NEET Cut off 2026 Live Updates; Category & College wise MBBS & BDS Cutoff Rank
NEET cut off 2026 marks have been released for General, OBC, SC, ST and PwD categories. Candidates are now searching for Re NEET cut off 2026 for MBBS government colleges. Get here the updates on previous year's NEET cutoff rank for government colleges like AIIMS, JIPMER, etc. to gauge your admission chances for MBBS and BDS course.
NEET Cut off 2026 Live Updates; Category & College-wise MBBS & BDS Cutoff Rank
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the qualifying cutoff marks for NEET 2026 exam. The NEET cut off 2026 has been announced category-wise for General, OBC, SC, ST and PwD categories. The NTA NEET cutoff for General category is 715-213 and for OBC, SC and ST categories is 212-177. This year saw an increase in the NEET cutoff scores in comparison to last year, thus, making the admission to government medical colleges more competitive. To know the competition, candidates are now searching for NEET cut off 2026 for MBBS government colleges, in terms of admission rank. Since the admission ranks will be available after NEET counselling 2026, candidates can check the previous year's NEET cutoff for government medical colleges for MBBS and BDS course on this page. Also, get the latest updates on cutoff rank availability.
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Re NEET Cut Off 2026: General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS & PwD
The NTA has announced the category-wise NEET cutoff 2026 marks and percentile along with the number of candidates qualified in each category. Check below the official NTA cutoff data for NEET UG 2026:
| Category |
Percentile |
Marks Range |
Number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| UR/ EWS |
>50th percentile |
715-213 |
996935 |
| OBC |
>40th but <50th percentile |
212-177 |
81111 |
| SC |
>40th but <50th percentile |
212-177 |
29947 |
| ST |
>40th but <50th percentile |
212-177 |
12452 |
| UR/ EWS & PwBD |
>45th but <50th percentile |
212-194 |
480 |
| OBC & PwBD |
>40th but <45th percentile |
193-177 |
185 |
| SC & PwBD |
>40th but <45th percentile |
193-177 |
64 |
| ST & PwBD |
>40th but <45th percentile |
191- 177 |
11 |
| Total |
1121185 |
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NEET Cut Off 2026 for MBBS Government Colleges: College-Wise
The NEET cutoff 2026 for government medical colleges will be made available after round 1 of counselling. The admission cutoff will be published as opening and closing ranks for each medical college. Meanwhile, check below the previous year's NEET cutoff for top-tier government colleges such as AIIMS, JIPMER, etc.
NEET Cutoff for AIIMS: Opening & Closing Rank
Take a look at the NEET AIIMS cutoff in terms of opening and closing rank for General category:
| College Name |
Opening Rank |
Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
| AIIMS Delhi |
1 |
48 |
| AIIMS Jodhpur |
55 |
392 |
| AIIMS Bhopal |
148 |
634 |
| AIIMS Bhubaneswar |
60 |
785 |
| AIIMS Patna |
702 |
4952 |
| AIIMS Raipur |
710 |
1376 |
| AIIMS Rishikesh |
230 |
816 |
| AIIMS Raebareli |
2095 |
3736 |
| AIIMS Mangalagiri |
286 |
1357 |
| AIIMS Bathinda |
653 |
1798 |
| AIIMS Gorakhpur |
721 |
2602 |
| AIIMS Kalyani |
754 |
2417 |
| AIIMS Nagpur |
136 |
1030 |
| AIIMS Hyderabad |
514 |
1874 |
| AIIMS Deoghar |
2058 |
9475 |
| AIIMS Bilaspur |
621 |
6483 |
| AIIMS Guwahati |
509 |
7686 |
| AIIMS Jammu |
930 |
10215 |
| AIIMS Rajkot |
93 |
7712 |
| AIIMS Madurai |
2126 |
16728 |
Factors Affecting NEET 2026 Cutoff Rank
The NEET cut off 2026 admission rank will be decided by the counselling authorities based on the given factors:
- NEET UG 2026 All India Rank (AIR)
- NEET Counselling Seat Matrix 2026
- Reservation criteria
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NEET Cut off 2026 Live Updates; Category & College wise MBBS & BDS Cutoff Rank
- 11:31 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET 2026: Number of Appeared and Qualified Candidates Ratio Declined
The National Testing Agency has selected a smaller number of candidates from almost the same number of candidates registered for the exam. Let us see the data
NEET (UG) — 2025
NEET (UG) — 2026
Registered
Appeared
Qualified
Registered
Appeared
Qualified
Total
2276069
2209318
1236531
2279743
1999895
1121185
- 10:58 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET 2026 Vs NEET 2025 Comparison of Number of Candidates Selected
The National Testing Agency has selected fewer candidates for the Counselling process in 2026 in comparison to the 2025 NEET Exam across all categories. Only the UR/EWS & PwBD category has seen an increase in the number of selected candidates.
