
NEET PG 2025 cutoff was reduced on January 13, 2026. Cutoff has been reduced in order to make more students elligible for remaining counselling rounds for seat allocation. NBE has reduced NEET PG cutoff 2025 for each category. Students can check revised cutoff percentile and score in table given below. As per latest updates, NBE has informed Supreme Court it had no role in reducing NEET PG 2025 cutoff. NBE said its role is to conduct exam and the decision of cutoff reduction was undertaken by Minitsry of Health. NBE filed affidavit against petition filed for reduction of cutoff. Moreover, the decision made 95, 913 more candidates elligible for counselling round.
NEET PG 2025 stray round counselling is underprocess. Stray round result was announced on February 21, 2026. NEET PG 2025 counselling round-1 and round-2 have already been completed. Cutoff for NEET PG 2025 is basis for shortlisting candidates for MD/MS/ PG diploma courses in India. Students have to score more than or equal to the cut off to qualify for NEET PG exam. Read to know more about NEET PG 2025 cut off:
- MCC Reduces NEET PG 2025 Cutoff
- NEET PG 2026 Dates
- NEET PG 2025 Original Cutoff
- NEET PG 2025 Expected Cut off of Top Colleges
- NEET PG 2025 merit list
- NEET PG Cut off: Previous Records
- NEET PG Cutoff 2025: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
MCC Reduces NEET PG 2025 Cutoff
MCC has reduced cutoff for NEET PG 2025 for each category. Cutoff is reduced in last few rounds to make more students elligible for NEET PG counselling. Experts believe top seats and colleges are already filled in round-1 and round-2 which discourage students to participate in next few rounds. That is the reason cutoff is often reduced. Check revised NEET PG 2025 cutoff is table given below:
| Category |
NEET PG revised cutoff percentile |
NEET PG revised cutoff score |
|---|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) |
7th percentile | 103 |
| SC/ST/OBC |
0 th percentile | -40 |
| UR PWD |
5th percentile | 90 |
Commonly asked questions
No. Candidates need the minimum cut off to qualify for NEET PG. It must be noted only those who qualify the exam with the minimum cut off score will be eligible to participate in the counselling rounds for seat allotment. Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducts online counselling for seat allotment. Candidates have to register and declare choice for college and course for seat allotment.
Yes. MCC has reduced NEET PG 2025 cutoff percentile as well as score for each category. NEET PG 2025 percentile has bene reduced by 7th percentile for general category and 0th percentile for SC/ST category. For general category revised cutoff score is 103.
MCC reduces NEET PG cutoff to fill vacant seats remain after starting two rounds. It is being said students who score top rank wish to get top branches and colleges and they do get usually in round-1 and round-2 NEET PG counselling. Once these coveted seats get filled, students have least chance to get them in remaining rounds. That is reason cutoff is reduced to encourage and make more students elligible for NEET PG counselling.
NEET PG 2026 Dates
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NEET PG 2026 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 22 Feb ' 26 - 28 Feb ' 26 | NEET PG 2025 stray vacancy round reporting |
| 21 Feb ' 26 | NEET PG 2025 stray round result |
| 16 Feb ' 26 - 18 Feb ' 26 | NEET PG 2025 stray round registration |
NEET PG 2025 Original Cutoff
Students acn check original NEET PG 2025 qualifying cutoff percentile in table given below:
NEET PG 2025 Qualifying Cutoff
| Category |
NEET PG 2025 cutoff qualifying percentile |
|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) |
50th percentile |
| SC/ST/OBC |
40th percentile |
| UR PWD |
45th percentile |
NEET PG 2025 Cut off score
NBE released cutoff score for NEET PG 2025. Check NEET PG 2025 cutoff score in the table given below:
| Category |
NEET PG 2025 cutoff score |
|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) |
276 |
| SC/ST/OBC |
235 |
| UR PWD |
255 |
Also Read:
- NEET PG Counselling Registration and Choice Filling
- NEET PG Seats in India: Check Seat Allocation Process & State-wise List
Factors determining cut off of NEET PG 2025
There are certain factors that decide the cut off marks for NEET PG 2025 exam. These are as follows:
- Number of candidates who appeared for NEET PG exam
- Total number of seats available
- The difficulty level of the examination
- Previous years’ cutoffs
Candidates must note that scoring above the NEET PG cutoff 2025 percentile will not guarantee admission to them. It is mandatory to participate in the counselling of NEET PG for admissions to the desired course/college.
