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    Lowered Cutoff for NEET 2025 For General, OBC, SC/ST, PwD, EWS

    Lowered Cutoff for NEET 2025 For General, OBC, SC/ST, PwD, EWS

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    Shamshad Ali DarUpdated on 14 Jun 2025, 01:54 PM IST

    The NTA has released the NEET cut off 2025 in the form of qualifying marks at neet.nta.nic.in. The NTA has reduced NEET cut off 2025 for all categories. The NEET cut off for general category is 686-144, for SC/ST/OBC, it is 143 - 113, for general PwD candidates is 143 - 127 and SC/ST/OBC-PwD, the qualifying marks are 126 - 113. Given the difficulty level of the exam, the NEET cut off 2025 has dropped from last year’s 720-162. Candidates who qualify the NEET exam can find the best MBBS colleges based on their NEET scores using the NEET college predictor 2025.

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    1. NEET 2025 cutoff marks category wise
    2. Lowered Cutoff for NEET 2025
    3. Factors determining NEET 2025 cutoff
    4. NEET 2025 cut off: Years-wise
    Lowered Cutoff for NEET 2025 For General, OBC, SC/ST, PwD, EWS
    Lowered Cutoff for NEET 2025

    The NEET UG was conducted on May 4, 2025. The NEET cutoff 2025 is the last rank and its equivalent score required to qualify the entrance examination. Hence, in order to be eligible for the counselling process, candidates must obtain the minimum NEET qualifying marks 2025 for admission to courses such as MBBS and BDS. Read the full article to know the lowered cut off for NEET 2025 in detail.

    NEET 2025 cutoff marks category wise

    The NEET 2025 cutoff is available for all categories. Aspirants who appeared in NEET UG 2025 can check the category wise NEET 2025 cutoff marks and qualifying percentile from the table below.

    NEET 2025 cutoff marks

    Category

    Qualifying percentile

    Cutoff score

    UR/EWS

    50th percentile

    686 - 144

    OBC

    40th percentile

    143 - 113

    SC

    40th percentile

    143-113

    ST

    40th percentile

    143-113

    UR/ EWS - PwBD

    45th percentile

    143 - 127

    OBC PwD

    40th percentile

    126 - 113

    SC PwD

    40th percentile

    126 - 113

    ST PwD

    40th percentile

    126 - 113

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    Lowered Cutoff for NEET 2025

    The NEET cut off is determined by several factors such as number of applicants who appeared in the exam, NEET difficulty level, number of seats available for candidates among other factors. This year, the lowered cut off for NEET was due to the difficulty level of the exam. The NEET UG exam paper 2025 was tough and challenging as reported by several students.

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    NEET 2025 cut off: Years-wise

    Check the previous years NEET cut off 2025 marks in the table below.

    Category

    Cutoff percentile

    NEET cutoff 2024

    NEET cutoff 2023

    NEET cutoff 2022

    NEET cutoff 2021

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    50th percentile

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    Unreserved-PH

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