NEET SS 2024 was conducted on March 29 and March 30, 2025, and the result was declared on April 25, 2025. The NEET SS 2024 cutoff was released along with the NEET SS 2024 result, separately for each of the 15 groups. Know the expected and previous years’ cutoff for NEET SS 2024.
The NEET SS 2024 cutoff was released by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) along with the result on April 25, 2025. Generally, the NEET SS cutoff is 50 percentile for each category. However, in the past years, the NEET SS cutoff was reduced from 50 to 20 percentile. This article of Shiksha.com brings the NEET SS 2024 cutoff, along with previous years’ cutoffs, which will act as a reference point.
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NEET SS 2024 was conducted on March 29 and March 30, 2025, and the result was declared on April 25, 2025. The NEET SS 2024 cutoff was released along with the NEET SS 2024 result, separately for each of the 15 groups. The NEET SS cutoff is decided based on various factors. Let us discuss that in the following section.
No, revision of the NEET SS cutoff or qualifying percentile will not affect the rank obtained by the candidate in any way. However, in case the NEET SS cutoff is lowered, and more candidates qualify for the exam, then all those candidates will be eligible to participate in the NEET SS counselling process. Last year, additional rounds of NEET SS counselling were conducted since the cutoff was reduced later, to give equal scope to the newly qualified candidates of the exam. However, their merit positions or the All India Ranks did not change.
Based on the NEET SS 2023 Round 1 Seat Allotment result, the closing ranks for DM in Endocrinology is 261. CCSU offers one DM course through NEET SS. Candidates can check out the latest NEET SS cutoff 2023 for CCSU admissions in the table below:
| Course | 2023 |
|---|---|
| DM in Endocrinology | 261 |
- Factors Deciding NEET SS Cutoff
- NEET SS 2024 Cutoff
- NEET SS Cutoff for Previous Years
Factors Deciding NEET SS Cutoff
Several factors determine the cutoff for the NEET SS exam. A few of them have been listed below:
- Total number of candidates who have applied for a particular super speciality course
- Performance of the candidates in the examination
- The total number of seats available
- The difficulty level of the question paper
- NEET SS cutoff for the previous year
NEET SS 2024 Cutoff
The NEET SS 2024 difficulty level, as shared by the test-takers, is tough. In fact, some candidates claimed NEET SS 2024 to be tougher than last year. Hence, there was a possibility that the NEET SS 2024 cutoff to be higher than that of last year.
The course-wise NEET SS 2024 cutoff scores are given in the below table.
| Group | NEET SS 2024 Cutoff (50th Percentile) |
|---|---|
| Anaesthesiology Group | 279 |
| Critical Care Medicine Group | 285 |
| ENT Group | 350 |
| Medical Group | 299 |
| Medical Oncology Group | 280 |
| Microbiology Group | 340 |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology Group | 354 |
| Orthopaedics Group | 254 |
| Paediatric Group | 287 |
| Pathology Group | 261 |
| Pharmacology Group | 315 |
| Psychiatry Group | 311 |
| Radioiagnosis Group | 315 |
| Respiratory Medicine Group | 365 |
| Surgical Group | 285 |
NEET SS Cutoff for Previous Years
Here we bring an analysis of past years’ NEET SS cutoff, both revised and original.
NEET SS 2023 Cutoff
NEET SS 2023 cutoffwas revised by NBEMS as per the recommendation by NMC. Based on the letter by the Ministry of Health, Government of India, the NEET SS cutoff 2023 was reduced from 50th percentile to 20th percentile for each of the 13 groups of specialisations.
