NEET Cutoff 2025 for General Category, Check Expected and Previous Year Cutoff Trends
NEET 2025 cutoff for general category is expected to reduce owing to the difficulty level of the examination. General category students seeking admission to UG medical courses across India can check the NEET UG cutoff 2025 for general category along with previous year cutoff trends here.
NEET Cutoff 2025 General Category: The National Testing Agency will announce the category-wise cutoff for National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate along with the results. Students who appeared for NEET UG 2025 must be curious to know the cutoff in order to secure admission to UG medical courses in medical, dental or AYUSH courses across India. Unreserved (UR) category students who appeared in the entrance examination are provided here with the expected NEET 2025 cutoff for general category based on previous year trends and experts' opinion concerning NEET UG 2025 exam analysis.
NEET 2025 Cutoff for General Category: Previous Year Trends
The NEET cutoff 2025 for the general category has seen a sharp increase in the last three years. As per the cutoff trends, an increase of 30 scores from year 2022 to 2023, and an increase of 25 scores from year 2023 to 2024 have been recorded in the NEET general category cutoff.
| Category |
NEET 2024 Cutoff |
NEET 2023 Cutoff |
NEET 2022 Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|
| General/Unreserved (UR) |
720-162 |
720-137 |
715-117 |
NEET 2025 General Category Cutoff Expected to Decline
Students are provided here with the expected NEET UG cutoff 2025 for the general category based on experts' analysis. As per the analysis, NEET 2025 general category cutoff will be between 720-150 scores. In the previous year, the projected score was between 720-162.
| Particulars | NEET UG 2025 Cutoff (Expected) |
|---|---|
| Expected NEET 2025 Cutoff Score | 720-150 |
| Expected NEET 2025 Cutoff Percentile | 50th Percentile |
The NEET 2025 cutoff for general category will be affected due to several reasons, including the difficulty level of the examination, the number of candidates who appeared in the examination and the total seat intake of UG medical seats across India. The NEET cutoff percentile generally remains the same, i.e. 50th percentile. However, the NEET cutoff score for general category changes due to factors affecting the cutoff.
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NEET 2025 cutoff percentile for general category students is 50th percentile. Based on this, the NEET cutoff score 2025 for the General category is 686-144. The NEET 2025 cutoff for the General category candidates of the Physically Handicapped (PH) or the Persons with Benchmark Disability (PWBD) category candidates is 45 percentile. The subsequent NEET cutoff marks for this category is 143-127. Although the NEET cutoff percentile for the General category has remained the same, the cutoff score reduced from that of last year. This is due to factors such as tougher difficulty level, and lower number of test-takers.
Yes, NTA lowered the NEET cutoff for this year. As the difficulty level of the NEET 2025 exam was higher than last year and the number of test takers was lower, the NEET 2025 cutoff has reduced than last year. NTA determines the NEET cut off based on the factors such as difficulty level of the exam, total number of test-takers, total number of seats, candidate category and programme.
The table below brings the qualifying or pass marks of NEET over the past few years.
Category |
NEET 2025 Qualifying Score |
NEET 2024 Qualifying Score |
NEET 2023 Qualifying Score |
NEET 2022 Qualifying Score
|
NEET 2021 Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General/Unreserved (UR) |
686-144 |
720-164 |
720-137 |
715-117 |
720-138 |
OBC/SC/ST |
143-113 |
163-129 |
136-107 |
116-93 |
137-108 |
PwD (General/UR) |
143-127 |
163-146 |
136-121 |
116-105 |
137-122 |
PwD (Reserved) |
126-113 |
141-129 |
120-107 |
104-93 |
121-108 |
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The official NEET 2025 cutoff is released by NTA along with the NEET 2025 result, which has been released on June 14, 2025. The NEET 2025 cutoff or the qualifying score for each candidate category is mentioned on the NEET 2025 scorecard. The NEET cutoff refers to the minimum score a candidate has to obtain to qualify for the NEET counselling process. The NEET cutoff 2025 decreased from that of last year as the difficulty level of the exam was higher and thenumber of test takers was lower.