NEET UG 2021: Here are the cut-offs, qualifying marks of past 5 years

NEET 2021 result is expected to be out soon. To qualify the exam candidates must score more than the cut-off marks. Check here past year NEET cut-off marks.

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New Delhi | Updated: October 9, 2021 10:09 AM IST

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) is likely to announce the NEET 2021 result this month. The result will be available at neet.nta.nic.in. Candidates will be able to check it by entering the application number and date of birth. In the result, the percentile score, raw score, all Indian rank, etc will be displayed. Another important thing that will be displayed in it is the cut-off.

The cut-off of NEET 2021 is 50th percentile for UR and EWS, 40th percentile for OBC / SC / ST, and 45th percentile for UR-EWS PH, and 40th percentile for OBC-PH / SC-PH / ST-PH. This is the basic NEET UG cut-off. However, the corresponding score to it differs each year, depending on a lot of factors.

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As per the experts, this year, the cut-off will go high. NEET 2021 aspirants can check the previous year’s NEET cut-off to get an idea about how it will be this year.

1. The cut-off date for the year 2020 is as follows:

Category	Qualifying percentile	Marks range	No. of candidates
UR	50th percentile	720 – 147	682406
OBC	40th percentile	146 – 113	61265
SC	40th percentile	146 – 113	19572
ST	40th percentile	146 – 113	7837
UR-EWS and physically handicapped	45th percentile	146 – 129	99
OBC and physically handicapped	40th percentile	128 – 113	233
SC and physically handicapped	40th percentile	128 – 113	70
ST and physically handicapped	40th percentile	128 – 113	18
Total			771500

2. The cut-off date for the year 2019 is as follows:

Category	Qualifying percentile	Marks range	No. of candidates
UR	50th percentile	701 – 134	704335
OBC	40th percentile	133 – 107	63789
SC	40th percentile	133 – 107	20009
ST	40th percentile	133 – 107	8455
UR-EWS and physically handicapped	45th percentile	133 – 120	266
OBC and physically handicapped	40th percentile	119 – 107	142
SC and physically handicapped	40th percentile	119 – 107	32
ST and physically handicapped	40th percentile	119 – 107	14
Total			797042

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3. The cut-off date for the year 2018 is as follows:

Category	Qualifying percentile	Marks range	No. of candidates
UR	50th percentile	691 – 119	634897
OBC	40th percentile	118 – 96	54653
SC	40th percentile	118 – 96	17209
ST	40th percentile	118 – 96	7446
UR and physically handicapped	45th percentile	118 – 107	205
OBC and physically handicapped	40th percentile	106 – 96	104
SC and physically handicapped	40th percentile	106 – 96	36
ST and physically handicapped	40th percentile	106 – 96	12
Total			714562

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4. The cut-off date for the year 2017 is as follows:

Category	Qualifying percentile	Marks range	No. of candidates
UR	50th percentile	697 – 131	543473
OBC	40th percentile	130 – 107	47382
SC	40th percentile	130 – 107	14599
ST	40th percentile	130 – 107	6018
UR and physically handicapped	45th percentile	130 – 118	67
OBC and physically handicapped	40th percentile	130 – 107	152
SC and physically handicapped	40th percentile	130 – 107	38
ST and physically handicapped	40th percentile	130 – 107	10
Total			611739

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5. The cut-off date for the year 2016 is as follows:

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Category	Qualifying percentile	Marks range	No. of candidates
UR	50th percentile	685 – 145	171329
OBC	40th percentile	678 – 118	175226
SC	40th percentile	595 – 118	47183
ST	40th percentile	599 – 118	15710
UR and physically handicapped	45th percentile	474 – 131	437
OBC and physically handicapped	40th percentile	510 – 118	597
SC and physically handicapped	40th percentile	415 – 118	143
ST and physically handicapped	40th percentile	339 – 118	36
Total			410661

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