotted seat in round-2 NEET PG counselling, your round-1 allotted seat will be automatically get cancelled. In case you don't get allotted seat in round-2, then round-1 seat will not be cancelled. Candidates have to register online and declare preferences of choice for NEET PG

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Bhumika Chauhan

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 months ago

The merit list for Tripura NEET PG 2025 will be released online tentatively by the second week of October 2025. DMER Tripura will release separate merit lists for each round. Candidates have to download the merit list from the official website or from Shiksha.com. The merit list will include informa

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Pooja Kalra

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 months ago

Yes. NBE uploaded NEET PG 2025 scorecards on August 29, 2025. candidates who qualified NEET PG 2025 exam can download scorecards from official website, nbe.edu.in. They will have to enter login details in registration page to download scorecards for NEET PG 2025. The scorecard PDF comprises details

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Mukul Kumar Mishra

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 months ago

Yes. NBE released NEET PG 2025 merit list for 50% All India quota seats on August 27, 2025. the merit list was uplaoded online in PDF format, comprising deatials such as NEET PG 2025 rank, AIR rank, AIR category etc. NBE has already released NEET PG 2025 result on August 19, 2025. 

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Abhishek Rastogi

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 months ago

Neet PG SCORE 455, AIQ, general category 

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DAUD ALI KHAN

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