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    NEET 2016 AIIMS Cut off For OBC, General, and SC/ST Categories

    NEET 2016 AIIMS Cut off For OBC, General, and SC/ST Categories

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    Deep PathakUpdated on 06 May 2025, 03:39 PM IST
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    The NEET 2025 exam is being considered as the toughest exam ever, with many people comparing it to the NEET 2016 exam. As per several experts and leading coaching institutes, the difficulty level of the NEET 2025 exam was quite similar to the NEET 2016 exam. With this resemblance, it is being speculated that the NEET cutoff 2025 for AIIMS institutes can be similar to the AIIMS NEET cut off in 2016. In this article, we have provided the NEET 2016 cut off for AIIMS colleges, using which students can estimate the expected AIIMS NEET 2025 cutoff.

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    1. AIIMS NEET 2016 Cutoff: Category-Wise Breakdown
    2. NEET 2016 cut off AIIMS Delhi
    3. NEET 2025 vs NEET 2016: Brief overview
    4. Was NEET 2025 tough than NEET 2016?
    NEET 2016 AIIMS Cut off For OBC, General, and SC/ST Categories
    NEET 2016 AIIMS Cut off

    AIIMS NEET 2016 Cutoff: Category-Wise Breakdown

    The category-wise cutoff of AIIMS MBBS 2016 is provided in the tables below.

    NEET 2016 AIIMS cut off: General category

    Institute

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    AIIMS, New Delhi

    1

    37

    AIIMS, Jodhpur

    39

    871

    AIIMS, Bhopal

    55

    1022

    AIIMS, Bhubaneswar

    59

    1078

    AIIMS, Rishikesh

    85

    1045

    AIIMS, Patna

    274

    2949

    AIIMS, Raipur

    314

    1099

    AIIMS 2016 NEET cutoff for SC category

    Institute

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    AIIMS, New Delhi

    171

    1138

    AIIMS, Jodhpur

    3121

    8151

    AIIMS, Bhopal

    1165

    14170

    AIIMS, Bhubaneswar

    1568

    16865

    AIIMS, Rishikesh

    5013

    18049

    AIIMS, Patna

    6534

    17198

    AIIMS, Raipur

    6414

    16297

    NEET 2016 AIIMS cutoff for ST category

    Institute

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    AIIMS, New Delhi

    80

    2825

    AIIMS, Jodhpur

    3868

    18701

    AIIMS, Bhopal

    3460

    20498

    AIIMS, Bhubaneswar

    4578

    13905

    AIIMS, Rishikesh

    8522

    20140

    AIIMS, Patna

    14404

    23845

    AIIMS, Raipur

    14962

    23929

    NEET AIIMS cutoff 2016 for OBC category

    Institute

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    AIIMS, New Delhi

    2

    256

    AIIMS, Jodhpur

    296

    1946

    AIIMS, Bhopal

    257

    1170

    AIIMS, Bhubaneswar

    292

    1103

    AIIMS, Rishikesh

    418

    2095

    AIIMS, Patna

    433

    2130

    AIIMS, Raipur

    997

    1991

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    NEET 2016 cut off AIIMS Delhi

    CategoryOpening rankClosing rank
    General137
    SC1711138
    ST802825
    OBC2256

    NEET 2025 vs NEET 2016: Brief overview

    Since the NEET 2025 and NEET 2016 are being considered as the toughest NEET UG exams till date, a brief overview of both these exams is provided below.

    Comparison between NEET 2016 and NEET 2025

    Particulars

    NEET 2016

    NEET 2025

    Physics difficulty

    Physics was really tough with complex calculations and conceptual questions.

    Physics was the toughest among all other sections. The paper was lengthy and required conceptual understanding

    Chemistry and Biology

    Chemistry was moderately difficult, while Biology was easier, and NCERT focused

    Chemistry was moderate, while Biology was the easiest. However, slightly tricky questions were asked in Chemistry

    Candidate volume

    8 - 9 lakh candidates appeared for the exam

    Over 23 lakh students participated in the exam

    Overall difficulty level

    It is widely regarded as a benchmark for difficulty, especially due to Physics and two-phase structure

    Many experts believe that it surpassed the NEET 2016 exam in terms of difficulty.

    Was NEET 2025 tough than NEET 2016?

    As per several teaching experts and leading coaching institute, the NEET 2025 was tougher than NEET 2016 exam. Due to a difficult Physics sections, experts believe that NEET 2025 has surpassed the difficulty level of NEET 2016 exam.

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