The National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) is India's most popular medical entrance examination taken by those students who wish to pursue medical education and become doctors. Competitive scores can get you admission to some of the top colleges in the country. Medical college admission NEET 400 score may be tough, but not entirely impossible.
According to the NEET 2026 marking scheme, candidates will receive +4 marks for each correct answer, -1 mark for every incorrect answer, and no marks will be deducted or awarded for unanswered questions.
NEET UG 2025 exam was held on May 4, 2025. Aspirants are curious to know about medical colleges admission which accept NEET 400 marks. The National Testing Agency (NTA) announces the results for NEET UG on its official website.
The table below shows NEET ranks and the respective percentile from the previous years at a score range of 400 to 500 marks. It's important to note that the NEET 2025 cutoff might vary.
| NEET score | NEET rank | NEET percentile |
| 499- 450 | 43613- 71491 | 97.90324029- 96.56291685 |
| 449- 400 | 72268- 111395 | 96.52557729- 94.64447851 |
Score Range | Rank | Percentile |
500 - 451 | 85032- 133916 | 97.20677412 - 92.84978301 |
450 - 401 | 126733 - 177959 | 92.79343059 - 89.88050559 |
NEET marks | NEET rank |
499 - 490 | 85032 - 93986 |
489- 480 | 93996 - 103350 |
479 - 470 | 103369 - 113223 |
469 - 460 | 113233 - 123338 |
459 - 450 | 123346 - 133916 |
449 - 440 | 133919 - 144909 |
439 - 430 | 144916 - 156179 |
429 - 420 | 156204 - 168034 |
419 - 410 | 168039 - 180302 |
409 - 400 | 180312 - 193032 |
There is a minimum cutoff for candidates under different quotas to get admission to medical colleges through NEET 2023. The table indicates the category-wise NEET 2023 cutoff for reference.
Category | NEET 2023 cutoff | NEET cut-off marks |
General | 50th percentile | 720-137 |
SC/ST/OBC | 40th percentile | 136-107 |
General-PwD | 45th percentile | 136-121 |
SC/ST/OBC-PwD | 40th percentile | 120-107 |
For candidates who want to know how to get admission with 400 marks in NEET, Careers360 has compiled a complete list of deemed medical colleges that accept NEET marks ranging from 400 to 500 under the Management quota. The table below also includes MBBS colleges list with lower score with their respective All India Ranks.
College Name | Rank | Score |
153745 | 458 | |
174229 | 441 | |
179229 | 437 | |
200776 | 421 | |
210375 | 414 | |
224996 | 404 |
In the table below, Careers360 has listed government and private medical colleges by state with NEET scores ranging from 400 to 500 for the unreserved category or the General category. The ranks and marks required to secure a seat in the MBBS programme of these state-level colleges are also mentioned. We have also mentioned the quota through which medical colleges take admission wherever available.
College | Rank | Score |
205086 | 418 |
College | Rank | Score |
144680 | 466 | |
199318 | 422 | |
196918 | 424 | |
110819 | 498 | |
Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly | 139372 | 471 |
College | Rank | Score |
Tripura Medical College and DR BRAM Teaching Hospital, Agartala | 199270 | 422 |
*Admission to this college is based on State Quota.
College | Rank | Score |
130093 | 479 | |
127737 | 481 | |
Dr Patnam Mahender Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Chevella | 120810 | 488 |
131572 | 478 | |
108118 | 500 | |
117342 | 491 | |
114594 | 494 | |
121021 | 488 | |
111424 | 497 | |
108361 | 500 | |
119369 | 490 | |
114459 | 494 | |
125697 | 483 | |
121756 | 487 | |
110127 | 498 | |
119602 | 489 | |
RVM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Siddipet | 113127 | 496 |
126320 | 483 | |
128860 | 480 |
*Admission to these colleges is based on Government Quota.
College | Rank | Score |
160459 | 452 | |
Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar | 137414 | 472 |
*Admission to these colleges is based on Government Quota.
College | Rank | Score |
Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Kathirkamam | 164951 | 449 |
*Admission to these colleges is based on Government Quota.
College | Rank | Score |
Vedantaa Institute of Medical Science Vedantaa Hospital and Research Center, Palghar | 154117 | 458 |
College | Rank | Score |
136975 | 473 | |
131063 | 478 | |
127082 | 482 | |
139328 | 471 | |
155789 | 456 | |
148026 | 463 | |
152661 | 459 |
College | Rank | Score |
126077 | 483 | |
111663 | 497 | |
125174 | 484 | |
112942 | 496 | |
Swaminarayan Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kalol | 127012 | 482 |
108898 | 500 |
College | Rank | Score |
Raipur Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur | 218547 | 408 |
142001 | 469 | |
139744 | 470 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
In 2025, CMC Vellore will take admission of candidates who score more than 550 in NEET.
Yes, BAMS accepts any score above 400 in NEET.
A NEET score between 400 to 500 is considered appropriate for admission to BDS programmes in dental colleges via state quota counselling. Even 300 marks in NEET can still get admission to select private BDS colleges, depending on the ranks and scores of other candidates.
Scoring 400 in NEET is definitely not easy. But if you want to take admission to a good medical college you must aim to score at least 550 in NEET.
Securing an MBBS seat in a government medical college with 400 marks in NEET is challenging but not impossible. Assam Medical College, and Purulia Government College are a few government colleges that take admission of students for their MBBS programme.
On Question asked by student community
NTA is yet to announce the NEET 2026 correction date. Please refer to this article for the latest information about the NEET form correction 2026- https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-correction-window .
Dear Student,
You can check marks required in NEET for Government Colleges category-wise here .
Hi,
NEET Results are generally available for only 90 days after declaration, so if not available, you may need to check DigiLocker or contact NTA.
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Hello Student,
The admission process will start once the NEET Results are out and the counselling begins in sometime between July and August.
For more informatin you can also go through the link below.
Link - Admission in BPT and BOT through NEET 2026
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