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New Delhi, Updated on Sep 17, 2024 15:31 IST

NEET MDS qualifying cutoff percentile for NEET MDS 2024 has been reduced by 21.692 percentile for the General, SC, ST, OBC and UR PwD categories and the NBEMS will announce the revised result as per the revised NEET MDS cutoff

NEET MDS Cutoff 2024

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has announced a reduction in the qualifying percentile for NEET MDS 2024. As per the official notification, the ministry has decided to lower the qualifying cutoff percentile for NEET MDS 2024 by 21.692 percentile for each category. The NEET MDS qualifying cutoff 2024 for General, SC, ST, OBC and UR PwD category has been reduced for the Master of Dental Surgery courses. The NEET MDS revised cutoff 2024 has been reduced in order to fill the vacant seats for MDS counselling 2024.

NEET MDS Revised Cutoff 2024

The revised NEET MDS qualifying cutoff percentile 2024 has been lowered by the authorities: 

Category

Revised qualifying percentile

General (UR/EWS)

28.308

SC/ST/OBC (Including PWD of SC/ST/OBC)

18.308

UR-PWD

23.308

“I am directed to say that this Ministry has decided to lower the qualifying cut-off percentile for NEET-MDS, 2024 by 21.692 percentile for each category (General, SC/ST/OBC and UR-PWD) in pursuance of DCI's MDS Regulations, 2017 and 2nd proviso in clause 7(1) of DGI's Master of Dental Surgery course (Ist Amendment) Regulations, 2018.” Reads the official notification. 

The ministry has notified the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to announce the revised NEET MDS result 2024 with lowered qualifying percentiles and urged the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to take the necessary actions based on the revised results. 

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Q:   When will NBE release NEET MDS cutoff?
A:

NBE or the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), the NEET MDS exam conducting authority, releases the cutoff scores or the qualifying scores along with the result. The NEET MDS 2025 result was released on May 15, 2025. The NEET MDS 2025 cutoff was also released on the same date. However, on August 14, 2025, NBE released a notice stating the reduction of the NEET MDS 2025 cutoff percentile by 19.863 percentile for all categories, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recommendation. 

Q:   What are the category-wise NEET MDS 2025 cutoff?
A:

The NEET MDS 2025 cutoff was released by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on May 15, 2025, along with the result. However, the cutoff has been reduced by 19.863 percentiles for each category. 

The following table brings the revised NEET MDS Cutoff 2025.

Category

NEET MDS 2025 Revised Cutoff Percentile

NEET MDS 2025 Revised Cutoff Score

General (UR/EWS)

30.137

197

General-PwBD

25.137

182

SC, ST, OBC (including PwBD of SC, ST, OBC)

20.137

168

 

Q:   What do institute-wise cutoffs for NEET MDS signify?
A:

The cut off for every institute is different. It denotes the rank of the candidate who was last admitted to the institute. Candidates can use this data to predict which college they will get for the rank they have obtained in NEET MDS.

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