NEET SS 2024 Cutoff and Previous Year Cutoff Available
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (Super Specialty Courses) 2026 ( NEET SS )
NEET SS 2026 Exam
11 Dec '26 - 12 Dec '26
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.
NEET SS 2024 Expected Cutoff
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.
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.
Also Read: NEET SS 2024 Result Out @natboard.edu.in; Get Link to Download; Scorecard Release Date
- 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
Commonly asked questions
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.
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 |
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.
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 |
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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.
| 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 |
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Yes, you can get into Ramaiah University with a rank of 3000 if you belong to the General AI category. For this category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 570 to 4124.
See the table below to know which courses can be availed with a rank of 3000 in the first round for the aforementioned category.
| Course | Ramaiah University NEET SS cutoff 2025 (R1) |
|---|---|
| M.Ch. in Vascular Surgery | 3232 |
| DM in Nephrology | 3995 |
| DM in Cardiology | 3998 |
| M.Ch. in Plastic Surgery | 4124 |
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