NEET 2026 reservation for OBC is 27 per cent, for SC is 15 per cent, for ST is 7.5 per cent and for EWS is 10 per cent. Check NEET reservation criteria for general, SC, ST, OBC and EWS in 15% All India Quota for UG medical/dental courses. Know the detailed NEET UG reservation criteria here.
NEET Reservation for OBC, EWS, SC, ST and General
NEET Reservation Criteria 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the NEET UG 2026 exam for admissions to undergraduate medical and allied courses. The NEET Re exam 2026 was conducted on June 21 and earlier the NEET exam was held on May 3, 2026 at various centres across the country. The NEET Result 2026 have been declared along with cutoff marks. The authority released the detailed NEET 2026 reservation criteria along with the information brochure. The NEET reservation is provided to state medical and dental colleges under the All India scheme along with the central universities. It is to be noted that the NEET reservation will be directed under the guidelines of the Government of India. It is crucial for the medical candidates to fill their reservation criteria for the NEET 2026 exam during the registration process.
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Candidates who will clear the exam will be called for the NEET counselling 2026 for admission process. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will conduct the NEET 2026 counselling process soon after the results declaration. The NEET counselling process is the gateway for admission to MBBS, BDS and BSc Nursing courses for the 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats. However, there is reservation in NEET for reserved category candidates.
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As per the norms, there is a 27 per cent OBC reservation in NEET quota, 15 per cent for SC, 10 per cent for EWS and 7.5 per cent for ST category. This NEET reservation criteria is applicable for counselling of 15 per cent Under Graduate (UG) All India Quota seats for MBBS/ BDS and other courses. Check here the NEET reservation criteria 2026 for OBC, SC, ST and EWS categories. Medical aspirants who will be appearing for NEET 2026 must be aware of category-wise NEET reservation norms and percentage.
- NEET Reservation Criteria 2026 for 15% AIQ Seats
- NEET Reservation for OBC
- NEET Reservation for EWS
- NEET Reservation for PwD
- NEET 2026 Reservation Criteria: List of Colleges under 15% AIQ Seats
- Reservation in NEET 2026: 85% State Quota Seats
NEET Reservation Criteria 2026 for 15% AIQ Seats
The medical, dental and allied courses seats under 15 per cent All India Quota are allotted through the MCC NEET counselling based on the reservation criteria fixed by the Government of India in 2021. The table below brings the NEET reservation criteria for OBC, EWS, SC, ST and PwD categories:
| Categories |
Reservation Percentage |
|---|---|
| SC |
15 |
| ST |
7.5 |
| OBC |
27 |
| EWS |
10 |
| PwD |
5 |
Commonly asked questions
The NEET 2026 cutoff is released along with the results. The NTA released the NEET UG cutoff marks based on the difficulty level. Till then, take a look at the NEET 2025 cutoff for reference.
| Category | Cut off percentile | Cut off marks |
| UR/EWS | 50th Percentile | 715–213 |
| OBC | 40th Percentile | 212–177 |
| SC | 40th Percentile | 212–177 |
| ST | 40th Percentile | 212–177 |
| SC/OBC - PwD | 40th percentile | 193 - 177 |
| ST - PwD | 40th Percentile | 191 - 178 |
RIMS Imphal cutoff 2022 was 53109 for General category candidates in All India quota for BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery. RIMS Imphal admission 2023 to MBBS course is based on NEET 2023 scores followed by NEET Counselling 2023. Conducted by the MCC, NEET UG Counselling is to be held in multiple rounds. Further, NEET cut off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.
The NEET cut off score generally changes every year, based on the exam difficulty level. The NEET 2025 cut off score was reduced from that of 2024. Have a look at the cut off scores of NEET 2025 exam below-
Category | NEET 2025 Cutoff percentile | NEET 2025 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 |
Candidates need to obtain the NEET exam pass marks to clear the exam. The minimum NEET cutoff percentile that candidates must obtain is shared below-
Category | NEET Cut off percentile |
|---|---|
UR/EWS | 50th |
OBC, SC, ST | 40th |
UR/EWS-PwD | 45th |
OBC/SC/St-PwD | 40th |
NEET Reservation for OBC
The OBC quota in NEET benefits a large number of OBC Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) category students. The NEET reservation for OBC is 27 per cent, as per 2021 reservation norms. Hence, while applying for NEET counselling rounds, candidates must ensure that they have all the required documents, without which they would not be considered eligible for the reservation.
Before the implementation of 2021 norms, 27 per cent OBC reservation in NEET was only the for National Institutes or Central Universities, which reduced their scope of admission for the rest of the MBBS and BDS colleges.
NEET Reservation for EWS
There is a reservation of 10 per cent seats in NEET 2026 for EWS category. As far as the NEET reservation for EWS category is concerned, to fulfill the eligibility criteria, candidates should not possess the property details or the annual income shared below:
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The annual income of candidates’ families should not exceed INR 8 lakh
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Candidates’ families should not own five acres of agricultural land or above
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Candidates’ families should not own a residential flat of 1,000 square feet or above
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Candidates’ family members should not own a residential plot of 100 square yards and above in notified municipalities
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Candidates’ families should not own residential plots of 200 square yards and above in areas other than the notified municipalities
Commonly asked questions
The NEET syllabus is huge. The 80/20 rule in NEET means that students should study smarter by focusing on 20% of the high-value topics which may form 80% of the NEET question paper.
Yes, candidates can get MBBS with 80,000 rank. However, such candidates can only take admission in private MBBS colleges, deemed universities or through management/ NRI quota.
