The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the NEET Cut Off 2025 about a month after the exam. The NEET 2025 CutOff is released online on their official website: neet.nta.nic.in along with the NEET Results 2025.
The NEET cutoff 2025 for general category was 720-164 marks and for SC/ST/OBC category is 163-129 marks.
Latest on June 5, 2024:
NTA releases two different NEET Cut Off 2025, one being the qualifying marks to pass the NEET examination and the other being the cutoff for getting admission in various colleges. In the second list, the rank-based cut-off is provided on the basis of which the candidates can apply for MBBS admission through NEET.
NEET 2025 Cut Off
The official NEET Cut Off is released along with results, the candidates can check the NEET expected cut-off in the table given below:
Category | Cut off percentile | Cut off score | Number of candidates |
---|---|---|---|
UR/EWS | 50th | 720-164 | 11,65,904 |
OBC | 40th | 163-129 | 1,00,769 |
SC | 40th | 163-129 | 34,326 |
ST | 40th | 163-129 | 14,478 |
UR/EWS-PwD | 45th | 163-146 | 455 |
OBC-PwD | 40th | 145-129 | 270 |
SC-PwD | 40th | 145-129 | 55 |
ST-PwD | 40th | 141-129 | 11 |
Category | Qualifying criteria | NEET cutoff |
---|---|---|
UR/EWS | 50th Percentile | 720-137 |
OBC | 40th Percentile | 136-107 |
SC | 40th Percentile | 136-107 |
ST | 40th Percentile | 136-107 |
UR / EWS & PH | 45th Percentile | 136-121 |
OBC & PH | 40th Percentile | 120-107 |
SC & PH | 40th Percentile | 120-107 |
ST & PH | 40th Percentile | 120-108 |
Factors Affecting NEET 2025 Cut Off
The NEET Cut Off 2025 is affected by different factors which are mentioned below:
- The number of students/candidates appearing for the examination through NEET 2025 OMR Sheet PDF.
- Difficulty level of the paper.
- Total Number of MBBS/BDS seats in India Through NEET.
Importance of NEET CutOff 2025
By taking the NEET Exam 2025 and getting marks more than the NEET Cut Off 2025, students can apply for different seats in different colleges like:
- 15% All India Quota Seats
- 85% State Quota Seats
- ESIC and AFMS
- Deemed and Central Universities
- AIIMS Colleges
- JIPMER Institutes
- Other Private Colleges
NEET cutoff for General Category – Year-wise
Year | NEET Cutoff Scores |
---|---|
2024 | 720-164 |
2023 | 720-137 |
2022 | 715-117 |
2021 | 720-138 |
2020 | 720-147 |
2019 | 701-134 |
NEET cutoff for OBC Category – Year-wise
Year | NEET Cutoff Scores |
---|---|
2024 | 163-129 |
2023 | 136-107 |
2022 | 116-93 |
2021 | 137-108 |
2020 | 146-113 |
2019 | 133-107 |
NEET Cutoff for SC/ST Category – Year-wise
Year | NEET Cutoff Scores |
---|---|
2024 | 163-129 |
2023 | 136-107 |
2022 | 116-93 |
2021 | 137-108 |
2020 | 146-113 |
2019 | 133-107 |
NEET MBBS/BDS cutoff 2025
Category | NEET cutoff percentile | NEET cutoff 2023 scores |
---|---|---|
Unreserved | 50th percentile | 720-164 |
SC/ST/OBC | 40th percentile | 163-129 |
Unreserved-PH | 45th percentile | 163-146 |
SC/ST/OBS- PH | 40th percentile | 145-129 |
NEET Cut Off – Tie Breaking Rules
If in any case, two or more students get the exact same marks on their NEET paper, then to decide the rank of the candidate, the following rules will be taken in account and based on them, it will be decided who will get higher rank:
- Higher Marks in Biology: The students who have scored more marks in Biology that is Botany and Zoology will be considered for the higher rank.
- Higher Marks in Chemistry: In case the candidates have got the same marks in Biology also, then the marks in Chemistry will be taken into account and on the basis of it, the rank will be given.
- Number of Incorrect Answers: If in case, still both the candidates have same marks, then the number of incorrect and correct answers will be counted and on the basis of it, higher rank will be given to the one having fewer incorrect answers.
Also read NTA NEET Admit Card 2025
NEET Recent Years Cut Offs
Candidates can check last few years NEET Cut Off in the table given below. By seeing it, students can get an estimate of what the NEET 2025 Cut Off can be and on the basis of it students can plan their way.
Category | NEET 2021 Cut Off | NEET 2020 Cut Off | NEET 2019 Cut Off |
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General | 138 – 720 | 147 – 720 | 134 – 701 |
SC/ST/OBC | 108 – 137 | 113 – 146 | 107 – 133 |
General – PwD | 122 – 137 | 129 – 146 | 120 – 133 |
SC/ST/OBC – PwD | 108 – 121 | 113 – 128 | 107 – 119 |
FAQs Related to NEET Cutoff Marks 2025
Can we get our desired college by scoring marks more than the NEET Cut Off 2025?
No, it is not necessary that if the student has scored more than the NEET 2025 Cut Off, then he/she will get their desired college. Each college has its own Cut off list which contains the rank up to which students can apply for admission in that college.
How much is a safe score in NEET 2025 to get admission in a decent medical college?
Based on the previous years’ stats, we can say that a score anywhere near 650 – 680 or more can be a very good score to get admission in good medical colleges in our country.