Know the NEET cutoff 2023 - category wise qualifying marks as well as previous year NEET cutoff for admissions also.
Know the NEET cutoff 2023 - category wise qualifying marks as well as previous year NEET cutoff for admissions also.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the category-wise NEET cutoff marks along with the result. The minimum mark that a candidate requires to qualify for the medical entrance test is referred to as the NEET cut-off score. For the general category, the NEET cutoff 2023 was 720-137, for SC/ST/OBC category, the scores were 136-107, for the general- PH category it was 136-121 and for the Sc/ST/OBC- PH it was 120-107.
In NEET exam, the NEET cut-off is generally of two types - admission cut-off, and qualifying cut-off. The NEET qualifying score is the minimum mark a candidate must obtain to pass the exam, whereas the NEET admission cut-off is the last rank at which admission will be granted to an applicant. All medical colleges accepting NEET scores will grant admission based on the NEET 2024 admission cutoff. The state-wise NEET 2024 cut-off for government and private colleges will be released by the state competent authority.
Based on the NEET exam, admission will be granted to over 1 lakh MBBS, 27,868 BDS, 52,720 AYUSH, 603 BVSc, and AH seats, as well as 1205 AIIMS MBBS and 200 JIPMER MBBS seats in 15 AIIMS and 2 JIPMER institutes. Candidates can check here the category-wise expected cutoff of 2023, minimum qualifying percentile, cutoff ranks, tie-breaking method, and other details.
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The category-wise NEET 2023 cutoff is mentioned in the table below for the candidate's reference.
Category | Qualifying criteria | NEET cutoff 2024 | NEET cutoff 2023 | ||
UR/EWS | 50th Percentile | Will be updated | 720-137 | ||
OBC | 40th Percentile | Will be updated | 136-107 | ||
SC | 40th Percentile | Will be updated | 136-107 | ||
ST | 40th Percentile | Will be updated | 136-107 | ||
UR / EWS & PH | 45th Percentile | Will be updated | 136-121 | ||
OBC & PH | 40th Percentile | Will be updated | 120-107 | ||
SC & PH | 40th Percentile | Will be updated | 120-107 | ||
ST & PH | 40th Percentile | Will be updated | 120-108 |
The cut-off for the NEET UG exam varies every year depending on various factors. Therefore, the state with the lowest cut-off in NEET may vary each year. However, it is important to note that NEET admission to medical colleges is done based on the All India Rank (AIR) obtained by the candidates, through AIQ or state-wise counselling.
As per the past year's NEET cut-off 2023 for MBBS government college analysis, the Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak had the lowest cutoff, the NEET closing rank of the past year for this college was 7932.
One of the most common questions asked by NEET aspirants is how many marks are required to clear the NEET exam for MBBS. The answer to this question varies every year as the NEET cutoff marks are dependent on various factors such as the difficulty level of the exam, the number of candidates who appeared for the exam, and the availability of seats in various medical colleges.
The NEET exam consists of 200 multiple-choice questions with a total score of 720 marks. The marking scheme is such that for every correct answer, four marks are awarded, and for every incorrect answer, one mark is deducted. Therefore, the NEET 2024 score of a candidate will be calculated based on the number of correct answers minus the number of incorrect answers multiplied by one.
To clear the NEET exam, candidates are required to obtain a minimum NEET qualifying score. The qualifying score for NEET in previous year was 117 out of 720 for unreserved category candidates and 116 for reserved category candidates. This means that candidates belonging to the unreserved category needed to score at least 117 marks to be eligible for admission into medical colleges, whereas candidates belonging to the reserved category needed to score at least 116 marks.
However, candidates must note that merely obtaining the NEET minimum qualifying score does not guarantee admission into medical colleges. The medical admission process through NEET is based on the candidate's NEET score, rank in the NEET exam, and eligibility for admission based on various criteria set by admission authorities.
