NEET passing or qualifying marks refer to the minimum marks a candidate must secure to be eligible for participating in the NEET counselling processes. Know the NEET 2024 qualifying marks and the past years’ passing or NEET cutoff marks here on this page.
NEET Passing/Qualifying Marks
NEET qualification marks refer to the pass marks or the minimum score to obtain in order to be eligible for participating in the NEET counselling process. The National Testing Agency (NTA), the exam conducting authority released the NEET qualifying marks or the NEET cutoff along with the NEET 2024 result, which was declared on June 4, 2024. The NEET 2024 exam was held on May 5, 2024. However, the NEET 2024 cutoff was reduced after the release of the re-revised NEET 2024 scorecard by two marks for each category.
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How much marks are required to qualify for NEET? It is one of the most pertinent questions asked by candidates or NEET aspirants. As predicted by experts, the NEET 2024 qualifying marks have been higher than last year. This article of Shiksha.com brings all about the NEET qualifying marks, along with an overview of the previous years’ trends and what after the NEET results, here on this page.
Q: What is the current scenario of NEET UG Counselling 2024?
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is conducting the NEET 2024 counselling Special Stray Vacancy Round 3 from December 23 to December 30, 2024. The provisional and final results were declared on December 24 and December 25. The institute reporting process is being conducted from December 25 to December 30, 2024. There were three MBBS seats for allotment in this round.
The NEET 2024 counselling Special Stray Vacancy Round 2 was conducted from December 9 to December 16, 2024. While the payment and choice filling could be done from December 9 to December 10, the seat allotment result was declared on December 12, 2024. The institute reporting process is being conducted from December 12 to December 16, 2024.
The NEET 2024 Special Stray Vacancy Round 1 counselling was conducted from November 20 to November 30, 2024. The payment process was conducted from November 20 to November 21, 2024. The choice filling and locking rounds were held from November 20 to November 22, 2024. The provisional seat allotment result was declared on November 22, 2024, and the final result was declared on November 23, 2024, followed by the institute reporting process from November 25 to November 30, 2024.
MCC conducted the NEET 2024 counselling Round 4 from October 22 to November 5, 2024. The registration and choice filling process started on October 22 and October 23 respectively. The last dates of registration and choice filling and locking were extended till October 27 from October 25 and October 26 respectively. The provisional and final result was released on October 29 and October 30, 2024, respectively.
The Round 3 was conducted from October 3 to October 19, 2024.
The NEET 2024 counselling Round 2 concluded on September 27, 2024. The round started on September 13, 2024.
The Round 1 of NEET 2024 counselling was conducted from August 14 to August 31, 2024.
MCC had announced that the NEET 2024 counselling dates on July 29, 2024. As of now, four rounds of counselling has been announced, which will conclue on November 5, 2024. The total number of rounds may vary based on the number of vacant seats. Ahead of the commencement of the NEET 2024 counselling process,
Q: When did NEET 2024 counselling process begin?
NEET 2024 counselling dates were announced by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) on July 29, 2024. The counselling process started on August 14, 2024, and will conclude on December 30, 2024. NEET 2024 counselling Round 4 was conducted from October 22 to November 5, 2024. The Round 3 was conducted from October 2 to October 19, 2024. The Round 2 registration process began on September 5, 2024 and reopened from September 13 to September 16, 2024. The Round 1 was conducted from August 14 to August 31, 2024. MCC revised the dates on September 13, 2024, with the reopening of the registration process of Round 2 due to the change in seat matrix. As per the revised dates, the last date of the counselling is November 5, 2024. The number of rounds may get extended depending on the number of vacant seats. The state medical authorities will conduct the counselling process for the 85 per cent state quota seats. The dates for counselling were different for the national level and state level admission processes. There will be four to six rounds of NEET counselling, which is the gateway for admission to medical and allied courses such as MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BUMS, BHMS, BSMS and BSc Nursing.
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NEET 2024 Exam Pattern Overview
The following table brings the overview of the NEET 2024 exam pattern and structure. This also carries information about the marking scheme and total marks of the NTA NEET exam.
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| Particulars |
Details |
|---|---|
| Mode of the examination |
Offline |
| Duration of the examination |
Three hours and Twenty Minutes (3.20 hours) |
| Exam timing |
2 pm to 5.20 pm |
| Type of questions |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Total number of Questions |
200 (180 applicable questions for attempt) |
| Total Marks |
720 |
| Negative marking |
Yes |
| Marking Scheme |
+4 for each correct answer -1 for each incorrect answer 0 for unattempted or extra attempted question |
| Total sections in the question paper |
3 (Two sections for each subject) Section A - 35 questions Section B- 15 questions (10 to be attempted) |
| NEET Subjects |
Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany + Zoology) |
What is NEET Pass/Qualifying Marks
As stated above, the NEET pass marks or the NEET qualification marks refer to the minimum marks or percentile one has to secure to be able to be eligible for the NEET counselling rounds. While NTA has fixed the NEET qualifying or pass percentile for each candidate category, the marks are variable for each year and category and would depend on candidates' performance. The NEET qualification percentiles are given below.
