Know the NEET cutoff - category wise qualifying marks as well as previous year NEET cutoff for admissions also.
Know the NEET cutoff - category wise qualifying marks as well as previous year NEET cutoff for admissions also.
NEET Cut off 2022: The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET 2022 cutoff is going to be of two types- qualifying cutoff and admission cutoff. The NEET qualifying cutoff is the minimum marks required to pass the entrance exam. Whereas, the admission cutoff of NEET 2022 is the last rank at which admission is granted. The expected cut off marks for NEET 2022 can be checked below.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the category-wise NEET 2022 cutoff for all medical aspirants. NEET cutoff percentile for the general category is 50th and for SC/ST/OBC it is 40th. The NEET qualifying cutoff scores 2022 will be released along with the result by NTA at neet.nta.nic.in. Previously, NEET cutoff passing marks for the general category were 720-138, while for SC/ST/OBC it was 137-108.
All medical colleges accepting NEET scores will grant admission on the basis of the NEET 2022 admission cutoff. The state-wise NEET 2022 cut off for government and private colleges will be released by the state competent authority.
On the basis of the NEET exam, admission will be granted to 91,415 MBBS, 27,948 BDS, 52,720 AYUSH, 487 BSc nursing, and 603 BVSc 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 NEET cut off 2022, minimum qualifying percentile, cutoff ranks, tie-breaking method, and other details.
The cutoff scores of NEET 2022 will be announced along with the result on the official website, neet.nta.nic.in. The minimum NEET cut-off marks must be secured to pass the offline medical entrance examination. The minimum marks required in NEET for MBBS or other medical courses vary annually. The NEET 2022 expected cutoff scores will be updated here soon after the exam, based on the difficulty level of question papers.
According to last year's statistics, a total of 8,70,075 candidates have qualified for the exam out of 15,44,275 appeared candidates. The category-wise NEET UG 2022 cutoff percentile and previous year scores can be checked below.
The question paper of NEET 2022 was an overall average paper, if we talk subjects wise then physics and chemistry were easy-moderate. Most of the questions in physics were formula based and mostly based on one concept whereas in chemistry most of the questions were NCERT based. Biology was moderate to difficult range considering the fact that it was more time consuming and yet times too confusing and more than 1 option seems to be correct. Along with these, a lot of statement-based questions were there which made the biology session relatively difficult.
As per the trend analysis of NEET UG 2022 cut-off of government medical colleges for the MBBS course and qualifying marks (50 percentile) of the past few years, the below mentioned are the predicted marks
NEET 2022 MBBS Cut-off: 560-580
NEET qualifying marks: 140-150
Particulars | Details |
For qualifying NEET UG | 150 |
Minimum marks to get admission through NEET 2022 | 350 |
Minimum marks to get admission in top government MBBS seats | 600 |
Category | NEET 2022 cutoff | NEET cut-off marks |
General | 50th percentile | Soon |
SC/ST/OBC | 40th percentile | Soon |
General-PwD | 45th percentile | Soon |
SC/ST/OBC-PwD | 40th percentile | Soon |
As per the latest update, the NEET UG 2022 cut off percentile for the general category to qualify for the entrance exam is 50th. Last year the corresponding NEET cutoff scores for the general category were 720-138. Check the year-wise NEET cutoff for general category from the table below.
Year | NEET Cutoff Scores |
2022 | Soon |
2021 | 720-138 |
2020 | 720-147 |
2019 | 701-134 |
The NEET 2022 cutoff percentile for the OBC category to qualify for the entrance exam is 40th. Last year the corresponding NEET cutoff scores for the OBC category were 137-108. Check the year-wise NEET cutoff 2022 for the OBC category from the table below.
Year | NEET Cutoff Scores |
2022 | Soon |
2021 | 137-108 |
2020 | 146-113 |
2019 | 133-107 |
For SC/ST category students, the NEET 2022 cutoff percentile to qualify for the entrance exam is also 40th. Last year the corresponding NEET cutoff scores for the SC/ST category were 137-108. Check the year-wise NEET cut off 2022 for the SC/ST category from the table below.
Year | NEET Cutoff Scores |
2022 | Soon |
2021 | 137-108 |
2020 | 146-113 |
2019 | 133-107 |
The following table can be referred to understand the difference between the two NEET cutoffs.
