NEET Cut off 2023: Check Category-wise NEET UG Qualifying Marks

NEET Cut Off: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is the main body responsible for releasing the NEET Cutoff scores. In 2022, the NEET qualifying percentile score remained the same as the last year. The cut off marks for NEET 2022 was 50% marks for general category, 45% marks for PH candidates and 40% for candidates from the reserved category. NEET Cut-off 2023 will be released by the NTA after the conduct of the NEET 2023 exam on 7th May 2023. 

Table of Contents

• What is NEET Cut-off?
• Factors That Determine NEET Cut-off
• NEET 2022 Cut-off
• NEET Cut-off Trend
• NEET 2021 Cut-off for different categories
• NEET Cut-off for Top Medical Colleges
• FAQs about NEET 2023 Cut-off

What is NEET Cut-off?

NEET cut-off score refers to the minimum marks that a candidate requires to qualify for the NEET exam. The NEET cut off is generally of two types - admission cut-off, and qualifying cut-off. NEET admission cut-off is the last rank at which the admission will be granted to a candidate whereas NEET qualifying is the minimum marks that a candidate must score to pass the exam. 

As per previous year’s analysis, the passing marks mentioned in NEET Cut off were 720-138 for general category and 137-108 for SC/ST/OBC category. Whereas the percentile for the general category was 50th and for SC/ST/OBC category was 40th. All the medical entrance exams have been replaced by NEET, so medical colleges accepting NEET marks will be granting admission on the basis of NEET cut-off. 

Factors That Determine NEET Cut Off 

• The difficulty level of NEET Question Paper
• Number of total available seats 
• Total number of candidates who appeared for NEET exam

NEET 2022 Cut Off

You can refer to the below table for the NEET 2022 cut off score and percentile for General and SC/ST/OBC Categories. 

NEET 2021 Cut off 

We have also provided here the previous year's cutoff for students to compare the NEET cutoff for both the years:

NEET Seat Matrix 2022

• Number of  MBBS Seats in Private Colleges
• Number of  MBBS Seats in Government Colleges
• Number of BDS Seats in Private Colleges
• Number of BDS Seats in Government Colleges

NEET 2023 Related Links

Frequently Asked Questions on NEET Cut-off

Q1. Due to the current situation, the session will start late. So can I expect a drop in NEET cut-off?
Answer: The delay in the session has no relation with the cut-off. The cut off is totally dependent on factors like the number of students appearing, the difficulty level of the paper, the performance of test-takers, etc. Please check the cutoff from the official website as it is released by the NTA.

Q2: What is the validity of NEET cut-off marks or score?
Answer: The validity of NEET score is only 1 year. Candidates can take admission to the medical course by using these scores only in a particular year.

Q3: From where will I get to know the latest cut-off for NEET 2022?
Answer: Candidates must check the official website of NTA NEET as the cutoff was released by the authorities for all categories. The cut-off is also provided above on the page for students' reference. 

Q4: What are the NEET UG Qualifying Marks?
Answer: The NEET UG passing marks are somewhere around 45 percent or higher. The NEET 2023 cutoff and NEET 2023 Merit  List will be released along with NEET 2023 results. 

Q5. How is the NEET cutoff calculated?
Answer: The NEET cutoff is calculated based on the scores. For example: if you score 198 marks in physics and 200 in chemistry and 200 in biology, your cutoff will be calculated like this, 198/4 +200/4+200 /2 = 49.5+50+100 which will be equal to 199.50.