NEET PG 2025 Cutoff: Tie Breaking Criteria
In case of two students secure the same score in the NEET PG merit list 2025, then following tie-breaking criteria will be considered for providing admission:
More number of correct responses: Candidates who have a greater number of correct responses in the question paper will be placed at a better merit position.
Less number of incorrect responses: Those with a lesser number of negative responses in the question paper will be placed at a higher rank in NEET PG 2025 merit list.
Age: The candidate who will be older than his/her counterpart will be preferred in case of the tie.
Higher aggregate marks: In case of the tie, the candidate who had secured higher aggregate marks (in percentage) in all MBBS Professional Examinations will be preferred.
Commonly asked questions
Candidates have to score the minimum cut off to qualify for the exam. The cut off varies for different categories. NEET PG 2025 cut off percentile for the general category students is 50. Those who score less than minimum cut off for that category do not qualify for the exam. A merit list is released based on the cut off marks, comprising name of candidates eligible for the counselling rounds. It must be noted that NEET PG result is valid for that particular academic year only and it can't be used next year or so.
NEET PG cut off depends upon a number of factors including total number of candidates who appeared in NEET PG exam, number of seats available, difficulty level of examination, and previous years’ cutoffs. Students have to score minimum cut off to qualify for NEET PG exam. Cut off is released along with NEET PG result.
Yes. NBE reduces NEET PG cut off in case seats remain vacant after counseling rounds. Reducation of cut off makes more number of candidates eligible to participate in the counselling who were earlier ineligible due to low score. NEET PG 2025 cut off percentile has been reduced for each category.
NEET PG 2025 Expected Cut off of Top Colleges
Table given below conatins expected overall cutoff of top colleges
NEET PG 2025 Expected Cut off of top colleges
| Name of the College |
Expected rank |
|---|---|
| Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi |
29321 |
| VMMC and SJ Hospital, New Delhi |
40194 |
| B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad |
75406 |
| Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad |
40743 |
| Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai |
74960 |
| Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram |
41496 |
| Madras Medical College, Madras |
42414 |
| Guntur Medical College, Guntur |
48030 |
| Government Medical College, Nagpur |
79533 |
| Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior |
77575 |
NEET PG 2025 Branchwise expected Cutoff
Brachwise cut off for All India quota seats will be released by Medical Counselling Committee for each round. Seats will be allotted based on NEET PG rank, choice filled, availablity of seats in branch etc. Candidates can check expected cut off for each branch in the table given below:
| Branch |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiology |
545 |
535 |
500 |
443 |
| ENT |
440 |
430 |
370 |
280 |
| Surgery |
480 |
465 |
385 |
310 |
| OBGY |
500 |
475 |
405 |
305 |
| Dermatology |
550 |
515 |
450 |
395 |
| Medicine |
535 |
500 |
435 |
350 |
| Paediatrics |
510 |
485 |
405 |
360 |
| Pulmonary |
495 |
500 |
400 |
300 |
| Ophthalmology |
450 |
435 |
370 |
295 |
| Orthopeadics |
490 |
480 |
395 |
300 |
Branchwise expected NEET PG 2025 cutoff of top colleges
Candidates can check expected cut off of particular brach in some of the top colleges in the tables given below:
NEET PG 2025 cut off for Dermatology
| Name of the College |
Expected rank |
|---|---|
| Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi |
29 |
| Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore |
634 |
| Government Medical College, Kannur |
812 |
| Government Medical College, Jammu |
1674 |
| Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla |
1563 |
| Government Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir |
1300 |
| Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa |
2110 |
| Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital, Gaya |
3770 |
| Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh |
2562 |
| Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura |
2538 |
NEET PG 2025 Cut off for Radiology
| Name of the College |
Expected rank |
|---|---|
| Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi |
159 |
| Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur |
317 |
| Government Medical College, Aurangabad |
517 |
| Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak |
346 |
| Stanley Medical College, Chennai |
379 |
| Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai |
219 |
| Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata |
222 |
| BJ Government Medical College, Pune |
306 |
| Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram |
321 |
NEET PG 2025 Cut off for General Medicine
| Name of the College |
Expected rank |
|---|---|
| Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi |
93 |
| Government Medical College, Kozhikode |
138 |
| Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi |
44 |
| Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi |
56 |
| Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad |
158 |
| Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai |
94 |
| Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati |
883 |
| B J Medical College, Ahmedabad |
312 |
| SCB Medical College, Cuttack |
549 |
NEET PG 2025 Cut off for Surgery
| Name of the College |
Expected rank |
|---|---|
| Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai |
461 |
| B J Medical College, Ahmedabad |
1529 |
| VMMC and SJ Hospital, New Delhi |
146 |
| RML and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, New Delhi |
428 |
| Madras Medical College, Chennai |
3575 |
| Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Medical College, Mumbai |
743 |
| Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata |
1046 |
| Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi |
199 |
| Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Secunderabad |
1687 |
Commonly asked questions
15 AIIMS including AIIMS New Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER, Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru, SGPGI Lucknow, and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum do not accept NEET PG scores. A separate exam is conducted for admission at these institutes, i.e INI CET. The exam is conducted twice in a year in computer-based mode.
In case of two students secure the same score in the NEET PG merit list 2025, then the following tie-breaking criteria will be considered for providing admission:
- More number of correct responses
- Lesser number of incorrect responses
- Candidate who will be older than his/her counterpart will be preferred
- Higher aggregate marks
MCC has announced round-3 revised dates for NEET PG 2025 counselling. MCC announced round-3 result on February 3, 2026. Round-3 result was uploaded online. Students will have to download seat allotment result from mcc.nic.in.
NEET PG 2025 merit list
NEET PG 2025 merit list was released online based on cut off score. NBE uploads the merit list for All India Quota 50 percent seats on the official website, nbe.edu.in in PDF format. Candidates have to download the merit list which comprises candidate's roll number, category, NEET PG 2025 rank, All India 50% Quota Rank, and All India 50% Quota Category rank. Candidates who will be included in the merit list will be eligible to participate in NEET PG 2025 counselling. These candidates will have to register online for NEET PG 2025 seat allocation.
Enter your NEET PG 2025 rank and predict the colleges you are eligible for using Shiksha's NEET PG 2025 College Predictor. Also, get information about the cut-off for top medical colleges/courses.
Commonly asked questions
NEET PG 2025 cut off has been reduced in comparision to last few year cut off. The cut off is the minimum marks required to qualify for the exam in that particular caregory. Only candidates who score the minimum marks can participate in seat allocation process. The table given below contains the cut off for each category:
Category | NEET PG 2025 cutoff | NEET PG 2023 cut off scores |
|---|---|---|
Unreserved (UR) | 276 | 291 |
SC/ST/OBC | 235 | 257 |
UR PWD | 255 | 274 |
15 AIIMS including AIIMS New Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER, Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru, SGPGI Lucknow, and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum do not accept NEET PG scores. A separate exam is conducted for admission at these institutes, i.e INI CET. The exam is conducted twice in a year in computer-based mode.
The duration of NEET PG counselling depends on number of vacant seats after each round. Usually, the counselling process goes on for over two months time. Each round of NEET PG counselling takes around 15-20 days time starting from registration to reporting. Initial rounds takes a bit more time than last rounds. Candidates have to register online and declare choice for college and course for seat allotment. Registration can be done on the official website. A total of 4 rounds of counselling is held for seat allotment. Based on choice declared by candidates, available seats, NEET PG rank, reservation factor etc. seats are allotted to candidates.