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The category-wise NEET cutoff percentile is given in the table below:
Category | NEET Cut Off Percentile |
|---|---|
General Category/Unreserved (UR) Category | 50 |
OBC/SC/ST | 40 |
PwD (General/UR) | 45 |
PwD (Reserved) | 40 |
The NEET 2025 cutoff was released along with the result on June 14, 2025. The NEET cutoff for each candidate category was mentioned on the result PDF. The NTA lowered the NEET cut off 2025 as the level of difficulty was higher and the number of test-takers was lower.
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NEET Reservation for PwD
Candidates who consider themselves eligible for this category are advised to ensure their eligibility by getting themselves examined at any Government Medical College/District Hospital/Government Hospital. Such a Government Medical College/District Hospital/Government Hospital shall issue a Disability Certificate.
After this, candidates, upon selection under the PwD Category, will have to produce a Disability Certificate issued by the Disability Assessment Board. Hence, it is important for the candidates to appear before the Disability Assessment Board so as to determine whether they may register or participate in the common online Counselling towards admission in medical courses, after the declaration of the NEET result.
In case candidates are considered ineligible by the Disability Assessment Board, they may not register or participate in the common online Counselling, and any online provisional allotment of the medical college shall be entirely fraudulent on the part of the candidate. Physical verification of various certificates, including academic and Disability, will be done upon reporting for admission to the medical college.
NEET 2026 Reservation Criteria: List of Colleges under 15% AIQ Seats
The colleges or institutes that take admissions through NEET reservation criteria are given below:
- AIIMS Institutes
- Central Universities/ ESIC
- AFMC
- JIPMER
However, candidates must note that there is no reservation for OBC/ SC/ ST/ PWD/EWS candidates in Deemed Universities.
Commonly asked questions
The AIIMS accepts NEET scores for admission to the MBBS. Students need to obtain the NEET cut off percentile and scores to get shortlisted for counselling in AIIMS MBBS course. The NEET 2025 cutoff scores for generally category was 686-144. So, a general category student with 550 marks cannot take admissions to AIIMS.
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 UG question paper is available in 13 languages. Apart from Hindi and English candidates can choose from Tamil, Urdu, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi and Telugu. Candidates have to enter their language preferences in the application form and will have to choose their exam centre preference accordingly. During the exam, candidates must ensure that they have received the NEET question paper in the language they have opted for, otherwise, they should report the same to the invigilators. During preparation, candidates must prepare in the particular language and solve previous year question papers and mock tests in the regional language.
RIMS Ranchi cutoff 2022 was 49596 for General category candidates in All India quota for BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery. RIMS Ranchi admission 2023 to MBBS course is based on NEET 2023 scores followed by NEET Counselling 2023. Conducted by the MCC, NEET UG Counselling is to be held in multiple rounds. Further, NEET cut off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.
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Reservation in NEET 2026: 85% State Quota Seats
The information shared above regarding the NEET reservation criteria is valid for 15% AIQ seats. However, the rest of the 85 per cent seats are reserved for the State Quota in NEET UG exam. Each state has its category-wise reservation policies or criteria. Candidates get to know the reservation policy of the respective state through the release of the information brochure of the counselling process.
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To applu for NEET-UG for admission in AIIMS Bhopal, students can follow the steps given below:
- Go to the NTA NEET-UG application page.
- Click on the "New Candidate Register Here" button.
- Choose your login authentication method (Aadhaar Card, DigiLocker, ABC ID, Passport, or PAN Card).
- Input your basic de
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Application fee for NEET-UG for admission in AIIMS Bhopal varies according to the category of the student. Details are given in the following table:
Category | Application Fee |
|---|---|
General | INR 1,700 |
OBC | INR 1,600 |
SC /ST, Persons with Disability | INR 1,000 |
Outside India | INR 9,500 |
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Yes, your 65% in Class 12 meets the minimum 45% aggregate requirement for Aryabhatta Knowledge University, but a NEET score of 268 is generally low for government-affiliated B.Sc. Nursing seats, though it may suffice for some private affiliated colleges depending on category cutoffs and state counse
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Yes, with a NEET score of 296, you can get admission to BDS course at private colleges in Karnataka. Getting a seat at government colleges will not be possible with these 296 marks in NEET.
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With 527 marks and an All India Rank (AIR) of 58,371, you have a strong chance of securing admission to government BAMS colleges in Rajasthan through the state quota, but getting into premier institutions like Government Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Jaipur or the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jai
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Students looking for MBBS admission at AIIMS Kalyani must fill out the NEET-UG application form. The NEET-UG application process generally starts in the first or second week of February and closes in March.
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- Visit mcc.nic.in.
- Click on the UG Medical tab.
- Click on the result link.
- Download the PDF document.
- Find your NEET Roll Number to check your status.
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The MCC released the NEET UG seat allotment result 2026 for round 1 on August 20 at mcc.nic.in. The MCC NEET round 1 result 2026 has been released as a PDF file.
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Category | Fee (in INR) | |
|---|---|---|
Non-refundable | ||
For 50% AIQ/Central Universities | General | 1,000 |
SC/ ST/ OBC | 500 | |
For Deemed Universities | All categories | 5,000 |
Refundable | ||
For 50% AIQ/Central Universities | General | 25,000 |
SC/ ST/ OBC | 10,000 | |
For Deemed Universities | All categories | 2,00,000 |
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To secure a government MBBS seat in Rajasthan, general category candidates generally need an All India Rank (AIR) under 26,000 to 30,000 for state quota seats, while top-tier colleges like SMS Jaipur require an AIR under 1,000 to 3,000. Reserved categories (OBC, SC, ST) can secure government seats a
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