50% Board Marks For Admission Through NEET, JEE Exams; Parliamentary Panel Suggests
The Central Government may give 50% weightage to Class 12 board marks in NEET and JEE admissions. Check the proposed changes, committee recommendations, and the latest update on medical and engineering entrance exams here.
50% Board Exam Weightage in NEET & JEE Admissions: Central Government is considering a major change in the admission process for medical and engineering courses. A proposal is under consideration to give 50 per cent weightage to Class 12 board exam scores for admissions where entrance exams such as NEET and JEE are required. If approved, the decision would be a big change in India's higher education admission system.
At present, admissions to MBBS, BDS, BTech, BArch and several other professional programmes are primarily based on NEET and JEE scores, while Class 12 board marks are used only as eligibility. Under the proposed system, board examination marks and entrance examination scores would each contribute 50 per cent towards preparing the final merit list.
The proposal is currently being reviewed by a nine-member committee under the Ministry of Education. The panel was formed to review concerns related to coaching dependency and fairness in entrance exams. While the recommendations have generated significant interest from students and parents, the government has not taken any final decision yet.
Proposed Changes in NEET and JEE Admissions
According to sources, the committee has recommended below changes:
- Class 12 board marks to receive 50% weightage.
- NEET or JEE scores may carry the remaining 50%.
- The final merit list would be prepared using both scores
Commonly asked questions
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 |
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 |
As per the website of National Medical Commission (NMC), around 1,36,939 MBBS or medical seats are available in India. The NMC publishes the List of College Teaching MBBS containing the names of the states, number of MBBS seats available against each state and category of seats- Government or Private.
Besides introducing board marks in the merit calculation, the committee has reportedly suggested several additional reforms, such as:
| Aligning the NEET and JEE syllabus more closely with the Class 11 and 12 curriculum. | Reducing students' dependence on coaching institutes. |
| Allowing multiple attempts for entrance examinations. | Gradually introducing adaptive, on-demand computer-based tests. |
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