Category
Qualifying percentile criteria
NEET (UG) - 2025
NEET (UG) - 2026
Marks
rangeTotal
CandidatesMarks
rangeTotal
CandidatesUR/ EWS
>50th percentile
686-144
1101151
715—213
996935
OBC
>40th but <50th
percentile143-113
88692
212-177
81111
SC
>40th but <50th
percentile143— 113
31,995
212— 177
29947
ST
>40th but <50th
percentile143-113
13940
212—177
12452
UR/ EWS
& PwBD>45th but <50th
percentile143-127
472
212- 194
480
OBC &
PwBD>40th but <45th
percentile126— 113
216
193-177
185
SC &
PwBD>40th but <45th
percentile126— 113
48
193- 177
64
ST &
PwBD>40th but <45th
percentile126— 113
17
19 - 177
11
Total
1236531
1121185
- 10:24 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET 2026 Vs NEET 2025 Comparison of Number of ST Candidates Selected
There has been a considerable decrease in the number of ST candidates selected in the qualifying percentile range, even when the Marks Range increased, as seen below:
Qualifying percentile criteria NEET 2026 NEET 2025 ≥40th but <50th percentile 212-177 143-113 Number of Candidates Selected 12452 13940 - 9:49 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET 2026 Vs NEET 2025 Comparison of Number of SC Candidates Selected
There has been a considerable decrease in the number of SC candidates selected in the qualifying percentile range, even when the Marks Range increased, as seen below:
Qualifying percentile criteria NEET 2026 NEET 2025 ≥40th but <50th percentile 212-177 143-113 Number of Candidates Selected 29947 31995 - 9:23 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET 2026 Vs NEET 2025 Comparison of Number of OBC Candidates Selected
There has been a considerable decrease in the number of OBC candidates selected in the qualifying percentile range, even when the Marks Range increased, as seen below:
Qualifying percentile criteria NEET 2026 NEET 2025 ≥40th but <50th percentile 212-177 143-113 Number of Candidates Selected 81111 88692 - Total number of appearing candidates
- Difficulty level of the examination
- Performance of the candidates
- Number of seats available:
- 8:59 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET 2026 Vs NEET 2025 Comparison of Number of UR Candidates Selected
There has been a considerable decrease in the number of candidates selected in the qualifying percentile range even when the Marks Range increased, as seen below:
Qualifying percentile criteria NEET 2026 NEET 2025 >50th percentile 715-213 686-144 Number of Candidates Selected 996935 1101151 - 8:36 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET 2026 Cutoff Vs NEET 2025 Cutoff Comparison for ST Category
The candidates can see the NEET UG Cutoff Comparison for the OBC NCL category in terms of Marks Range and percentile.
Qualifying percentile criteria NEET 2026 NEET 2025 ≥40th but <50th percentile 212-177 143-113 It is clearly visible that the cutoff has been increased. It implies that the paper was easier in comparison to last year. The number of candidates selected in the category was less.
- 8:13 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET 2026 Cutoff Vs NEET 2025 Cutoff Comparison for SC Category
The candidates can see the NEET UG Cutoff Comparison for the SC category in terms of Marks Range and percentile.
Qualifying percentile criteria NEET 2026 NEET 2025 ≥40th but <50th percentile 212-177 143-113 It is clearly visible that the cutoff has been increased. It implies that the paper was easier in comparison to last year. The number of candidates selected in the category was less.
- 7:48 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET 2026 Cutoff Vs NEET 2025 Cutoff Comparison for OBC Category
The candidates can see the NEET UG Cutoff Comparison for the OBC category in terms of Marks Range and percentile.
Qualifying percentile criteria NEET 2026 NEET 2025 ≥40th but <50th percentile 212-177 143-113 It is clearly visible that the cutoff has been increased. It implies that the paper was easier in comparison to last year.
- 7:26 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET 2026 Cutoff Vs NEET 2025 Cutoff Comparison for General Category
The candidates can see the NEET UG Cutoff Comparison for the UR category in terms of Marks Range and percentile.