NEET PG Cut off: Previous Records
NEET PG cut off depends upon number of factors including number of candidates appeared on that particular year or overall difficulty of question paper. Check NEET PG cut off of previous some years in the table given below:
NEET PG 2023 Cut off
| Category |
NEET PG 2023 cutoff qualifying percentile |
NEET PG cut off scores 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) |
50th percentile |
291 |
| SC/ST/OBC |
40th percentile |
257 |
| UR PWD |
45th percentile |
274 |
NEET PG 2022 Revised Cut off: Qualifying Percentile and Scores
| Category |
NEET PG 2022 revised qualifying percentile |
NEET PG 2022 revised cut off scores |
|---|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) |
25 |
201 |
| SC/ST/OBC |
15 |
169 |
| UR PWD |
20 |
186 |
NEET PG 2022 Cut off: Qualifying Percentile and Scores (Original)
NEET PG 2022 cut off score has been released by NBE. Candidates can refer the table given below for categorywise cut off percentile and score:
| Category |
NEET PG 2022 cutoff qualifying percentile |
NEET PG cut off scores 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) |
50th percentile |
275 |
| SC/ST/OBC |
40th percentile |
245 |
| UR PWD |
45th percentile |
260 |
NEET PG 2021 Original Cut off
| Category |
Qqualifying criteria |
Cut off score |
|---|---|---|
| General |
50th percentile |
302 |
| UR-PWD |
45th percentile |
283 |
| SC/ST/OBC |
40th percentile |
265 |
NEET PG 2021 revised Cut off
Candidates can refer the table given below for revised cut off for NEET PG 2021:
| Category |
Revised minimum qualifying criteria |
Revised cut off score |
|---|---|---|
| General |
35th percentile |
247 |
| UR-PWD |
30th percentile |
229 |
| SC/ST/OBC |
25th percentile |
210 |
NEET PG Cut off 2020 (Revised)
NBE released the NEET PG 2020 Revised Cutoff list after the release of the original NEET 2020 cut off. Below is the NEET PG 2020 Revised Cutoff candidates can refer to:
| Category |
Cutoff percentile (Revised) |
Cutoff marks (Revised) |
|---|---|---|
| General |
30 |
275 |
| PWD |
25 |
252 |
| SC/ST/OBC/PWD |
20 |
230 |
NEET PG Cut off 2020 (Original)
The original NEET PG cut off 2020 was released on January 30. It was later revised owing to the shortage of qualified candidates for admission to MD/MS/Diploma/DNB courses. Later on, NBE also announced NEET PG 2020 Revised Cutoff list.
| Category |
Cutoff percentile |
Cutoff marks |
|---|---|---|
| General |
50 |
366 |
| PWD |
45 |
342 |
| SC/ST/OBC/PWD |
40 |
319 |
Revised NEET PG Cut Off 2019
| Category |
Cutoff percentile |
Cutoff marks (out of 1200) |
|---|---|---|
| General |
44 |
313 |
| PWD |
39 |
291 |
| SC/ST/OBC/PWD |
34 |
270 |
Original NEET PG Cut Off 2019
| Category |
Cutoff percentile |
Cutoff marks (out of 1200) |
|---|---|---|
| General |
50 |
340 |
| PWD |
45 |
317 |
| SC/ST/OBC/PWD |
40 |
295 |
Revised NEET PG Cut Off 2018
| Category |
Cutoff percentile |
Cutoff marks (out of 1200) |
|---|---|---|
| General |
35 |
262 |
| SC/ST/OBC/PWD |
25 |
225 |
| PWD |
30 |
244 |
Original NEET PG Cut Off 2018
| Category |
Cutoff percentile |
Cutoff marks (out of 1200) |
|---|---|---|
| General |
50 |
321 |
| SC/ST/OBC/PWD |
40 |
281 |
| PWD |
45 |
300 |
NEET PG 2025 Qualifying Cut off: Previous Records
| Year |
Original qualifying cutoff |
Reduction of qualifying percentile |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
50th Percentile |
5th Percentile for all category |
| 2023 |
50th Percentile |
Zero percentile for all category |
| 2022 |
50th Percentile |
35th Percentile for General 25th Percentile for SC/ST/OBC |
Commonly asked questions
Yes. NBE released NEET PG 2025 merit list for 50% All India quota seats on August 27, 2025. the merit list was uplaoded online in PDF format, comprising deatials such as NEET PG 2025 rank, AIR rank, AIR category etc. NBE has already released NEET PG 2025 result on August 19, 2025.
