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    NEET 2024 Cut off For OBC Category: Qualifying Cutoff Marks For MBBS/BDS

    NEET 2024 Cut off For OBC Category: Qualifying Cutoff Marks For MBBS/BDS

    Shamshad Ali DarUpdated on 11 Mar 2025, 02:17 PM IST

    National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG) is conducted for admission to undergraduate medical courses such as MBBS and BDS. The OBC cutoff for NEET is released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) along with the results. The NEET 2024 cutoff for OBC category candidates was reduced to 161-127. Previously, the NEET 2024 cutoff for OBC was 163-129. Candidates need to score at least minimum marks to qualify for the medical entrance test.

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    NEET 2024 Cut off For OBC Category: Qualifying Cutoff Marks For MBBS/BDS
    NEET 2024 Cut off For OBC

    The NTA has released the NEET cutoff for all categories. The NEET cut off for OBC category is set at the 40th percentile similar to the SC and ST category. The NEET 2024 cutoff varies each year. The NEET OBC candidates have to score the required percentile to qualify for admission in the participating colleges. Read the article below to know the NEET cutoff for OBC and NEET qualifying marks in detail.
    Also check: NEET cutoff for MBBS government colleges

    OBC cutoff for NEET 2024

    The NTA publishes the NEET 2024 cutoff for OBC on the official website. The eligible candidates who score the required percentile are eligible to appear in the NEET counselling and admission to medical colleges. The category-wise NEET qualifying marks can be checked in the given below table:

    NEET cutoff marks for OBC category 2024

    Category

    NEET percentile

    NEET 2024 cutoff marks

    NEET 2024 cutoff marks (Reduced)

    OBC

    40th

    163-129

    161-127

    OBC-PH

    40th

    145-129

    143-127

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    NEET cutoff for OBC category

    The NEET OBC cutoff 2024 was released by the authority after the announcement of NEET results. NEET OBC candidates need to obtain the required percentile, which is 40th in the medical entrance examination. Candidates can check the year-wise OBC cutoff for NEET in the table below:

    NEET cutoff for OBC

    Year

    NEET cutoff marks

    2024

    161-127

    2023

    136-107

    2022

    116-93

    2021

    137-108

    2020

    146-113

    2019

    133-107

    NEET OBC cutoff for medical colleges

    The NEET OBC cutoff for medical colleges is released by the institutes after the counselling process. The OBC cutoff for NEET is determined based on various factors including total number of applicants, difficulty level of the exam, total seats available, performance and other factors. Aspirants can check the opening and closing rank for NEET OBC in the table below:

    NEET cutoff 2024 for OBC

    College name

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    Round

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi

    48

    186

    1

    Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research Puducherry

    387

    807

    387

    Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

    1034

    1585

    1

    Madras Medical College, Chennai

    1042

    1241

    1

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh

    749

    1133

    1

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar

    1237

    1278

    1

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

    379

    695

    1

    Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

    192

    327

    1

    King George's Medical University, Lucknow

    1649

    1925

    1

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal

    524

    992

    1

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