NEET UG 2026 Previous Year Cut-offs

From the official National Testing Agency (NTA), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India documents · last checked 18 October 2026

2026 · Full paper qualifying marks (re-exam, 21 June 2026)

CategoryCut-off marks
General / Gen-EWS (50th percentile)213 to 715 (9,96,935 candidates)
OBC-NCL (40th to below 50th percentile)177 to 212 (81,111 candidates)
SC (40th to below 50th percentile)177 to 212 (29,947 candidates)
ST (40th to below 50th percentile)177 to 212 (12,452 candidates)
General / Gen-EWS PwBD (45th to below 50th percentile)194 to 212 (480 candidates)
OBC-NCL PwBD (40th to below 45th percentile)177 to 193 (185 candidates)
SC PwBD (40th to below 45th percentile)177 to 193 (64 candidates)
ST PwBD (40th to below 45th percentile)177 to 191 (11 candidates)

Marks out of 720, shown from the lowest qualifying mark up to the highest mark in that band. The first row counts every candidate at or above the 50th percentile, of any category. The other rows show the extra marks band in which each reserved group qualified. These are qualifying marks for the merit list, not admission cut-offs for any college. In all, 11,21,185 candidates qualified. Source: NTA 'Key Data Points of NEET (UG) over years', published with the result on 16 July 2026.

2025 · Full paper qualifying marks (4 May 2025 exam)

CategoryCut-off marks
General / Gen-EWS (50th percentile)144 to 686 (11,01,151 candidates)
OBC-NCL (40th to below 50th percentile)113 to 143 (88,692 candidates)
SC (40th to below 50th percentile)113 to 143 (31,995 candidates)
ST (40th to below 50th percentile)113 to 143 (13,940 candidates)
General / Gen-EWS PwBD (45th to below 50th percentile)127 to 143 (472 candidates)
OBC-NCL PwBD (40th to below 45th percentile)113 to 126 (216 candidates)
SC PwBD (40th to below 45th percentile)113 to 126 (48 candidates)
ST PwBD (40th to below 45th percentile)113 to 126 (17 candidates)

Marks out of 720, read the same way as 2026. In all, 12,36,531 candidates qualified. Source: NTA press release on the NEET (UG) 2025 result, 14 June 2025 (the same figures appear in NTA's Key Data Points of 16 July 2026).

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