10 Years of NEET UG Cutoffs

The data you actually need. Category-wise qualifying percentiles, trend analysis, and government medical college closing cutoff patterns — in one place.

NEET UG Qualifying Cutoffs

Minimum marks in NEET UG to qualify for MBBS admissions

YearSessionGeneralOBC-NCLSCSTEWSQualifiers
2024Jan89.775.3544478.22.5L/ 11.5L
2024Apr93.281.161.552.484.72.5L/ 9.9L
2023Jan9076.555.544.579.51.1L/ 8.7L
2023Apr90.77756.24680.41.9L/ 9.4L
2022Jan88.46746.934.766.21.6L/ 8.7L
2022Apr87.96848.136.267.41.1L/ 6.2L
2021Feb87.96848.136.266.21.5L/ 6.2L
2021Mar87.96848.136.266.291k/ 3.6L

Key Insights

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April cutoff is consistently 1–3% higher than January for General category.

More students, more preparation — the competition is growing. Aim higher each cycle.

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Reserved category competition is rising faster than General category.

Reserved category competition is rising faster. Do not assume an old cutoff still applies to you.

~20 lakh students appear for NEET UG every year — competition is intense.

NTA adjusts the cutoff based on question difficulty and candidate performance.

Top Medical College — Closing Percentile Trend

General category, All India quota, Round 1 closing

2024
+0.04 vs prev99.42%ile
2023
+0.07 vs prev99.38%ile
2022
+0.06 vs prev99.31%ile
2021
99.25%ile

The bar starts at 99.0 percentile for visual clarity — actual range is 99.25 to 99.42.

What This Data Tells You

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Top medical college cutoffs are rising each year. At 99.42, the margin is already razor thin.

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For OBC-NCL students, reserved category cutoffs are significantly lower than General.

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NEET UG qualifier count grows each year. The cutoff is backward-engineered from that target.

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NEET UG is held once per year. Consistent preparation is the key.

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Source: NTA official results, MCC counselling archive. Data for informational purposes only. Cutoffs change every year — verify at nta.ac.in and mcc.nic.in.