| Group |
Original NEET SS 2023 Cutoff at 50th Percentile |
Revised NEET SS 2023 Cutoff at 20th Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Anaesthesiology |
315 |
264 |
| ENT |
335 |
270 |
| Medical |
249 |
179 |
| Microbiology |
399 |
348 |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
307 |
248 |
| Orthopaedics |
320 |
264 |
| Paediatric |
273 |
208 |
| Pathology |
309 |
230 |
| Pharmacology |
385 |
317 |
| Psychiatry |
352 |
308 |
| Radiodiagnosis |
311 |
243 |
| Respiratory Medicine |
327 |
263 |
| Surgical Group |
287 |
221 |
NEET SS 2022 Cutoff
Similar to 2023, the NEET SS 2022 cutoff was also reduced from 50 percentile to 20 percentile, to fill the vacant seats during the NEET SS counselling process. The following table brings the NEET SS 2022 cutoff for original and revised.
It is up to the NBE or MCC to reduce the NEET SS cutoff. The reduction in the NEET SS cut off is informed by the authorities through a notice. The NEET SS 2024 cutoff was reduced to zero prior to the Round 3 counselling. Moreover, the MCC had reduced cut off for NEET SS by 20 percentile for each speciality in 2023 and 2022.
No. Candidates will have to score the minimum cutoff marks to qualify for NEET SS exam, which is 50 percentile. NBE prescribes the minimum qualifying cutoff for NEET SS along with the release of the result. Candidates will have to secure the minimum percentile or more to qualify for the exam. Qualified candidates will be eligible to participate in the counselling process for seat allotment.
NBE or the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), the NEET SS exam conducting authority, releases the cutoff scores or the qualifying scores along with the result. Even though NBE announces the NEET SS qualifying percentile in the information bulletin, the exact qualifying marks, or the NEET SS cutoff is released on the day of the result declaration.
| Groups |
NEET SS 2022 Cutoff Scores |
NEET SS 2022 Revised Cutoff |
|---|---|---|
| Anaesthesia |
293 |
248 |
| ENT |
329 |
261 |
| Medical |
272 |
188 |
| Microbiology |
345 |
264 |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
357 |
305 |
| Orthopaedics |
311 |
240 |
| Paediatric |
280 |
217 |
| Pathology |
342 |
255 |
| Pharmacology |
288 |
250 |
| Psychiatry |
359 |
320 |
| Radio Diagnosis |
337 |
279 |
| Respiratory Medicine |
347 |
284 |
| Surgical |
285 |
225 |
NEET SS 2021 Cutoff
The NEET SS 2021 cutoff was reduced from 50 percentile to 15 percentile. The course-wise original and revised NEET SS cutoff for 2021 are given in the below table.
| Speciality |
NEET SS 2021 Cutoff (Original) |
NEET SS 2021 Cutoff (Revised) |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Anesthesia/Organ Transplant Anaesthesia/Paediatric and Neonatal Anaesthesia/Neuroanaesthesia |
206 |
190 |
| Cardiology |
152 |
134 |
| Clinical Haematology |
182 |
158 |
| Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology |
175 |
149 |
| Clinical Pharmacology |
195 |
183 |
| Critical Care Medicine |
193 |
179 |
| Endocrine Surgery |
176 |
159 |
| Endocrinology |
156 |
136 |
| Geriatric Mental Health |
275 |
268 |
| Gynaecological Oncology/Reproductive Medicine and Surgery |
205 |
180 |
| Hand Surgery |
195 |
184 |
| Head and Neck Surgery |
212 |
199 |
| Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery/Surgical Gastroenterology |
185 |
163 |
| Hepatology |
197 |
175 |
| Infectious Diseases |
214 |
186 |
| Medical Gastroenterology |
170 |
149 |
| Medical Genetics |
124 |
111 |
| Medical Oncology |
125 |
108 |
| Nephrology |
171 |
147 |
| Neuro Surgery |
126 |
111 |
| Neurology/Paediatric Neurology |
162 |
140 |
| Neuroradiology/Interventional Radiology |
250 |
228 |
| Onco-Pathology |
190 |
165 |
| Paediatric Cardiology/Neonatology/Paediatric Gastroenterology/Paediatric Hepatology/Paediatric Nephrology/Paediatric Oncology/Paediatric Intensive Unit |
198 |
176 |
| Paediatric Orthopaedics |
221 |
196 |
| Paediatric Surgery |
178 |
159 |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
163 |
145 |
| Pulmonary Medicine |
214 |
198 |
| Surgical Oncology |
184 |
165 |
| Urology |
167 |
146 |
| Vascular Surgery/Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery/Thoracic Surgery/Paediatric Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery |
154 |
131 |
| Virology |
260 |
247 |
NEET SS or National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Super Speciality Courses) is conducted by the National Board of Education for admission to various DM/ MCh and DNB courses. It is a qualifying-cum-ranking examination for admission to medical super speciality courses offered in 176 institutes across India.
