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New Delhi, Updated on Aug 15, 2025 03:14 IST

NEET MDS 2025 Cutoff has been revised by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS). The qualifying percentile has been reduced by 19.863 percentile for each category. Know the category-wise revised NEET MDS 2025 cutoff here on this page.

NEET MDS 2025 Cutoff Revised

NEET MDS 2025 Cutoff Revised

NEET MDS 2025 Cutoff has been revised by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS). The qualifying percentile has been reduced by 19.863 percentile for each category. Announcing the notification, NBEMS has stated, β€œIn accordance with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India letter No. NO.V.12025/84/2024-DE dated 10th August 2025, the minimum qualifying percentiles have been lowered by 19.863 percentile for each category (General, SC/ST/OBC, and UR-PWD), in pursuance of the DCI’s MDS Regulations, 2017 and the 2nd proviso in clause 7(1) of DCI's Master of Dental Surgery Course (1st Amendment) Regulations, 2018.”

NEET MDS 2025 Original Vs Revised Cutoff

The following table brings the revised NEET MDS Cutoff 2025.

Category

NEET MDS 2025 Revised Cutoff Percentile

NEET MDS 2025 Revised Cutoff Score (Out of 960)

General (UR/EWS)

30.137

197

General-PwBD

25.137

182

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

20.137

168

The table below shows the original NEET MDS cutoff 2025, which was released on May 15, 2025, along with the result.

Category

NEET MDS Cutoff Percentile (Original)

NEET MDS 2025 Cutoff Score (Original)

General/EWS

50th Percentile

261

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

40th Percentile

227

General PWBD

45th Percentile

244

The NEET MDS 2025 Rank List released on May 15, 2025, will remain unchanged. The NEET MDS 2025 Counselling process is underway and as of now, three rounds have been conducted. The fourth and final round is scheduled to begin on August 19, 2025.

Q: Β  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.

Q: Β  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: Β  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

 

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