What is good rank in NEET PG 2025?
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post-Graduation 2025 ( NEET PG )
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NEET PG 2025 result was announced on August 19, 2025. After result, candidate must be curious to know ranking in NEET PG 2025. The one question which keeps knocking everyone's mind 'what is good rank in NEET PG'. Ranking from 1 to around 10,000 is considered good enough to get decent college. Know more about good rank in NEET PG 2025.
Good rank in NEET PG 2025
NEET Pg 2025 result was announced on August 19, 2025. After result, candidates aim to know their ranking in the exam. Everyone has clear-cut idea that if they will score high in exam, ranking will be automatically good. Nevertheless, what make them little tense that what exactly is good rank in NEET PG. This article ‘what is good rank in NEET PG’ makes you understand how ranking varies depending on different factors. Good rank in NEET PG 2025 will depend upon category of candidate or what branch exactly he/she is looking for. For a general category candidate, a good rank in NEET PG may not be the same as for SC category candidate. Similarly, what is good rank for radio diagnosis for that particular category may not hold true for others of different category.
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Good Rank in NEET PG 2025: Category-wise Analysis
Ranking also depends upon the cutoff, which in turn is based on difficulty level of exam, number of candidates appeared and other factors. One can presume that ranking in the range of 1 to 10,000 is considered good enough for admission in top medical college in postgraduate courses. Candidates have to secure from 800 to 670 to get decent rank in NEET PG. Check the table given below for expected good rank as per the category:
NBE doesn't officialy releases sectional weightage in NEET PG exam. As per experts and exam taking students, maximum questions are asked from clinical section. Most questions are asked from general medicine, general surgery, pharmacology, pathology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology etc. NEET PG 2026 exam date will be announced by NBE. The exam is expected to be held in August 2026.
NEET PG is conducted by NBE. NBE, a premier organisation which conducts various entrance exams for medical and dental courses. NEET PG is a computer-based test, conducted at allocated centers across country.
| Category |
Good rank range |
|---|---|
| General |
4000 to 6000 |
| EWS |
6000 to 9000 |
| OBC |
9000 to 12000 |
| SC & ST |
12000 to 20000 |
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Top coveted branches under NEET PG include radiodignosis, general surgery, dermatology, and medicine. As per the past few years counselling records, candidates can get radiodiagnosis and other above-mentioned branches at the rank of around 4000 to 5000. Those who get rank below 10000 can get admission in peripheral colleges. Those who get around 20,000 to 30,000 rank get non-clinical branches. Some of the top college options at good rank in NEET PG include Maulana Azad Medical College, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Medical College, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, King George’s Medical University, Madras Medical College etc.
NEET PG 2025 Result and Cutoff
NEET PG 2025 result was released online for candidates who appeared for exam on August 3, 2025. NEET PG 2025 scorecards can be downloaded on or after August 29, 2025. Candidates will have to score the minimum NEET PG 2025 cutoff to qualify the exam.
Expected cutoff score for NEET PG 2025
| Category |
NEET PG 2025 cutoff score |
|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) |
276 |
| SC/ST/OBC |
235 |
| UR PWD |
255 |
NEET PG 2025 Result: Tie Breaking criteria
In case two or more candidates get same score, the deciding factor is tie-breaking rules. Check on what parameters, tie is broken:
- More number of correct responses: Those who have more number of correct responses are preferred
- Lesser number of negative responses: Candidates who got less negative marking get better rank
- Older candidates get preference
- Higher aggregate marks (in percentage) in all MBBS Professional Examinations
NEET PG stands for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate courses, conducted by National Board of Examinations (NBE) for admission to MD/MS/PG Diploma courses in India. NEET PG, a postgraduate level entrance exam is mandatory for admission to all medical colleges in India.
The name of NEET PG 2025 topper is Dr Pooshan Mahapatra. He did got 707 marks in NEET PG 2025. Second topper is Dr Greeshma with 705 marks. NEET PG 2025 exam was held on August 3, 2025. NBE had announced the result on August 19, 2025.
NEET PG notification is uploaded online. Candidates will have to download NEET PG notification from the official website, nbe.edu.in. NBE releases notification related to NEET PG and oter crucial related events. NET PG 2025 exam was held on August 3, 2025, in single shift.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 19 hours ago
The DY Patil Pune NEET PG Cutoff 2025 has been out till round 2 for admission to the MD and MS courses. The cutoff was released in the form of opening and closing ranks for the students who belonged to the All India quota.
For the General AI category, the cutoff in round 2 ranged from 37823 to 12150
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The Utkal University NEET PG Cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the MD and MS courses for all categories till round 2. For the General AI category, the cutoff was 407 in the first round and 89971 in the last round. The hardest and the easiest courses for this category in the last round were M
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The Pondicherry University NEET PG Cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the PG-level medical courses for all categories under the All India quota. According to the cutoff in round 2 for the General AI category, the range was 28581 to 55775. Among all the courses, the MD in Microbiology was the
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The University College of Medical Sciences NEET PG Cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the MD and MS courses for all categories under the All India category. The cutoff for all courses ranged from 164 to 59585 for the General AI category in the last round. Among all the courses, the most sough
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The Shivaji University NEET PG Cutoff 2025 was released till Round 2 for all categories under the All India quota. For the General AI category, the cutoff ranged from 5391 to 93592 for admission to the , wherein MD in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and MS in ENT were t
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Yes. MCC announced round-3 NEET PG 2025 counselling dates and schedule on January 15, 2026. Revised schedule was announced after reduction of NEET PG 2025 cutoff percentile. Registration for round-3 can be done from January 15 till January 26, 2026. Students will have to register and declare choice
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Answered a week ago
MCC reduces NEET PG cutoff to fill vacant seats remain after starting two rounds. It is being said students who score top rank wish to get top branches and colleges and they do get usually in round-1 and round-2 NEET PG counselling. Once these coveted seats get filled, students have least chance to
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Yes. MCC has reduced NEET PG 2025 cutoff percentile as well as score for each category. NEET PG 2025 percentile has bene reduced by 7th percentile for general category and 0th percentile for SC/ST category. For general category revised cutoff score is 103.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
The Bundelkhand University NEET PG Cutoff 2025 was released for all categories under the All India quota. For the OBC AI category, the Round 2 closing cutoff ranged from 4595 to 122734, wherein MD in General Medicine was the toughest course for admission. On the other hand, the easiest course for ad
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Answered 2 weeks ago
The Bundelkhand University NEET PG Cutoff 2025 was released till Round 2 for all categories under the All India quota. According to the last round closing cutoff in Round 2, the cutoff ranged from 1390 to 39189, wherein the easiest and the hardest course for admission for the General category studen
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The total duration of NEET PG exam is 3.5 hours or 210 minutes. In 2024, NBE introduced time bound section in NEET PG exam. This means candidates will have specific time to solve specific number of questions. Whole question paper is divided into 5 sections (A to E) with 40 questions each. Candidates get 42 minutes to solve each section. It must be noted candidates can't answer questions of any section till he/she exahusts allotted time (42 minutes) of previous section.