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    NEET 2025 Expected Cut off Marks For OBC, General, and SC/ST Categories

    NEET 2025 Expected Cut off Marks For OBC, General, and SC/ST Categories

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    Deep PathakUpdated on 11 Jun 2025, 10:12 AM IST
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    The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), is the gateway to undergraduate medical and dental courses in India. As per media reports, considering that over 20.8 lakh candidates appeared for the NEET 2025 exam, which is around 2 lakh fewer candidates than the previous year, the increased difficulty level of the exam, and other factors, the NEET expected cut off 2025 will be lower.

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    NEET 2025 Expected Cut off Marks For OBC, General, and SC/ST Categories
    NEET 2025 Expected Cut off

    Several factors, such as potential increases in seat availability, changes in exam difficulty, and changes in the NEET 2025 exam, suggest that the NEET expected cut off score could be lower than in previous years. In this article, we have explored the NEET 2025 expected cutoff, category-wise projections, and reasons for the anticipated decline in NEET cut off marks 2025. Read the full article to know comprehensive details on the expected cutoff of NEET 2025.

    NEET expected cut off 2025

    The NEET 2025 exam was tougher compared to the previous years. To qualify for the exam, candidates need to achieve the passing marks in NEET out of 720. Below are the category-wise NEET 2025 expected cutoff marks based on analyses and trends:

    NEET expected cut off score

    Category
    Qualifying percentile
    Expected cutoff score 2025
    General (UR) / EWS
    50th
    720–160
    OBC
    40th
    159–125
    SC
    40th
    159–125
    ST
    40th
    159–125
    General/EWS-PwD
    45th
    159–140
    OBC-PwD
    40th
    139–125
    SC-PwD
    40th
    139–125
    ST-PwD
    40th
    139–125
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    Disclaimer: The projected NEET rank and percentile are derived from trends from previous years and current expert evaluations. Candidates are advised to treat this information as indicative, not definitive.

    NEET 2025 expected cutoff by coaching institutes

    Several coaching institutes have released their NEET 2025 expected cutoff marks category wise based on their analysis and previous years' trends. The direct links to check the NEET expected cutoff 2025 marks by coaching institutes are provided here.

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    NEET 2025 expected cut off for government colleges

    • NEET 2025 cut off for general category: For the general category, the NEET 2025 cutoff expected range is between 720–155, lower than 2024’s 720–164, potentially making it easier to qualify for counselling. However, top government colleges like AIIMS Delhi may still require scores above 650–680 for admission.

    • NEET 2025 cut off for OBC/SC/ST: Reserved categories are expected to have cutoffs around 154–125, a slight dip from 2024’s 163–129

    • EWS: The Economically Weaker Section (EWS) cutoff is expected to be similar to the General category in the NEET exam. However, with more candidates applying under the EWS category, the NEET 2025 cut off might also go lower compared to last year’s cutoff.

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    Reason for lower NEET 2025 expected cutoff marks

    The NEET 2025 cutoff is expected to decrease due to a tougher exam, along with some other factors. Some of these factors are briefly described below:

    1. Increased Seat Availability

    • The number of MBBS and BDS seats has been steadily rising. NEET 2024 offered approximately 1.27 lakh seats (1,09,145 MBBS and 27,868 BDS). For 2025, around 5,000–10,000 seats have been increased, due to new colleges.

    • This increased number of seats under NEET 2025 can result in lower competition for a particular seat, resulting in a lower cutoff. More seats reduce competition for each available spot, lowering both qualifying and admission cutoffs.

    2. NEET exam difficulty

    • The exam difficulty level of NEET 2025 is a critical factor. If the NEET 2025 exam is significantly tougher than 2024’s moderate-difficulty paper, fewer candidates are likely to achieve high scores, leading to a lower cutoff. Last year, several candidates scored 720 out of 720 marks, leading to a steady increase in the cutoff for top-tier colleges like AIIMS, Delhi.

    3. Changes in the NEET exam pattern

    • For NEET 2025, NTA has made some significant changes in the exam pattern and timings. As per the NEET 2025 exam pattern, the optional choice of an extra 20 questions has been removed. Also, the exam timing of NEET 2025 has been reduced by 20 minutes. With the unavailability of a choice of optional questions and extra time, the competition level is going to increase, which can result in a lower NEET 2025 cutoff. State-Wise and College-Wise Cutoff Expectations.

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