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NEET Qualifying Marks 2025: Passing Marks, Minimum Cutoff Marks

Hafsha Qureshi
Hafsha Qureshi

Updated on - Jul 16, 2025

NEET Qualifying Marks 2025 are the minimum marks or percentage required by the candidates to clear the examination. On Jun 14, 2025, the National Testing Agency (NTA) released the results and the updated NEET cut off 2025. NEET 2025 qualifying marks were also made public by the authorities. At exams.nta.ac.in/NEET/, the NEET qualifying cutoff 2025 are made available.

For the General (UR) category, the qualifying marks are set at the 50th percentile, which translates to a score range of 686-144. For OBC, SC, and ST categories, the qualifying percentile is 40th, with a score range of 143-113. For PwD candidates, the qualifying percentile is between 40th and 45th. 

However, students must note that the authority has released the revised NEET final answer key 2025 and NEET result 2025 on the official website. National Testing Agency (NTA) is responsible for conducting body the for NEET UG exam and deciding the cut-off marks. Candidates must note that NEET cutoff 2025 marks set by the conducting body are subject to change yearly and differ according to each category.

NEET Qualifying Marks 2025

Candidates can check the category-wise NEET Qualifying Marks 2025 or the NEET cut Off 2025 marks and percentile in the table below:

NEET 2025 Cutoff

The NTA has announced the updated NEET 2025 cutoff and scorecard. The new cutoffs for each category are shown in the table below.

Category Percentile Marks Range
General (UR) 50th 686–144
OBC 40th 143–113
SC 40th 143–113
ST 40th 143–113
PwD (General) 45th 143–127
PwD (OBC/SC/ST) 40th 126–113

NEET Category-Wise Cutoff 2025

NEET 2025 Cut Off
Category Percentile Cutoff Marks
General 50th Percentile 686–144
OBC/SC/ST 40th Percentile  143–113
General - Physically Handicapped 45th Percentile 143–127
OBC/SC/ST - Physically Handicapped 40th Percentile 126–113

NEET Qualifying Marks 2025

NEET 2025 qualifying marks for the general category are 720-137. While the NEET qualifying marks 2025 for OBC/SC/ST categories are 136-107. And the qualifying marks for the General - Physically Handicapped category is 136-121. Though the cut-off percentile is fixed, the marks are subject to change yearly.

Factors Determining NEET 2025 Qualifying Marks

The following are the factors that determine the NEET 2025 qualifying marks:

  • Number of total seats available
  • The difficulty level of the NEET 2025 examination
  • Number of candidates appearing for the exam
  • Number of qualified candidates
  • Previous year cut off

NEET 2025 Subject-Wise Total Marks

Apart from knowing the NEET qualifying marks 2025, it is important that aspirants are aware of the total marks per subject. Candidates can refer to the below table for the NEET 2025 subject-wise marks:

Subject Total Number of questions Maximum Marks
Physics 45 questions 180
Chemistry 45 questions 180
Botany 45 questions 180
Zoology 45 questions 180
Total 180 questions  720

NEET Qualifying Marks 2025: Marking Scheme

Candidates can refer to the following table for the NEET qualifying marks 2025 marking scheme:

Particulars Marking Scheme
Correct Response +4 Marks
Incorrect Response -1 Mark
No Response 0 Mark
Multiple Response Marked -1 Mark

Previous Year's NEET Qualifying Marks

Considering previous year NEET qualifying marks helps candidates understand and assess the expected cut off for NEET 2025. In fact, previous year cut off trends play an important role in determining the current cut off.

Candidates can find category wise cut off for previous years. 

NEET 2024 Cutoff (Reduced)

The NTA has announced the updated NEET 2024 cutoff and scorecard. The new cutoffs for each category are shown in the table below.

Category Cutoff Percentile Cutoff Score
UR/EWS 50th 720-162
OBC 40th 161-127
SC 40th 161-127
ST 40th 163-127
UR/EWS-PwD 45th 161-144
OBC-PwD 40th 143-127
SC-PwD 40th 143-127
ST-PwD 40th 142-127

NEET Previous Year Cut Off 2023

The category-wise NEET cutoff 2023 details is shared below.