Admission to the following, UG medical seats are considered on NEET cut-off:
15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats
85% State Quota seats
Deemed and Central universities
ESIC and AFMS
Private institutes
AIIMS institutes
JIPMER colleges
NEET cut-off scores is determined on the following factors for MBBS/BDS admissions:
Number of candidates who appeared for the NEET exam
Total NEET seats available
NTA has defined that, “A percentile rank is the percentage of score that falls below a given score in a group.” NTA will apply the below-mentioned formula to calculate NEET cutoff percentile scores.
The NEET 2023 cutoff marks and qualifying criteria for the general category to qualify for the entrance exam was 50th. The corresponding NEET cutoff score 2023 for the general category was 720-137. Check the year-wise NEET cutoff for general category from the table below.
Year | NEET cutoff scores |
2023 | 720-137 |
2022 | 715-117 |
2021 | 720-138 |
2020 | 720-147 |
2019 | 701-134 |
The NTA NEET 2023 cutoff percentile for the OBC category to qualify for the entrance exam was 40th. The corresponding NEET cutoff scores 2023 for the OBC category was 136-107. Check the year-wise NEET cutoff for the OBC category from the table below.
Year | NEET cutoff scores |
2023 | 136-107 |
2022 | 116-93 |
2021 | 137-108 |
2020 | 146-113 |
2019 | 133-107 |
For SC/ST category students, the NEET 2023 cutoff percentile to qualify for the entrance exam was also 40th. The corresponding NEET cutoff scores 2023 for the SC/ST category was 136-107. Check the year-wise NEET cut-off for the SC/ST category from the table below.
Year | NEET Cutoff Scores |
2023 | 136-107 |
2022 | 116-93 |
2021 | 137-108 |
2020 | 146-113 |
2019 | 133-107 |
To qualify for the NEET exam, aspirants have to secure the pass percentile and NEET cut-off marks, as specified by NTA. For example, the NEET 2023 cutoff for the General category was 50th percentile which means that aspirants from the same category needed to secure equal to or more than 50% of the candidates who appeared for the NEET 2023 exam. Check the previous year's category-wise NEET cutoff and marks below.
The year-wise NEET MBBS/BDS cutoff is mentioned in the table below.
Category | NEET cutoff percentile | NEET cut-off 2023 scores | NEET cut-off 2022 scores |
Unreserved | 50th percentile | 720-137 | 715-117 |
SC/ST/OBC | 40th percentile | 136-107 | 116-93 |
Unreserved-PH | 45th percentile | 136-121 | 116-93 |
SC/ST/OBC-PH | 40th percentile | 120-107 | 104-93 |
Category | NEET cutoff percentile | NEET cut-off 2021 scores | NEET cut off 2020 scores | NEET cutoff 2019 scores |
Unreserved | 50th percentile | 720-138 | 720-147 | 701-134 |
SC/ST/OBC | 40th percentile | 137-108 | 146-113 | 133-107 |
Unreserved-PH | 45th percentile | 137-122 | 146-129 | 133-120 |
SC/ST/OBC-PH | 40th percentile | 121-108 | 128-113 | 119-107 |
NEET marks | NEET ranks |
720 - 715 | 1 - 19 |
710 - 700 | 23 - 202 |
698 - 690 | 204 - 512 |
688 - 680 | 522 - 971 |
679 - 670 | 992 - 1701 |
669 - 660 | 1702 - 2751 |
659 - 650 | 2759 - 4163 |
649 - 640 | 4170 - 6061 |
639 - 630 | 6065 - 8522 |
629 - 620 | 8535 - 11463 |
619 - 610 | 11464 - 15057 |
609 - 600 | 15070 - 19136 |
In case the rank of two or more candidates is equal, then the tie-breaking criteria to break NEET cut off qualifying scores is used. The below-mentioned steps in order of preference will be used to break the tie of the NEET result. As per the latest update mentioned on the information bulletin of NEET 2024, the following tie-breaking process will be followed.
