How many marks an aspirant needs to qualify NEET UG 2025?

Understanding NEET UG Cutoff for MBBS

Cut-off marks in NEET UG are calculated after considering several factors like difficulty level of the examination, number of candidates appearing and seats available in the medical colleges.

Qualifying Percentile

To be qualified for NEET UG, one has to score the minimum qualifying percentile:

– General Category: 50th percentile

– SC/ST/OBC: 40th percentile

– PwD: 45th percentile

The same percentiles translate to different scores every year depending on the highest marks obtained by students.

Categories in MBBS Seats:

Different marks are required for getting an MBBS seat:-

– All India Quota: 15% seats are available in government colleges and the cutoff is very high in comparison to State quota.

– State Quota: 85% of the seats are available to State domicile candidates. The cutoff will be different for different states

– Private and Deemed University: These colleges have cutoff marks very low in comparison to government colleges.

Expected marks to get MBBS admission

From the latest trends, here is the distribution of the marks that can be sought after to get an MBBS seat:

Government Medical Colleges (AIQ)

General Category: 650+
OBC Category: 630–650
SC/ST Category: 500–550

Government Medical Colleges (State Quota)

General Category: 600–650
OBC Category: 580–620
SC/ST Category: 450–550
Private and Deemed Universities

For MBBS seats, in private colleges, the marks are relatively on the lower side.

General Category: 400–550
Reserved Categories: 300–400
NRI/Management Quota Seats:

For these seats, marks may be 250 to 400. The marks depend on the colleges.

Factors affecting the cut-off

1. Difficulty of the Examination: The more challenging the exam, the lesser the cut-off.

2. No. of Applicants: More the applicants, greater is the competition.

3. No. of Seats: States that have more medical colleges have lower cut-offs.

Reservation Policies: Those belonging to the reserved categories have more lenient cut-offs.

How to target for MBBS admission?

If one aims for a government MBBS seat, then at least 650+ marks must be achieved by the general category student, and for the reserved categories, at least 600+ marks are needed. Students who want private colleges must target at least 400+ marks so that maximum chances can be grabbed.

Proper time management, regular practice with NEET Mock Tests and keeping the NCERT textbook as reference for study of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology will strengthen your chances for scoring well.

The MBBS seat will be secured based on a lot of planning and cutoff trends. Higher marks are required for entry into government colleges, but chances are still available in private institutions with moderate marks. With this aim, aspirants must work hard to secure a doctor’s seat with realistic goals.

(Dr. Gaurav Sharma is from the Medical Division, Vidyamandir Classes)