Category NEET 2023 Cut-Off Percentile NEET Cutoff Marks 2023
General 50 720-137
General-PH 45 720-137
SC 40 136-107
ST 40 136-107
OBC 40 136-107
SC/ST/OBC-PH 40 120-107

NEET Previous Year Cut Off 2022

The category wise cutoff for NEET 2022 is listed below:

NEET Previous Year Cut Off
Category NEET Cut Off 2022
General 715-117
OBC/SC/ST 116 - 93
General - PwD 116 - 105
OBC/SC/ST - PwD 104 - 93

 NEET Previous Year Cut Off 2021

The category wise cutoff for NEET 2021 is provided below:

NEET Previous Year Cut Off
Category NEET Cut Off 2021
General 720-138
OBC/SC/ST 137-108
General - PwD 137-122
OBC/SC/ST - PwD 121-108

  NEET Previous Year Cut Off 2020

The category wise cutoff for NEET 2020 is detailed below:

NEET Previous Year Cut Off
Category NEET Cut Off 2020
General 720-147
OBC/SC/ST 146-113
General - PwD 146-129
OBC/SC/ST - PwD 128-113

 NEET Previous Year Cut Off 2019

The category wise cutoff for NEET 2019 is listed in the table below:

NEET Previous Year Cut Off
Category NEET Cut Off 2019
General 701-134
OBC/SC/ST 133-107
General - PwD 133-107
OBC/SC/ST - PwD 133-107

NEET Previous Year Cut Off 2018

The category wise cutoff for NEET 2018 is outlined below:

NEET Previous Year Cut Off
Category NEET Cut Off 2018
General 691-119
OBC/SC/ST 118-96
General - PwD 118-96
OBC/SC/ST - PwD 118-96

 NEET Previous Year Cut Off 2021

NEET Previous Year Cut Off
Category NEET Cut Off 2017
General 697-131
OBC/SC/ST 130-107
General - PwD 130-118
OBC/SC/ST - PwD 130-107

Steps to Check NEET Qualifying Marks 2025 

Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to check NEET 2025 cut-off. NEET Qualifying Marks 2025 will be released before the counselling process commences. 

  • Step 1: Candidates are required to visit the official website of NEET
  • Step 2: Click on the “NEET 2025 Cut Off” option in the news and events on the homepage.
  • Step 3: The page will be redirected, and a PDF file with cut-off marks will open.
  • Step 4: Candidates can download the PDF file and take a printout of the same for future reference.

NEET Qualifying Marks vs Ranks

NEET pass mark out of 720 is mentioned in the table below for the previous years. It also represents the ranks with respect to the NEET Qualifying Marks 2025. 

NEET Marks NEET Ranks
2022
720 - 600 1 - 19136
599 - 500 19141 - 85025
499 - 400 85032 - 193032
399 - 300 193048 - 345954
299 - 200 345964 - 560995
199 - 100 561027 - 975925
99 - 0 975975 - 1534697
2021
720 - 698 1 - 131
697 - 598 134-24026
597 - 498 24534 - 101137
497 - 398 102054 - 215020
397 - 298 216357 - 373742
297 - 198 375528 - 607516
197 - 98 610299 - 1018522
97 - 0 1023837 - 1545759

Top Medical Colleges Accepting NEET 2025 Score

Candidates will be allotted seats in several governments and private medical colleges based on their NEET Qualifying Marks 2025. The seat allotment procedure will happen during the counselling process. The following table contains the details of a few of India’s top medical colleges accepting NEET Qualifying Marks 2025:

Top Medical Colleges Accepting NEET Score
Institute Type of Institute
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore Private
CMC Vellore Private
MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore Private
Dr.DY Patil Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Pune Private
St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore Private
Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, New Delhi Private
SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Chennai Private
KPC Medical College, Kolkata Private
Kempegowda Institute of Medical Science, Bangalore Private
JSS Medical College & Hospital, Mysore Private
Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi Government
Armed Force Medical College, Pune Government
Grant Medical College, Mumbai Government
BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad Government
BJ Government Medical College, Pune Government
BHU Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi Government
Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai Government
Madras Medical College, Chennai Government
Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad Government
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow Government

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