Qualifying percentile criteria NEET 2026 NEET 2025 > 50Th Percentile 715-213 686-144 It is clearly visible that the cutoff has been increased. It implies that the paper was easier in comparison to last year.
- Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute (BMCRI), Bengaluru
- Mysore Medical College & Research Institute (MMCRI), Mysuru
- Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS), Belagavi (Belgaum)
- J.J.M. Medical College
- Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS)
- ESIC Medical College
- Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences (BRIMS)
- Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubballi (Hubli)
- 6:38 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET 2026 Cut Off Rank for AIIMS: Opening Rank
Check the previous year NEET opening rank for AIIMS campuses below:
College Name
Opening Rank
AIIMS Delhi
1
AIIMS Jodhpur
55
AIIMS Bhopal
148
AIIMS Bhubaneswar
60
AIIMS Patna
702
AIIMS Raipur
710
AIIMS Rishikesh
230
AIIMS Raebareli
2095
AIIMS Mangalagiri
286
AIIMS Bathinda
653
AIIMS Gorakhpur
721
AIIMS Kalyani
754
AIIMS Nagpur
136
AIIMS Hyderabad
514
AIIMS Deoghar
2058
AIIMS Bilaspur
621
AIIMS Guwahati
509
AIIMS Jammu
930
AIIMS Rajkot
93
AIIMS Madurai
2126
- 6:25 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET Cut Off 2026: Marks for PwD Category
Category
Percentile
Marks Range
Number of candidates
UR/ EWS & PwBD
>45th but <50th percentile
212-194
480
OBC & PwBD
>40th but <45th percentile
193-177
185
SC & PwBD
>40th but <45th percentile
193-177
64
ST & PwBD
*40th but <45th percentile
191- 177
11
- 6:21 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
Re NEET Cut Off 2026 for MBBS Government Colleges
The Re NEET cut off 2026 for MBBS government colleges will be available after round 1 counselling.
- 5:53 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET 2026 Cutoff for SC/ ST Category
Go through the NEET cut off 2026 for SC, ST categories:
Category
Percentile
Marks Range
Number of candidates
SC
>40th but <50th percentile
212-177
29947
ST
>40th but <50th percentile
212-177
12452
- 5:48 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET Cut Off 2026 for OBC Category
Take a look at the NEET cutoff 2026 for OBC category below:
Category
Percentile
Marks Range
Number of candidates
OBC
>40th but <50th percentile
212-177
81111
- 5:46 PM IST• 17 Jul 2026
NEET Cut off 2026 for General Category
Have a look at the NEET cut off 2026 for General category below:
Category
Percentile
Marks Range
Number of Qualified Candidates
UR/ EWS
>50th percentile
715-213
996935
Commonly asked questions
The factors that determine the NEET cutoff scores are-
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 |
Have a look at the NEET cut off 2025 for AIIMS for categories- General, OBC, SC, ST and PwD.
College Name |
GN |
OBC |
PWD |
SC |
ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIIMS, Delhi |
48 |
207 |
351802 |
644 |
1405 |
AIIMS Bhopal |
634 |
1142 |
116405 |
7030 |
11713 |
AIIMS, Bhubaneswar |
785 |
1481 |
22426 |
6034 |
23884 |
AIIMS Patna |
4952 |
2705 |
221737 |
17167 |
111319 |
AIIMS Raipur |
1376 |
2016 |
194869 |
96012 |
22885 |
AIIMS Rishikesh |
816 |
1104 |
151827 |
8240 |
33497 |
AIIMS Raebareli |
3736 |
4282 |
327221 |
34668 |
51396 |
AIIMS Bathinda |
1798 |
2482 |
174486 |
19371 |
42487 |
AIIMS Gorakhpur |
2602 |
3595 |
294578 |
31853 |
46911 |
AIIMS Hyderabad |
1874 |
3464 |
221694 |
17480 |
45033 |
AIIMS Deoghar |
9475 |
12393 |
305719 |
36880 |
61580 |
AIIMS, Bilaspur |
6483 |
3549 |
241346 |
30304 |
41195 |
Commonly asked questions
There are several government medical colleges in Karnataka that offer MBBS, BDS and other courses. Have a look at some of the best Karnataka government medical colleges below-
Candidates who seek admissions to Karnataka government medical college with a NEET score of 500 marks will be able to get a seat. However, there may be chances that yoy will not be offered the dream college or course. Candidates should generally aim for more than 550 scores to get admissions to top medical colleges in the state.
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