NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is the main and only entrance examination to secure admission to medical colleges in India. Each year, thousands and lakhs of aspirants appear for the exam with the hope of scoring the minimum cut-off marks.  The exam conducting body, National Testing Agency (NTA) is the one that releases the NEET Cutoff every year. As per the recent trends, NEET 2022 expected cutoff for General category students is 50%, for Physically Handicapped candidates is 45%, and for Reserved category candidates is 40%. The qualifying marks for NEET 2021 were equivalent to or higher than 138-720 for General candidates and 108-137 for Reserved candidates (ST/SC/OBC).

NEET Cutoff 2022 will be published on the official website once the results are out. A cutoff is the minimum marks required to qualify for the exam. NEET Cutoff is categorized into two types – the qualifying cutoff and the admission cutoff. NEET qualifying cutoff refers to the minimum passing marks to be scored by a candidate. NEET admission cutoff, on the other hand, is the last rank at which the candidate will be granted admission.

Going by the previous trends, the NEET Cutoff passing marks were 720-138 for candidates belonging to the General category and 137-108 for applicants coming from ST/SC/OBC backgrounds. The percentile was 50th and 40th for General and Reserved categories, respectively. Since 2020, as all the major medical entrances have been scraped off and replaced by NEET, all medical colleges and institutes accept NEET marks to offer admissions. For candidates looking to secure admission to a particular state college, keeping an eye out on the state-wise NEET cutoff will be helpful.

Candidates can refer to the table below to understand the difference between NEET qualifying cutoff and NEET admission cutoff:

Parameters	NEET Qualifying Cutoff	NEET Admission Cutoff
Released by	NTA – National Testing Agency	MCC – Medical Counselling Committee; State conducting authorities
Where to Check	NEET official portal	Official website of State Authority
Purpose	Minimum passing marks needed to qualify NEET exam	Last rank at which admission is granted to medical colleges
Category-specific	Yes	Yes
Institute-specific	No	Yes
Used for Admission	No	Yes

Factors Determining NEET Cutoff

Although there has been a pattern in the NEET Cutoff over the past years, students should know that the cutoff marks are subject to change owing to the following factors:

• Total number of applicants appearing for the NEET 2022 exam
• The difficulty level in NEET 2022 exam pattern and questions
• The total number of seats available for various courses

NEET Cutoff Analysis

NEET Cutoff seem to be increasing with each passing year, raising the bar among candidates and making it all the more difficult to get through the top medical institutes in India. For a better understanding of students, here is a table showing the change in NEET cutoff for all categories of students over the last few years:

Category	NEET Cutoff 2021	NEET Cutoff 2020	NEET Cutoff 2019	NEET Cutoff 2018	NEET Cutoff 2017
General/Unreserved	720-138	720-147	701 – 134	691 – 119	697 – 131
General/Unreserved – Physically Handicapped (Pwd)	137-122	146-129	133 – 107	118 – 96	130 – 118
ST/SC/OBC	137-108	146-113	133 – 107	118 – 96	130 – 107
ST/SC/OBC – Physically Handicapped (Pwd)	121-108	128-113	133-107	118 – 96	130 – 107

Knowing the NEET Cutoff will help aspirants assess their chances of getting a medical seat in their preferred colleges. Students are therefore advised to take note of the previous NEET cut off trends.

Category-wise NEET Cutoff 2021

The category-wise cutoff scores for NEET 2021 along with the percentile and the number of qualifying candidates has been tabulated below:

Category	NEET Cutoff Score 2021	NEET Cutoff Percentile 2021	Total No. of Qualifying Students
General/EWS/UR	720-138	50th percentile	770857
General/EWS/UR – PwD	137-122	45th percentile	313
SC	137-108	40th percentile	22384
SC – PwD	121-108	40th percentile	59
ST	137-108	40th percentile	9312
ST – PwD	121-108	40th percentile	14
OBC	137-108	40th percentile	66978
OBC – PwD	121-108	40th percentile	157

Expected NEET 2022 Cutoff

Although the NEET cutoff for the current year is yet to be released, applicants can still get an idea of what to expect and predict their NEET 2022 Rank based on the following table:

Category	Expected NEET 2022 Percentile	Expected NEET 2022 Cutoff Scores
General/Unreserved	50th	720-138
General/Unreserved – Physically Handicapped (Pwd)	45th	137-122
ST/SC/OBC	40th	137-108
ST/SC/OBC – Physically Handicapped (Pwd)	40th	121-108

NEET AIQ Cutoff for Top Medical Colleges

As per NEET AIQ (All India Quota), 15% of the total seats are reserved for candidates at all government medical and dental colleges in India.  Only those who qualify for the 15% quota as per the NEET Score Card are eligible for these seats. The remaining 85% of seats are reserved under the State Quota.

The table below shows the NEET AIQ Cutoff (Opening and Closing Ranks) for the top medical colleges in the country over the:

Name of Institute	Opening Rank	Closing Rank
AIIMS Delhi	1	51
JIPMER, Puducherry	8	4087
Bahiramjee Jijibhai Medical College, Pune	43	2295
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi	53	16508
Govt. Medical College, Kota	67	4844
SMS Medical College, Jaipur	82	1185
Govt. Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram	88	1078
VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi	90	138
Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai	92	935
Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh	112	594

NEET Cutoff analysis will only give you an idea of the previous and expected NEET cutoff – but to ensure a good NEET rank and marks, you will have to ace your NEET 2022 preparation.

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