Higher marks in Biology: Aspirants securing higher scores/percentile in Biology (Botany and Zoology) will be preferred first for the NEET merit list.
Higher marks in Chemistry: If the tie still exists, then the higher marks/percentile of the candidate in Chemistry will be considered.
Higher marks in Physics: If the tie still exists, then the candidate with higher marks in Physics will be considered first.
Number of incorrect answers: If the tie is still there, students with less number of incorrect answers in the complete test will be allotted better rank.
Number of incorrect answers in particular subjects: If the tie still exists, then the students with less number of incorrect answer in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics respectively will be given preference.
Category | Round 1 | Round 2 | Mop - Up round |
Open | 13970 | 15657 | 19207 |
OBC | 14930 | 17878 | 19232 |
SC | 78780 | 93407 | 99542 |
ST | 102589 | 107511 | 120806 |
EWS | 15662 | 18572 | 19594 |
Category | Round 1 | Round 2 | Mop - Up round |
Open | 24531 | 30500 | 34807 |
OBC | 26769 | 33099 | 37341 |
SC | 104876 | 133153 | 140668 |
ST | 140725 | 151231 | 174368 |
EWS | 27150 | 35054 | 39501 |
The NEET 2023 cutoff for government colleges is the minimum mark required in NEET for admission to MBBS in a government college. Students can check the previous years' NEET cutoff for government medical colleges in the table below.
Name of Medical Colleges | NEET 2022 closing rank (General) | NEET 2021 cut off for government colleges | 2020 NEET closing cutoff rank | 2019 NEET closing rank | 2018 NEET closing rank | 2017 NEET closing rank | 2016 NEET closing rank | 2015 AIPMT closing rank |
107 | 1179 | 90 | 32 | 58 | 49 | 44 | 28 | |
129 | 143 | 163 | 157 | 107 | 82 | 106 | 56 | |
217 | 215 | 324 | 171 | 165 | 185 | 128 | 97 | |
550 | 414 | 571 | 489 | 314 | 369 | 263 | 117 | |
313 | 37720 | 776 | 360 | 254 | 278 | 162 | 158 | |
697 | 773 | 457 | 638 | 296 | 297 | 408 | 216 | |
1457 | 1623 | 1800 | 908 | 703 | 725 | 506 | 386 | |
4738 | 6146 | 5253 | 4572 | 3520 | 3,858 | 2,264 | 2,039 | |
Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak | 7932 | 6379 | 6573 | 1825 | 1178 | 1,481 | 1,035 | 674 |
2045 | 2828 | 1329 | 1122 | 1,018 | 408 | 565 | ||
61 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
302 | 227 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Name of college | Quota | NEET 2022 cutoff closing ranks | NEET 2021 cutoff closing ranks | NEET 2020 cutoff closing ranks | NEET 2019 closing ranks | NEET 2018 closing ranks |
Sree Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry | Management | 913444 | 101054 | 662903 | 448593 | 453885 |
Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Kanchipuram | Management | 489707 | 292013 | 366140 | 168249 | 711901 |
B.L.D.E University, Bijapur | NRI | - | 259750 | 554308 | 407951 | 614993 |
Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore | Muslim minority | 215620 (management quota) | 121421 | 170227 | 137508 | 135581 |
SBKS Med. Inst., and Res. Centre, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth | Jain minority | - | 155613 | 191841 | 243082 | 125138 |
Name of Medical Colleges | Quota | NEET cut off 2022 closing ranks | NEET cut off 2021 closing ranks | NEET 2020 closing rank | NEET 2019 closing rank | NEET 2018 closing rank |
Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya | Management | 814327 | 866207 | 231800 | 463354 | 634449 |
SRM Katt. Dental College and Hospital, Chennai | Management | 983763 | 511579 | 384660 | 81164 | 316989 |
KM Shah Dental College, Vadodara | Jain minority | 1031826 | 829006 | 322909 | 675641 | 633535 |
After 15% AIQ, the remaining 85% state quota seats are allotted by respective state counselling committees based on NEET state-wise cutoff scores. The NEET 2023 state-wise cutoff for state quota seats can be checked from the table below.
