New Delhi: Students must achieve the NEET UG 2025 cutoff marks to secure admission to government medical colleges in India. This guide details the minimum qualifying marks, category-specific cutoffs, and key factors affecting these scores, including competition levels and state-wise differences. It also highlights the estimated cutoff score range students should target to gain entry into top medical institutions.
Minimum Marks Required to Qualify NEET 2025
The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the NEET cutoff marks when it announces the results. These marks represent the minimum score needed to pass the exam.
Join NEET News 2025 | Category | Cutoff Percentile | Qualifying Marks (2024) |
|---|---|---|
| General | 50th | 720–162 |
| General-PH | 45th | 161–144 |
| SC/ST/OBC | 40th | 161–127 |
| SC/OBC-PH | 40th | 143–127 |
| ST-PH | 40th | 142–127 |
Understanding NEET Cutoffs for Government Colleges
NEET is scored out of 720 marks. Students must meet or exceed the NEET cutoff to increase their chances of getting into a government medical college. Cutoffs fall into two categories:
- Qualifying Cutoff: Minimum marks needed to pass the exam.
- Admission Cutoff: Minimum marks required to get a seat in a medical college (varies by college and state).
NEET Cutoff for General Category
General category students need to score in the 50th percentile to qualify. In past years, qualifying marks ranged between 134 and 162. For admission to top institutions like AIIMS New Delhi or JIPMER, students typically need 680–720 marks.
| Year | NEET Qualifying Marks (General) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 720–162 |
| 2023 | 720–137 |
| 2022 | 715–117 |
| 2021 | 720–138 |
| 2020 | 720–147 |
| 2019 | 701–134 |
NEET Cutoff for SC Category
SC candidates must score in the 40th percentile to qualify. Their qualifying marks usually range between 107 and 161, while admission cutoffs fall between 400 and 500 marks, depending on the state and college.
| Year | NEET Qualifying Marks (SC) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 161–127 |
| 2023 | 136–107 |
| 2022 | 116–93 |
| 2021 | 137–108 |
| 2020 | 146–113 |
| 2019 | 133–107 |
NEET Cutoff for OBC Category
OBC candidates also need to score in the 40th percentile. Their qualifying marks range from 107 to 161, while admission cutoffs typically fall between 550 and 650 marks.
| Year | NEET Qualifying Marks (OBC) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 161–127 |
| 2023 | 136–107 |
| 2022 | 116–93 |
| 2021 | 137–108 |
| 2020 | 146–113 |
| 2019 | 133–107 |
NEET Admission Cutoffs for Top Government Colleges
After each round of NEET counselling by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) and respective state authorities, the government colleges release the opening and closing ranks for admissions.
| College | NEET 2024 Opening–Closing Rank | 2023 Closing Rank | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIIMS New Delhi | 1 – 47 | 57 | 61 | 53 |
| Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi | 58 – 145 | 85 | 107 | 1179 |
| VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi | 54 – 141 | 107 | 129 | 143 |
| UCMS, Delhi | 149 – 390 | 304 | 217 | 215 |
| Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi | 489 – 826 | 485 | 550 | 414 |
| GMC, Chandigarh | 259 – 778 | 544 | 313 | 37720 |
| Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai | 52 – 1010 | 656 | 697 | 773 |
| KGMU, Lucknow | 326 – 1352 | 1097 | 1457 | 1623 |
| Stanley Medical College, Chennai | 1256 – 2121 | 2002 | 4738 | 6146 |
| PGIMS, Rohtak | 1651 – 3843 | 25692 | 7932 | 6379 |
| Grant Medical College, Mumbai | 1244 – 2338 | 1623 | 2045 | — |
| JIPMER, Puducherry | 38 – 350 | 277 | 302 | 227 |