Particulars | NEET qualifying marks 2022 | NEET Admission Cutoff |
Published By | National Testing Agency (NTA) | Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), State conducting authorities |
How to check? | Candidates will be able to check NEET qualifying cutoff scores for 2022 by logging into the NEET 2022 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 use to qualify for the medical entrance test. | The admission cut off is the last rank on which admission in the medical colleges granted. |
Institute Specific | No | Yes |
Category Specific, | Yes | Yes |
Used for Admissions | No | Yes |
Admission to the following UG medical seats will be considered on NEET 2021 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 2022 scores will be determined on the following factors for MBBS/BDS admissions:
Number of candidates who appeared for the NEET exam
Total NEET seats available
To qualify for the NEET exam, aspirants need to secure the pass percentile and NEET 2022 cut off marks, as specified by NTA. For example, NEET 2022 cutoff for the General category is 50th percentile which means that aspirants from the same category need to secure equal to or more than 50% of the candidates who will appear for the NEET 2022 exam. Check the previous year's category-wise NEET cutoff and marks below.
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 |
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.
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 |
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In case the rank of two or more candidates is equal, then the tie-breaking criteria to break NEET cut off qualifying scores will be 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 on NEET 2022, the earlier method of using age to break the tie has been cancelled this year.
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.
A number of incorrect answers: If the tie is still there, students with less number of incorrect and correct attempted answers will be allotted better rank.
NEET Admission Cutoff 2022: Last rank on which admission is granted Aspirants can check the round-wise NEET last rank on which admission is granted.
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 2022 cutoff for government colleges will be updated here after availability. The NEET cutoff for government colleges is the minimum mark required in NEET for MBBS in a government college. In the meantime, students can check the previous years' NEET cutoff for government medical colleges in the table below.
Name of Medical Colleges | 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 |
1179 | 90 | 32 | 58 | 49 | 44 | 28 | |
143 | 163 | 157 | 107 | 82 | 106 | 56 | |
215 | 324 | 171 | 165 | 185 | 128 | 97 | |
414 | 571 | 489 | 314 | 369 | 263 | 117 | |
37720 | 776 | 360 | 254 | 278 | 162 | 158 | |
773 | 457 | 638 | 296 | 297 | 408 | 216 | |
1623 | 1800 | 908 | 703 | 725 | 506 | 386 | |
6146 | 5253 | 4572 | 3520 | 3,858 | 2,264 | 2,039 | |
Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak | 6379 | 6573 | 1825 | 1178 | 1,481 | 1,035 | 674 |
2828 | 1329 | 1122 | 1,018 | 408 | 565 | ||
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry | 227 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Name of college | Quota | 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 | 101054 | 662903 | 448593 | 453885 |
Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Kanchipuram | Management | 292013 | 366140 | 168249 | 711901 |
B.L.D.E University, Bijapur | NRI | 259750 | 554308 | 407951 | 614993 |
Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore | Muslim minority | 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 2021 closing ranks | NEET 2020 closing rank | NEET 2019 closing rank | NEET 2018 closing rank |
Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya | Management | 866207 | 231800 | 463354 | 634449 |
SRM Katt. Dental College and Hospital, Chennai | Management | 511579 | 384660 | 81164 | 316989 |
KM Shah Dental College, Vadodara | Jain minority | 829006 | 322909 | 675641 | 633535 |
After 15% AIQ, the remaining 85% state quota seats will be allotted by respective state counselling committees on the basis of NEET 2022 state-wise cutoff scores. The cut-off of NEET 2022 for 85% state quota seats will be released by designated authorities after the completion of admission. The NEET 2022 state-wise cutoff for state quota seats can be checked from the table below.
State name | State name |
-- |
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 NEET 2022 result will be released in form of a scorecard at neet.nta.nic.in. Aspirants can download the NTA NEET results by visiting the official website. In order to download NEET 2022 result, aspirants need to enter their NEET roll number, date of birth, and security pin.
The result-cum-scorecard of NEET 2022 mentions the name, date of birth, the application number, total as well as subject-wise marks obtained, and NEET All India Rank (AIR). Also, the result will display NEET cutoff 2022 and qualifying status.
On the basis of AIR, the exam conducting authority will prepare the NEET merit list 2022 indicating the rank-wise names of candidates who have qualified for the exam. The merit list will be forwarded to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on behalf of MCC for conducting NEET 2022 counselling for 15% AIQ, seats in deemed/central universities, ESIC, AFMS, and central pool seats.
While the remaining 85% state quota seats in government colleges will be allotted by respective state counselling authorities based on the scores and rank secured in NEET 2022 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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