NEET Cut Off 2022 – Check Category-wise Qualifying Marks and College-wise Cut off

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is the main body responsible for releasing the NEET Cutoff score. The NEET qualifying percentile score is expected to remain the same for different categories. As per the latest trends, the expected cut off marks for NEET 2022 is 50% marks for general category, 45% marks for PH candidates and 40% for candidates from reserved category. Last year the NEET qualifying marks for 2021 were more than or equal to 138-720 for general category and 108-137 for OBC/SC/ST categories.

NEET 2022 Cut Off will be published by the NTA on the official website at neet.nta.nic.in after the declaration of NEET 2022 results. Candidates who have prepared well for the exam by solving NEET mock test and NEET previous year question papers have higher chances of securing a higher rank in the exam. NEET answer key can help students predict their NEET result 2022 right after the examination. Candidates can also use NEET rank predictor tool developed by Aakash Byju's to predict their rank and college. 

Table of Contents

• What is NEET cut off?
• Factors That Determine NEET 2022 Cut Off
• NEET 2022 Expected Cut Off
• NEET Cut Off Trend
• NEET 2021 cut off for different categories
• NEET 2020 cut off for MBBS colleges
• NEET 2020 closing ranks for BDS
• NEET 2020 cut off percentile for MBBS/BDS
• NEET Cut off for Top Medical Colleges
• NEET 2020 BHMS/BAMS Ranks
• FAQs about NEET 2022 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 All the medical entrance exams have been replaced by NEET, so medical colleges accepting NEET marks will be granting admission on the basis of NEET 2022 cut-off. If you’re looking for admission in a particular state then you should keep an eye on the State-wise NEET 2022 Cut off, which is published by the state competent authorities. Total of 90,825 MBBS, 52,720 AYUSH, 27,948 BDS, 603 BVSc, and BSc Nursing seats along with 200 JIPMER MBBS and 1205 AIIMS MBBS seats in 2 JIPMER and 15 AIMS institutions will be granted to the qualifying candidates. 

Factors That Determine NEET 2022 Cut Off 

• The difficulty level of NEET 2022 question paper
• Number of total available seats 
• Total number of candidates appearing for NEET 2022 exam

NEET 2022 Expected Cut Off

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

NEET Cut Off Trend

If you’re appearing for NEET 2022 Exam, you can refer to the below table to get a deeper insight into the previous year’s cut off. According to our analysis NEET cut off increases with each passing year for every category. 

NEET 2021 cut off for different categories

NEET 2020 cut off for various MBBS colleges in India

NEET 2020 closing ranks for BDS
 

NEET 2020 cut off percentile for MBBS/BDS

However, the revised cut-off for NEET 2020 BDS (only for the academic session 2020-21 to fill the vacant seats) is as follows:
 

AYUSH also revised their NEET 2020 cut off to fill the vacant seats for the year 2020-21. The following is the list of AYUSH NEET 2020 cut off:

NEET Cut off for Top Medical Colleges

NEET 2020 BHMS/BAMS Ranks
 

NEET 2022 Related Links

Frequently Asked Questions on NEET 2022 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.

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 in 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 for regular updates on cut offs in various colleges and courses.

Q4: Will the NEET 2022 cutoff be high?
Answer: As per the education experts the NEET cutoff might decrease due to an increase in the number of seats in the existing medical colleges, but nothing can be said of now. It will be clear once the NEET 2022 cutoff will be released. 

Q5: What are the NEET UG 2022 Qualifying Marks?
Answer: The NEET UG 2022 passing marks are somewhere around 45 percent or higher. The NEET 2022 cutoff and NEET 2022 Merit  List will be released once the NEET 2022 results are out which will be out soon. 

Q6. How will the NEET 2022 cutoff be 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.