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Student Forum
Answered 3 days ago
According to the SOA University NEET SS Cutoff 2024, the overall cutoff range fell between 470 and 5385 for the General category students who belong to the All India quota. Going by the 2024 cutoff data, the cutoff might fall somewhere around this range.
The cutoff varies each year because of several
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
The SOA University NEET SS Cutoff 2025 will be available after the results are announced. Until then, according to the SOA University NEET SS Cutoff 2024, the most in-demand specialisation was DM in Oncology, followed by DM in Neonatology, with the last round cutoff of 436 and 470, respectively for
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
The Utkal University NEET SS Cutoff 2025 for admission to the DM and MCh courses for students belonging to the All India quota will be released soon. However, as per the Utkal University NEET SS Cutoff 2024, the cutoff ranged from 170 to 7375 in the last round. In the first round, the cutoff was in
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
The DU NEET SS Cutoff 2025 will be released soon, in the meantime, according to the last round closing ranks for the General AI category in 2024, the cutoff ranged from 3 to 1269 for admission to various MCh, DM, and DNB courses at various Delhi University affiliated colleges.
Among all the courses,
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
The HPU Cutoff 2024 was out for all round and categories for the NEET SS entrance exam for admission to DM/MCh/DNB courses. The lowest rank to get into HPU is 2322, according to the closing cutoff in the last round in 2024 for the General AI category quota.
The cutoff was released in the form of the
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
The HPU NEET SS Cutoff 2025 has been released for admission to the DM, MCh and DNB courses. For the DM in Cardiology course, the cutoff for the General AI category ranged from 1420 to 2322, as per the first and last round closing cutoff ranks. Please note that this is the cutoff range for the Genera
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
The Kerala University NEET SS Cutoff 2025 was released for all rounds and categories under the All India quota. According to the last round closing cutoff for the General AI category candidates, the cutoff range was between 14 and 3156, wherein the easiest and the hardest course for admission were M
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
The Bharati Vidyapeeth NEET SS Cutoff 2025 will be released soon for admission to the DM and MCh courses. According to the Bharati Vidyapeeth NEET SS Cutoff 2024, the cutoff was in the ranges of 344 to 4578 in the last round for the General category under the All India quota. The hardest specialisat
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
If you belong to the General AI quota, yes you can get a seat at Rajasthan University with a NEET SS cutoff rank of 3000. In 2024, the NEET SS closing ranks varied between 3069 and 3180 for admission to the DM in Neurology course. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the NEET SS round-wis
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
Rajasthan University accepts the NEET SS entrance exam scores for admission to the DM and MCh courses. For the General AI category students, the last round closing ranks varied between 259 and 3180. The course and specialisation-wise NEET SS last round closing ranks for the General AI category stdue
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Contributor-Level 10
Result - 28 Jan '26
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) or the exam conducting body for NEET SS releases the qualifying scores or the cutoff marks for each subjects along with the result. The highest NEET SS cutoff will be known after the results. However, the previous year trend shows that the cut off went the highest for the Respiratory Medicine Group, which was 365 and the lowest cutoff was for the group Orthopaedics, 254.