State name | State name |
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Cutoff marks for NEET 2023
Category | Qualifying criteria | Marks range | Number of candidates | |||
UR/EWS | 50th Percentile | 720-137 | 1014372 | |||
OBC | 40th Percentile | 136-107 | 88592 | |||
SC | 40th Percentile | 136-107 | 29918 | |||
ST | 40th Percentile | 136-107 | 12437 | |||
UR / EWS & PH | 45th Percentile | 136-121 | 405 | |||
OBC & PH | 40th Percentile | 120-107 | 179 | |||
SC & PH | 40th Percentile | 120-107 | 50 | |||
ST & PH | 40th Percentile | 120-108 | 23 |
Cut-off marks for NEET 2022
Category | Qualifying Criteria | NEET(UG) 2022 | |||
Marks Range | No. of Candidates | ||||
UR/EWS | 50th Percentile | 715-117 | 881402 | ||
OBC | 40th Percentile | 116-93 | 74458 | ||
SC | 40th Percentile | 116-93 | 26087 | ||
ST | 40th Percentile | 116-93 | 10565 | ||
UR / EWS & PH | 45th Percentile | 116-105 | 328 | ||
OBC & PH | 40th Percentile | 104-93 | 160 | ||
SC & PH | 40th Percentile | 104-93 | 56 | ||
ST & PH | 40th Percentile | 104-93 | 13 | ||
Total | 993069 |
Cut off marks for NEET 2021, 20
Category | Qualifying Criteria | NEET(UG) 2020 | NEET cut off 2021 | ||
Marks Range | No. of Candidates | Marks Range | No. of Candidates | ||
UR/EWS | 50th Percentile | 720-147 | 682406 | 720-138 | 770857 |
OBC | 40th Percentile | 146-113 | 61265 | 137-108 | 66978 |
SC | 40th Percentile | 146-113 | 19572 | 137-108 | 22384 |
ST | 40th Percentile | 146-113 | 7837 | 137-108 | 9312 |
UR / EWS & PwD | 45th Percentile | 146-129 | 99 | 137-122 | 313 |
OBC & PwD | 40th Percentile | 128-113 | 233 | 121-108 | 157 |
SC & PwD | 40th Percentile | 128-113 | 70 | 121-108 | 59 |
ST & PwD | 40th Percentile | 128-113 | 18 | 121-108 | 14 |
Total | 771500 | 870074 |
The following table can be referred to understand the difference between the two NEET cutoffs.
Particulars | NEET qualifying marks 2023 | NEET admission cutoff |
Published by | National Testing Agency (NTA) | Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), State conducting authorities |
How to check? | Candidates need to check NEET qualifying cutoff scores by logging into the NEET result portal. | The opening and closing ranks & scores can be checked on the state authorities' official website. |
Purpose of Cutoff | On the basis of the NEET qualifying cutoff, aspirants will be declare whether they have qualified the medical entrance test. | The admission cut-off is the last rank on which admission to medical colleges is granted. |
Institute Specific | No | Yes |
Category Specific, | Yes | Yes |
Used for Admissions | No | Yes |
Based on AIR, the authority prepares the NEET merit list, indicating the rank-wise names of candidates who have qualified for the exam. The merit list is then forwarded to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on behalf of MCC for conducting NEET counselling for 15% AIQ, seats in deemed/central universities, ESIC, AFMS, and central pool seats.
The remaining 85% state quota seats in government colleges are allotted by respective state counselling authorities based on the scores and rank secured in NEET examination. The respective state counselling bodies will release NEET state-wise merit list based on the cutoff scores. The state counselling body will also be responsible for granting admission to private medical/dental colleges located in a particular state.
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