NEET Cutoff 2025 for OBC Category, Check Expected and Previous Year Cutoff Trends
The expected NEET UG 2025 OBC category cutoff is provided here based on previous year cutoff analysis and expert's verdict concerning to National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate in the academic session 2025. OBC category students willing for admission to UG Medical courses can check the cutoff for their respective category here.
NEET Cutoff 2025 OBC Category: The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the cutoff for National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET-UG) along with the results. OBC category students who have appeared for the NEET UG 2025 exam must be willing to know whether or not they will get admission to their preferred programme or institutes. They must note that each student has to first score over and above the qualifying cutoff and then score over and above the admission cutoff for admission. Hence, provided below is the NEET 2025 cutoff for OBC category based on previous year cutoff trends and experts' opinion concerning NEET UG 2025 exam analysis.
NEET Cutoff 2025 for OBC Category: Previous Year Trends
The NEET cutoff 2025 for the OBC category is provided below. Students can check the cutoff for the past four years from below to know the significant changes in the cutoff over the years.
| Category |
2024 Cutoff |
2023 Cutoff |
2022 Cutoff |
2021 Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBC/SC/ST |
161-127 |
136-107 |
116-93 |
137-108 |
NEET 2025 OBC Category Cutoff Expected to Reduce
Based on experts' verdict, NEET 2025 OBC category cutoff is expected to reduce in session 2025 due to the difficulty level of the examination. It is expected that OBC category students having a cutoff between 720-120 will be able to qualify the entrance examination.
| Particulars | NEET UG 2025 Cutoff (Expected) |
|---|---|
| Expected NEET 2025 Cutoff Score | 720-120 |
| Expected NEET 2025 Cutoff Percentile | 40th Percentile |
Students must note that the above-provided cutoff is the expected cutoff and is subject to change. Several factors, such as the difficulty level of the examination, the number of candidates who appeared in the examination and the total seat intake of UG medical seats, affect the cutoff score. However, the cutoff percentile is most likely to remain the same for NEET UG 2025.
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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 |
NEET 2025 cut off 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.
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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.