
The NEET 2025 cutoff was announced by NTA on June 14, 2025, along with the result. While the NEET 2025 cutoff score has been reduced, the NEET cutoff percentiles remain the same. The following table brings the category-wise NEET cutoff 2025 scores and percentiles.
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 |
Also Read: NEET 2025 Result Declared @neet.nta.nic.in; Direct Link, Steps to Download NEET UG Scorecards
The NEET 2025 exam was conducted on May 4, 2025. The exam was conducted in a paper-pencil-based mode (PBT) in a single day and shift. According to the NEET 2025 analysis, the exam difficulty level was extremely tough. Hence, the NEET 2025 cutoff has been lowered. In fact, some experts had predicted that chances are low for candidates to score full marks of 720 in NEET 2025, which is also correct, as the highest score obtained is 686. The NEET 2025 counselling process started on July 21, 2025, and the first round has been concluded. Round 2 of NEET Counselling 2025 is underway from September 4, 2025, onwards. The participating institutes release the NEET cutoff ranks after each round of counselling.
Also Read:
- NEET 2025 Cut Off: Determining Factors
- NEET 2025 Exam Dates
- NEET 2024 Cutoff - Revised vs Original
- NEET 2023 Cutoff for Top Medical Colleges in India (MBBS)
- NEET 2023 Cutoff for Top Dental Colleges in India (BDS)
- NEET 2023 Cutoff (Official)
- NEET 2022 Cut off for Top Medical Colleges in India
- NEET 2022 Cut off for Top Dental Colleges in India
- NEET Cutoff for Previous Years
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding NEET 2025 Cut Off
NEET 2025 Cut Off: Determining Factors
NEET cutoff 2025 are determined based on the following five factors:
- Total number of candidates who appear for the examination: This year, the total number of candidates appearing for NEET 2025 was 23,09,318, and the number of qualifying candidates is 12,36,531. Hence, the competition has decreased from last year.
- Difficulty level of the examination: As stated above, the overall difficulty level of the exam increased compared to the previous years. Hence, the NEET 2025 cutoff also decreased.
- Performance of the candidates: Owing to the high difficulty level of the exam, the highest marks obtained by candidates is 686, unlike 720 in the previous years. In that scenario, the NEET 2025 cutoff has been lowered.
- Number of seats available: The total number of seats available for MBBS and BDS courses is 1,18,190 and 27,868, respectively. As compared to last year, the total number of MBBS seats has increased.
- NEET cutoff for previous years: Last year, the difficulty level of NEET was moderate to tough. As compared to this year, the difficulty level of the exam was very high. Accordingly, the NEET 2025 cutoff has been lowered. Incidentally, the NEET 2024 cutoff was decreased by two marks after the retest was conducted.
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NEET 2025 Exam Dates
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NEET 2025 exam
Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
---|---|
29 Sep ' 25 - 05 Oct ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 3 Registration ONGOING |
30 Sep ' 25 - 05 Oct ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 3 Choice Filling ONGOING |
05 Oct ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 3 Choice Locking |
08 Oct ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 3 Seat Allotment Result |
09 Oct ' 25 - 17 Oct ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 3 Institute Reporting |
22 Oct ' 25 - 26 Oct ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Online Stray Vacancy Round Choice Filling |
22 Oct ' 25 - 26 Oct ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Online Stray Vacancy Round Registration |
Dates | Past Exam Dates |
---|---|
18 Sep ' 25 - 25 Sep ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 2 Institute Reporting |
17 Sep ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 2 Seat Allotment Result |
14 Sep ' 25 - 15 Sep ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 2 Choice Locking |
NEET 2024 Cutoff - Revised vs Original
The category-wise NEET cutoff 2024 percentiles and NEET qualifying marks of both original and revised are given below:
Category |
Cut off Percentile |
Cut off Score (Revised) |
Cut off Score (Original) |
---|---|---|---|
UR/EWS |
50th |
720-162 |
720-164 |
OBC |
40th |
161-127 |
163-129 |
SC |
40th |
161-127 |
163-129 |
ST |
40th |
161-127 |
163-129 |
UR/EWS-PwD |
45th |
161-144 |
163-146 |
OBC-PwD |
40th |
143-127 |
145-129 |
SC-PwD |
40th |
143-127 |
145-129 |
ST-PwD |
40th |
142-127 |
145-129 |
NEET Cutoff Past 5 Years’ Trends
The NEET cutoff scores or the NEET qualifying marks vary for each candidate category every year. The table below brings the qualifying or pass marks of NEET over the past five years.
Category |
2023 Cutoff |
2022 Cutoff |
2021 Cutoff |
2020 Cutoff |
2019 Cutoff |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
General/Unreserved (UR) |
720-137 |
715-117 |
720-138 |
720-147 |
701-134 |
OBC/SC/ST |
136-107 |
116-93 |
137-108 |
146-113 |
133-107 |
PwD (General/UR) |
136-121 |
116-105 |
137-122 |
146-129 |
133-120 |
PwD (Reserved) |
120-107 |
104-93 |
121-108 |
128-113 |
119-107 |
As can be seen from the above tables, the NEET 2024 cutoff is the highest in the past five years, even after the deduction of marks based on the Supreme Court verdict.
