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The NEET is the single medical entrance exam conducted in India. Every year, lakhs of students appear for the exam, hoping to secure admission to MBBS, BDS, and other allied health science courses. One of the common doubts among students is understanding what a 50 percentile means in NEET and how it translates into actual marks. Read the full article to know the concept of the NEET percentile and explain what the 50th percentile means in terms of marks.
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NEET exam is conducted to grant admission to the MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, BSc nursing and other allied health science courses in India. Therefore, it is important for candidates to know what the percentile means and how many marks 50 percentile means in NEET. Get details on 50 percentile is how many marks in NEET 2025 from the article below.
Percentile tells about the relative performance of a candidate in comparison to the other medical aspirants who appeared for the test. In simple words, 50 percentile in NEET exam means that the candidate has scored better than 50% of the total candidates who appeared for the exam. In NEET, the 50th percentile does not yield a fixed score every year. It varies based on the difficulty level of the NEET question paper, total number of candidates who appeared and the distribution of scores among examinees.
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According to the NEET eligibility criteria, candidates belonging to the general category must score at least the 50th percentile to be considered qualified. For reserved categories, the qualifying percentile is 40.
The table below provides the expected NEET 2025 marks vs rank vs percentile range by Careers360. Through the expected NEET marks vs rank vs percentile data by Careers360, candidates can have an idea of what rank they may secure in the NEET 2025 exam.
NEET 2025 score | NEET 2025 overall percentile | NEET 2025 expected rank |
120 | 50.95510467 | 1020134 |
119 | 50.66018879 | 1026268 |
118 | 50.36515958 | 1032405 |
117 | 50.05386578 | 1038880 |
Disclaimer: The projected NEET rank and percentile are derived from trends from previous years and experts' evaluations. Candidates are advised to treat this information as indicative, not definitive.
The experts from Aakash Institute have released the NEET 2025 expected marks vs rank vs percentile range. The expected NEET 2025 marks vs rank vs percentile by Aakash can be checked from the below table.
NEET 2025 marks range | NEET 2025 expected rank range | NEET 2025 estimated percentile |
249 – 200 | 800,001 – 1,000,000 | 55.00 – 65.00 |
NEET marks, rank and percentile are the elements that together form the NEET result. Marks in NEET are the scores out of NEET total marks (720). Marks obtained in the NEET exam form the basis for calculating the NEET rank, which reflects a candidate's relative position among all test-takers. A candidate’s rank is directly related to their marks. Higher marks lead to a better (lower) rank, while their percentile helps determine if they meet the qualifying criteria set by the NTA.
On Question asked by student community
Hi Gawade,
please refer to this article -
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-ug-mock-tests
You can find the mock test link here
Government Medical Colleges in states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra
Hi Arti,
Please refer to these links
Weightage:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-biology-chapter-wise-weightage
High-weightage chapters:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-2026-high-weightage-chapters
Do or Die Biology:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/do-or-die-chapters-in-biology-for-neet
Hindi syllabus:
https://medicine.careers360.com/hi/articles/neet-syllabus
Most Scoring Concepts eBook (free PDF):
https://medicine.careers360.com/download/ebooks/neet-most-scoring-chapters-topics-based-on-past-5-year-analysis
You still have enough time. For NEET 2026 (drop year, 3 months left), focus on:
NCERT linebyline for highweightage chapters (Human Physiology, Plant Physiology, Cell, Biomolecules, Biological Classification, Plant/Animal Kingdom, Genetics, Ecology)
Daily chapterwise MCQs + PYQs and weekly full mocks with proper analysis
Useful Careers360 links for planning:
NEET
The
NEET cut off 2025
for PwD (handicapped) candidates in Telangana was set at 40th percentile with 126 - 113 marks. Admission to government colleges in Telangana require higher marks as many as over 500 marks in NEET.
For more information, check the given below link.
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-cutoff-telangana
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