The NEET 2025 cutoff will be announced by NTA on before June 14, 2025, along with the result. While the NEET 2025 cutoff score will be released along with the NEET 2025 result, the NEET cutoff percentiles remain the same. The following table brings the category-wise NEET Cutoff percentile
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Category
|
Cut-off Percentile |
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UR/EWS
|
50th |
|
OBC
|
40th
|
|
SC
|
40th
|
|
ST
|
40th
|
|
UR/EWS-PwD
|
45th
|
|
OBC-PwD
|
40th
|
|
SC-PwD
|
40th
|
|
ST-PwD
|
40th
|
The NEET 2025 exam was conducted on May 4, 2025. The NEET 2025 result and cutoff will be declared by June 14, 2025. The exam was conducted in a paper-pencil based mode. In a single day and shift. According to the NEET 2025analysis, the exam difficulty level was extremely tough. Hence, the NEET 2025 cutoff is expected to be low. In fact some experts have predicted that chances are low for candidates to score full marks of 720 in NEET 2025. The following table brings the tentative or expected NEET cutoff 2025 as per the expert prediction is given below.
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Category |
NEET 2025 cutoff Percentile |
NEET 2025 qualifying Score ( Expected) |
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General/UR, EWS
|
50 |
360 |
|
OBC, SC, ST
|
40
|
290 |
|
General/UR/EWS-PwD
|
45
|
325 |
|
OBC, SC, ST-PwD
|
40 |
290 |
NEET 2025 Cutoff: Determining Factors
NEET cutoff 2025 will be determined based on the following five factors:
- Total numbers of candidates who appear for the examination: This year, the total number of candidates appearing for NEET 2025 is 20.8 lakh, which is approximately thee lakh less compared to last year. Hence, the competition has decreased from last year.
- Difficulty level of the examination: As stated above, the overall difficulty level of the exam has increased compared to the previous years. Hence, the NEET 2025 expected cutoff is also likely to go down.
- Performance of the Candidates: Owing to the high difficulty level of the exam, it is anticipated that the highest marks obtained by candidates may not be 720> In that scenario, the NEET 2025 expected cutoff is likely to be lower.
- Number of seats available: The total number of seats available for MBBS and BDS courses is 1,17,950 and 27,868, respectively. As compared to last year, the total number of MBBS seat has increased.