NEET 2026 Expected Qualifying Cutoff and Previous Years' Trends
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| Updated On - Jul 2, 2026
"The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the NEET 2026 qualifying cutoff marks or the expected Re-NEET 2026 cutoff concurrently with the release of the exam results.
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The expected Re-NEET 2026 cutoff ranges are 500+ for General and EWS category candidates.
- The expected Re-NEET 2026 cutoff ranges are 400+ for SC/ST categories, summing to 40 percentile.
- The expected Re-NEET 2026 cutoff for OBC will be about 510+, about 50 percentile for 2026
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Expected Re- NEET 2026 Cut-Off – Category-Wise
"The expected Re-NEET cutoff may vary slightly depending on the difficulty of the exam and the total number of candidates."
- For OBC candidates, the expected Re-NEET cutoff is likely to be set at 520+, corresponding to the rank of 28,700+.
- For SC candidates, the expected Re-NEET cutoff is likely to be set at 450+, corresponding to the rank of 1,45,000+
| Category | Expected Re-NEET 2026 cutoff | Expected Rank Range |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL | 520 – 540 | 28,500 – 30,000 |
| OBC | 520 – 540 | 28,700 – 30,000 |
| EWS | 510 – 530 | 30,500 – 33,000 |
| SC | 450 – 460 | 1,45,000 – 1,50,000 (145K - 150K) |
| ST | 410 – 420 | 1,68,000 – 1,73,000 (168K - 173K) |
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NEET Previous Years’ Cutoff Trends
You can go through the tables below to check the previous years’ NEET Cutoff Trends
NEET 2025 Cutoff- Category Wise
The following table represents the closing NEET cutoff for all categories from the final rounds of 2025.
- The NEET cutoff for UR is 686 and for EWS is 144, being the category with the highest number of candidates.
- The NEET cutoff for OBC & PwBD is between 126 – 113 and is the same for ST/SC & PwBD
| Category | Qualifying Percentile Criteria | NEET (UG) - 2025 Marks Range | NEET (UG) - 2025 Total Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| UR / EWS | ≥50th percentile | 686 – 144 | 11,01,151 |
| OBC | ≥40th but <50th percentile | 143 – 113 | 88,692 |
| SC | ≥40th but <50th percentile | 143 – 113 | 31,995 |
| ST | ≥40th but <50th percentile | 143 – 113 | 13,940 |
| UR / EWS & PwBD | ≥45th but <50th percentile | 143 – 127 | 472 |
| OBC & PwBD | ≥40th but <45th percentile | 126 – 113 | 216 |
| SC & PwBD | ≥40th but <45th percentile | 126 – 113 | 48 |
| ST & PwBD | ≥40th but <45th percentile | 126 – 113 | 17 |
| Total | 12,36,531 |
Source: NTA Website
NEET 2024 and 2023 Cutoff- Category Wise
The Category-wise number of Candidates Qualified, based on the qualifying criteria of NEET (UG)- 2023 and 2024
- The NEET cutoff for UR is 700+ and for EWS is 164, being the category with the highest number of candidates in 2024.
- The NEET cutoff for OBC & PH is between 120 – 107 and is the same for ST/SC & PH with 40 percentile.
| Category | Qualifying Criteria | NEET (UG) - 2023 Marks Range | NEET (UG) - 2023 No. of Candidates | NEET (UG) - 2024 Marks Range | NEET (UG) - 2024 Total Candidates |
| UR / EWS | 50th Percentile | 680 – 137 | 10,14,372 | 700 – 164 | 11,65,904 |
| OBC | 40th Percentile | 136 – 107 | 88,592 | 163 – 129 | 1,00,769 |
| SC | 40th Percentile | 136 – 107 | 29,918 | 163 – 129 | 34,326 |
| ST | 40th Percentile | 136 – 107 | 12,437 | 163 – 129 | 14,478 |
| UR / EWS & PH | 45th Percentile | 136 – 121 | 405 | 163 – 146 | 455 |
| OBC & PH | 40th Percentile | 120 – 107 | 179 | 145 – 129 | 270 |
| SC & PH | 40th Percentile | 120 – 107 | 50 | 145 – 129 | 55 |
| ST & PH | 40th Percentile | 120 – 108 | 23 | 145 – 129 | 11 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total | 11,45,976 | 13,16,268 |
Source: NTA Official
FAQs
Ques. What is the expected Re-NEET 2026 cutoff for getting a Government Medical College through the All India Quota (AIQ)?
Ans. The expected Re-NEET 2026 cutoff score for a guaranteed Government Medical College seat ranges between 520 – 540 marks for the General and OBC categories, corresponding to an All India Rank of up to 30,000.
Ques. How much relaxation do EWS candidates get compared to General and OBC categories for expected Re-NEET 2026 cutoff?
Ans. EWS candidates for expected Re-NEET 2026 cutoff usually get a marginal rank cushion. The projected safe score range is roughly 10 marks lower than the General/OBC threshold, closing around 510 – 530 marks (up to an All India Rank of 33,000).
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.