Candidates will have to score the minimum cut off percentile to qualify NEET PG exam. The qualifying cut off differs as per the category. For general category, candidates have to score 50 percentile while for reserved category, the qualifying cut off is 40th. A merit list is released based on marks score, overall rank, category rank etc. Candidates shortlisted in merit list are elligible for NEET PG counselling for seat allocation.
Yes. Candidates will have to declare preferences of choices for each round of NEET PG counselling after registration. It must be noted registration and choices can be declared online. At the same time, choices must be locked in the given deadline otherwise it gets locked automatically. Based on declared choices, seat availablity, NEET PG rank, seats will be allotted.
NEET PG Cutoff 2025: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Check some of the FAQs related to NEET PG 2025 Cut off here:
No. Candidates need the minimum cut off to qualify for NEET PG. It must be noted only those who qualify the exam with the minimum cut off score will be eligible to participate in the counselling rounds for seat allotment. Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducts online counselling for seat allotment. Candidates have to register and declare choice for college and course for seat allotment.
No, online registration for NEET PG counselling is a one-time process. Those who have already registered once don't need to register again. Only those candidates who have not registered themselves during round 1 need to register for the round 2/mop-up round. Registration can be done in any round except last one on the official website. Mcc. Nic. In. Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducts counselling for allotment of 50% All India Quota seats.
NEET PG Exam
Student Forum
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Yes, the candidates should note that the examination fee will be calculated and generated only after the selection of examination centre in the NEET PG application form.
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Contributor-Level 6
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No, NBE will not send the NEET PG 2026 admit card via post. The admit card will be uploaded online on the official website of NBE, and candidates will have to download it through their registration login credentials.
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Contributor-Level 6
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NEET PG application process starts with registration. Process for NEET PG registration have been provided below:
- Go to NBEMS portal
- Click on "NEET-PG" - Click on "New Registration" & enter the following details
- Name of Candidate Date of Birth Gender (Male/Female) Nationality (Indian/Others)
- Mobile Numbe
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Contributor-Level 6
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No, the candidates will not be required to upload all their documents with the NEET PG 2026 online application but the application form require the number and details of various documents in the application form hence it will be handy to keep them before filling the applications.
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The candidates should keep the following documents ready before applying for the NEET PG 2026 Exam:
- Primary Medical Qualification Certificate for Full Name
- High School Marksheet/Certificate for the Date of Birth
- 1 Photo Id proof which the candidates will be required to carry at the examination Centre
- Sc
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Contributor-Level 6
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The NBEMS will release the NEET PG 2026 information bulletin on the official website and the applications will start as per the dates mentioned in the brochure. The last date to apply for NEET PG 2026 will also be mentioned in the exam notification.
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Contributor-Level 6
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A candidate can choose only one exam city while filling the application form of NEET PG 2026. Candidates must note the application form for NEET PG is released online and candidates have to submit the form there only.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 days ago
There will be a time limit of 42 minutes for each section. The candidates will be required to marks the answer to all the questions of one section and the next section will only appear after the time limit of one section gets over.
NBE introduced time bound sections in NEET PG in the year 2024.
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Contributor-Level 6
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Yes, there will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each incorrect answer. Four marks will be awarded for each correct answer.
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Contributor-Level 6
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The NBEMS will notify the NEET PG 2026 application fee in the information bulletin. The candidates will be required to pay the fee online only. Based on the last year's information brochure, the application fee for NEET PG is as follows:
| Category | Fee (In INR) |
|---|---|
| General/OBC | 3,500 |
| SC/ST/PwD | 2,500 |
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Contributor-Level 6
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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
Jeppiaar Nagar, Chennai • Private
- 2 years
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- Full Time
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
Gautam Nagar, Delhi • Public
- 2 years
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- Full Time
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Vellore • Private
- ₹ 3,600
- 3 years
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- Full Time
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Rese...
Chandigarh • Public
- 1 years
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- Full Time
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