The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduates (NEET-UG) is the only medical entrance exam in India through which students can get into MBBS programmes in government medical colleges. With over 20.8 lakh candidates appearing for the NEET 2025 exam for approximately 1.18 lakh MBBS seats, of which around 60,000 are in government colleges, understanding the minimum marks required for MBBS admission through NEET 2025 is crucial for aspirants. Read the full article to know comprehensively about the minimum marks required for MBBS government colleges in NEET 2025.
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The minimum marks required to qualify the NEET 2025 and secure admission in government medical colleges are released by the NTA in the form of a qualifying NEET cutoff. Based on trends from previous years (2020–2024) and expert predictions for 2025, the expected minimum marks required in NEET 2025 for MBBS government colleges are provided below.
Category | Qualifying percentile | Expected marks |
General (UR) / EWS | 50th percentile | 720–160 |
OBC | 40th percentile | 159–125 |
SC | 40th percentile | 159–125 |
ST | 40th percentile | 159–125 |
UR/EWS-PwD | 45th percentile | 159–140 |
OBC-PwD | 40th percentile | 139–125 |
SC-PwD | 40th percentile | 139–125 |
ST-PwD | 40th percentile | 139–125 |
Category | Expected NEET 2025 Marks (Safe Range) |
General (UR) | 610 – 630+ |
EWS | 600 – 620+ |
OBC | 600 – 620+ |
SC | 500 – 530+ |
ST | 480 – 510+ |
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The NEET 2025 cutoff in terms of qualifying percentile and marks will be released by NTA after the result declaration and will be provided here.
Category | Qualifying Percentile | Cutoff marks |
General (UR) / EWS | 50th percentile | To be announced |
OBC | 40th percentile | To be announced |
SC | 40th percentile | To be announced |
ST | 40th percentile | To be announced |
UR/EWS-Pwd | 45th percentile | To be announced |
OBC-PwD | 40th percentile | To be announced |
SC-PwD | 40th percentile | To be announced |
ST-PwD | 40th percentile | To be announced |
The minimum marks required for MBBS in the previous year NEET exams is provided below.
Category | Cut-off Percentile | Qualifying marks |
General | 50th | 720-162 |
General-PH | 45th | 161-144 |
SC/ST/OBC | 40th | 161-127 |
SC/OBC-PH | 40th | 143-127 |
ST-PH | 40th | 142-127 |
Category | Qualifying criteria | Passing marks | ||
UR/EWS | 50th Percentile | 720-137 | ||
OBC | 40th Percentile | 136-107 | ||
SC | 40th Percentile | 136-107 | ||
ST | 40th Percentile | 136-107 | ||
UR / EWS & PH | 45th Percentile | 136-121 | ||
OBC & PH | 40th Percentile | 120-107 | ||
SC & PH | 40th Percentile | 120-107 | ||
ST & PH | 40th Percentile | 120-108 | ||
On Question asked by student community
Hello Student, for NEET-UG , you need to have passed Class 12 or an equivalent examination with the required subjects, including Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English. For the qualifying examination, the required PCB percentage is generally 50% for General category candidates, 40% for SC/ST/OBC-NCL candidates and 45% for PwBD candidates
Hello Student, agar aapne counselling ke liye registration kar liya hai lekin Round 1 mein choice filling nahi karte, toh generally aapko Round 1 mein seat allotment nahi milega because aapne apni preferences submit nahi ki hain. However, later rounds mein participate karne ka option counselling ke specific rules par
Hi Aditi,
Please refer to this article link : https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-question-paper
It contains NEET previous years' question papers for the last 10 years, compiled in a single place.
Dear Student,
If grace marks have been given in your NEET result, admission eligibility depends on your final valid NEET score, rank and the applicable counselling rules. For BDS admission, you must fulfil the NEET qualifying criteria and participate in counselling. Check the latest BDS Cutoff for NEET 2026
Hello, grace marks in NEET do not determine eligibility for BDS admission. For BDS admission, candidates need to meet the NEET qualifying criteria and the required Class 12 subjects and marks. The eligibility criteria may also vary based on the candidate's category. You can check the detailed BDS eligibility criteria
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