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    NEET 2026 Qualifying Marks For OBC, General, SC, and ST

    NEET 2026 Qualifying Marks For OBC, General, SC, and ST

    Deep PathakUpdated on 22 Apr 2026, 03:21 PM IST

    The NEET 2026 qualifying marks are the minimum marks a candidate must secure to pass the exam. Only such candidates who secure the qualifying marks for NEET 2026 will be eligible for the admission. The NEET qualifying marks 2026 for OBC, General, SC, and ST varies and will be provided by the NTA along with the declaration of result. Based on the previous year trends and total students this year, the expected qualifying marks for NEET 2026 could be 720 - 150 for General category, and 149 - 118 for OBC/ SC/ ST category.

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    1. NEET 2026 Qualifying Marks
    2. Expected Qualifying Marks For NEET 2026
    3. NEET UG Qualifying Marks: Previous Year Trends
    4. NEET Qualification Marks 2026: Affecting Factors
    5. What After Declaration of NEET UG 2026 Qualifying Marks?
    NEET 2026 Qualifying Marks For OBC, General, SC, and ST
    NEET 2026 Qualifying Marks For OBC, General, SC, and ST

    The NEET qualifying marks 2026 depends on several factors such as exam difficulty level, and total students appearing in the exam. NTA has set certain qualifying percentile criteria for each category and only such students who score in the range of this criteria are declared pass and are eligible for the AIQ and State counselling of NEET UG. Read the full article to know comprehensive details on NEET 2026 qualifying marks, including minimum marks to qualify NEET for government college, expected qualifying marks for NEET 2026, and previous year qualifying marks.

    NEET 2026 Qualifying Marks

    The NEET qualification marks 2026 will be announced by the NTA along with declaration of NEET result 2026. Aspirants who want to get admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH courses must score equal or more than these NEET UG 2026 qualifying marks to be eligible for admission.

    NEET Qualifying Marks 2026

    Category

    Qualifying Percentile

    Qualifying Marks

    UR/EWS

    50th percentile

    To be announced

    OBC / SC / ST

    40th percentile

    To be announced

    UR/EWS - PwBD

    45th percentile

    To be announced

    OBC / SC / ST - PwD

    40th percentile

    To be announced

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    Expected Qualifying Marks For NEET 2026

    The NEET UG 2026 qualifying marks depend on several factors. Considering some of the factors, the expected qualifying marks for NEET 2026 are as follows -

    NEET 2026 Expected Qualifying Marks

    Category

    Qualifying Percentile

    Expected Qualification Marks (2026)

    UR/EWS

    50th percentile

    690 - 150

    OBC / SC / ST

    40th percentile

    149 - 118

    UR/EWS - PwBD

    45th percentile

    148 - 130

    OBC / SC / ST - PwD

    40th percentile

    130 - 118

    NEET UG Qualifying Marks: Previous Year Trends

    The qualifying marks for NEET UG exam has seen both increase and decrease due to several factors. However, to get an estimate of the approximate NEET 2026 qualifying marks, it is necessary to know the previous year qualifying marks of NEET UG.

    Previous NEET Qualifying Marks: Year-wise Trends

    Category

    2025

    2024

    2023

    2022

    UR/EWS (50th %ile)

    686 - 144

    720 - 164

    720 - 137

    715 - 117

    OBC (40th %ile)

    143 - 113

    163 - 129

    136 - 107

    116 - 93

    SC (40th %ile)

    143 - 113

    163 - 129

    136 - 107

    116 - 93

    ST (40th %ile)

    143 - 113

    163 - 129

    136 - 107

    116 - 93

    UR/EWS-PH (45th %ile)

    143 - 127

    163 - 146

    136 - 121

    116 - 105

    OBC/SC/ST-PH (40th %ile)

    126 - 113

    145 - 129

    120 - 107

    104 - 93

    NEET Qualification Marks 2026: Affecting Factors

    The qualification marks for NEET 2026 depends on several factors. Some of the factors influencing the NEET qualifying marks 2026 are as following -

    • Number of Students Appearing: More students mean more competition. In 2026, around 26 lakh students are expected to take the exam, which can increase the cutoff.

    • Difficulty Level of the Exam: If the NEET 2026 question paper is tough, students usually score lower, so the cutoff goes down. If the paper is easy, scores go higher and the cutoff increases.

    • Overall Student Performance: If many students score very high marks, the NEET cutoff will rise. If performance is average or low, the qualification marks may decrease.

    • Number of Seats Available: More medical seats can slightly reduce competition during admissions, making it a bit easier to get a seat.

    • Reservation Rules: Different categories have different qualifying percentiles (General: 50%, OBC/SC/ST: 40%). These rules affect the cutoff marks for each category.

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    What After Declaration of NEET UG 2026 Qualifying Marks?

    Once the NTA announces the qualifying marks of NEET 2026, candidates need to follow these steps -

    1. Download Your Scorecard

    Students need to download their NEET 2026 scorecard from the official website neet.nta.nic.in. The scorecard of NEET 2026 includes the candidates AIR, category-wise rank, total marks, and other important information. This scorecard is required in the later stage of counselling and admission process

    2. Know Your NEET UG 2026 Counselling Options

    Candidates who secure the minimum qualifying marks of NEET 2026 can get admission through two main types of counselling: All India Quota (AIQ - 15% seats) conducted by MCC. The AIQ counselling of NEET 2026 includes government colleges, AIIMS, JIPMER, deemed & central universities.

    The State quota (85% seats) counselling is managed by counselling authorities of each state separately. Only the students with state domicile are eligible for this quota.

    3. Counselling Process (Online)

    The NEET counselling 2026 will be conducted in multiple rounds both for AIQ and state quota counselling. Candidates need to register themselves for counselling, fill their choices of course and college, and confirm their seats.

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