| Category | NEET Cutoff Percentile |
|---|---|
| General/EWS | 50 |
| OBC, SC, ST | 40 |
| General/EWS/PH | 45 |
| OBC & PH | 40 |
| SC & PH | 40 |
| ST & PH | 40 |
NEET 2024 Qualifying Marks
The category-wise NEET cutoff 2024 percentiles and NEET qualifying marks are given below:
| Category |
Cut off percentile |
Cut off score |
|---|---|---|
| UR/EWS |
50th |
720-162 |
| OBC |
40th |
161-127 |
| SC |
40th |
161-127 |
| ST |
40th |
163-127 |
| UR/EWS-PwD |
45th |
161-144 |
| OBC-PwD |
40th |
143-127 |
| SC-PwD |
40th |
143-127 |
| ST-PwD |
40th |
142-127 |
The table below brings the original NEET 2024 cutoff.
| Category |
NEET 2024 Cutoff percentile |
NEET 2024 Cutoff score |
|---|---|---|
| UR/EWS |
50 |
720-164 |
| OBC |
40 |
163-129 |
| SC |
40 |
163-129 |
| ST |
40 |
163-129 |
| UR/EWS-PwD |
45 |
163-146 |
| OBC-PwD |
40 |
145-129 |
| SC-PwD |
40 |
145-129 |
| ST-PwD |
40 |
141-129 |
NEET 2023 Qualifying Marks
The table below brings the category-wise NEET 2023 qualifying cutoff percentile and marks. The NEET 2023 pass/qualifying marks have been announced along with the NEET 2023 result is declared.
Q: Who conducts NEET counselling?
The NEET counselling is segregated into two categories, central or national, and state counselling. The central counselling for NEET is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee or MCC. The NEET counselling process conducted by MCC is for the admission to the 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats. On the other hand, State Authorities or the Education Department of various states conduct NEET state counselling for the 85 per cent state quota seats. MCC conducts the NEET counselling for MBBS BDS and B.Sc. Nursing courses. On the other hand, the State Counselling Authorities conduct the admission process for MBBS BDS BAMS, BHMS, and other medical or allied courses.
Q: What is the process to check NEET 2024 counselling result?
Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), the counselling authority for NEET counselling releases the NEET counselling seat allotment result online, in PDF format. The steps to check the result are given below:
Visit the official website of MCC at mcc.nic.in
Click on the link indicating Result under the Current Events section
Find your Roll Number or All India Rank (AIR) on the PDF document
Download the Seat Allotment order
Q: I have forgotten my NEET counselling registration password. How can I retrieve it?
Q: What are the information carried in the NEET counselling result PDF?
The following information will be carried on the MCC NEET UG 2024 allotment list:
NEET 2024 All India Rank
Allotted Quota
Allotted Institute
Course
Allotted Category
Candidate Category
Remarks
Q: What is the duration of NEET counselling?
The total duration of NEET counselling depends on the number of seats lying vacant at the end of the each round. Before each round of counselling, Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) releases the seat matrix or seat vacancy list. Once all the seats are filled, the counselling process of NEET will be considered complete. In general, the NEET UG counselling process ranges from two to three months. The duration of each round is around two to three weeks. The duration for the first two rounds is higher than that of the last two rounds. The last date may get extended based on the seat vacancy. The NEET 2024 counselling duration was originally scheduled from August 14 to November 5, 2024, after which the Special Round is scheduled from November 20 to November 30, 2024.
| Category | NEET 2023 Cutoff Percentile | NEET 2023 Cutoff Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General/EWS | 50 | 720-137 |
| OBC, SC, ST | 40 | 136-107 |
| General/EWS/PH | 45 | 136-121 |
| OBC & PH | 40 | 120-107 |
| SC & PH | 40 | 120-107 |
| ST & PH | 40 | 120-108 |
NEET Passing/Qualifying Marks Trends of Past Years
The NEET cutoff scores or the NEET qualifying marks vary for each candidate category every year. The table below brings the qualifying or pass marks of NEET over the past few years.
| Category |
NEET 2022 Qualifying Score
|
NEET 2021 Qualifying Score |
NEET 2020 Qualifying Score |
NEET 2019 Qualifying Score |
NEET 2018 Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General/Unreserved (UR) |
715-117 |
720-138 |
720-147 |
701-134 |
691-119 |
| OBC/SC/ST |
116-93 |
137-108 |
146-113 |
133-107 |
118-96 |
| PwD (General/UR) |
116-105 |
137-122 |
146-129 |
133-120 |
118-107 |
| PwD (Reserved) |
104-93 |
121-108 |
128-113 |
119-107 |
106-96 |
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