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NEET 2023 Cutoff for Top Medical Colleges in India (MBBS)
The following table brings the NEET 2023 cutoff rank for the top government medical colleges in India.
College |
NEET 2023 Cutoff General |
NEET 2023 Cutoff OBC |
---|---|---|
AIIMS Delhi |
57 |
225 |
1729 |
3528 |
|
23318 |
20987 |
|
7155 |
20705 |
|
22851 |
23292 |
|
AIIMS Darbhanga |
1944 |
2308 |
15806 |
19940 |
|
1369 |
2022 |
|
22677 |
23014 |
|
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Delhi |
203 |
611 |
21898 |
23052 |
|
3259 |
4013 |
|
714 |
8685 |
|
23509 |
6548 |
|
9909 |
11799 |
|
3238 |
3905 |
|
22238 |
13965 |
|
8636 |
8868 |
|
23261 |
23531 |
|
6373 |
7123 |
|
22995 |
19367 |
|
1337 |
4070 |
|
3894 |
16167 |
|
1391 |
2231 |
|
9907 |
23498 |
|
621 |
1323 |
|
22928 |
23208 |
|
1264 |
2170 |
|
504213 |
NA |
|
603 |
1065 |
|
20964 |
21041 |
|
16801 |
18751 |
|
JIPMER Puducherry - Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research |
277 |
592 |
15114 |
3004 |
|
635 |
1787 |
|
534 |
1086 |
|
11499 |
15603 |
|
21289 |
23606 |
|
10931 |
23641 |
|
14323 |
17040 |
|
2811 |
4644 |
|
7004 |
22831 |
|
2600 |
2907 |
|
6901 |
3764 |
|
931 |
1630 |
|
17279 |
22952 |
|
2176 |
3848 |
|
15081 |
10389 |
NEET 2023 Cutoff for Top Dental Colleges in India (BDS)
The following table brings the NEET 2023 cutoff rank for the top government dental colleges in India.
College |
NEET 2023 Cutoff General |
NEET 2023 Cutoff OBC |
---|---|---|
57244 |
66151 |
|
68963 |
56433 |
|
39365 |
51014 |
|
33647 |
37038 |
|
26291 |
28914 |
|
54462 |
40224 |
|
30636 |
33309 |
|
32167 |
0 |
|
23578 |
23791 |
|
57930 |
80048 |
|
32089 |
34695 |
|
35405 |
47596 |
|
1185136 |
0 |
|
1203515 |
0 |
|
28435 |
35799 |
|
38488 |
38747 |
|
39946 |
69896 |
|
39425 |
41662 |
|
Dental Institute Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi |
34174 |
35582 |
38499 |
34872 |
|
53907 |
55260 |
|
72539 |
79040 |
|
40860 |
50301 |
|
36935 |
49026 |
|
41093 |
59250 |
|
52023 |
40224 |
|
69475 |
78426 |
|
66512 |
81318 |
|
1178971 |
0 |
|
1220133 |
0 |
|
Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry |
74457 |
75025 |
37326 |
62025 |
|
39010 |
49670 |
|
24585 |
30553 |
|
51410 |
84208 |
|
60360 |
67946 |
|
45706 |
49462 |
|
70638 |
73535 |
|
Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University |
31517 |
0 |
28049 |
32341 |
|
37416 |
48467 |
|
33107 |
39824 |
NEET 2023 Cutoff (Official)
The category-wise NEET cutoff 2023 percentiles and NEET qualifying marks are given below:
Category | NEET 2023 Cutoff Percentile | NEET 2023 Cutoff Marks |
---|---|---|
General/EWS | 50 | 720-137 |
OBC, SC, ST | 40 | 136-107 |
General/EWS/PH | 45 | 136-121 |
OBC & PH | 40 | 120-107 |
SC & PH | 40 | 120-107 |
ST & PH | 40 | 120-108 |
NEET 2022 Cut off for Top Medical Colleges in India
The following table brings the NEET cut off 2022 for MBBS courses at top 10 medical colleges in India as per the NIRF Ranking.
Name of the Institute |
NEET 2022 Cut Off Rank for MBBS |
---|---|
61 |
|
Christian Medical College | 92 |
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS, BHU) | 2735 |
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research | 11627 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | 89990 |
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | 45422 |
King George`s Medical University | 1457 |
Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital | 12397 |
St. John's Medical College | 83558 |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur | 502 |
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NEET 2022 Cut off for Top Dental Colleges in India
The following table brings the NEET cut off 2022 for BDS courses at top 10 dental colleges in India as per the NIRF Ranking.
Name of the Institute | NEET 2022 BDS Cutoff |
---|---|
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai | 759298 |
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal | 146175 |
Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune | 1027795 |
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences | 26503 |
23381 | |
A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences | 865960 |
49084 | |
978269 | |
52244 |
Also Read: NEET 2022 Cutoff Marks for Government Colleges (MBBS and BDS Courses)
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NEET Cutoff for Previous Years
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding NEET 2025 Cut Off
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