NEET Cutoff 2022, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15 - Previous year Cut offs, Percentile and Scores

NEET Cutoff 2022 - The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET 2022 cutoff is going to be of two types- qualifying cutoff and admission cutoff. The NEET qualifying cutoff is the minimum marks required to pass the entrance exam. Whereas, the admission cutoff of NEET 2022 is the last rank at which admission is granted.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the NEET 2022 qualifying cutoff for all medical aspirants. NEET cutoff percentile for the general category is 50th and for SC/ST/OBC it is 40th. The NEET qualifying cutoff scores 2022 will be released along with the result by NTA at neet.nta.nic.in. Previously, NEET cutoff passing marks for the general category was 720-138, while for SC/ST/OBC it was 137-108.

All medical colleges accepting NEET scores will grant admission on the basis of the NEET 2022 admission cutoff. The state-wise NEET 2022 cutoff for government and private colleges will be released by the state competent authority.

On the basis of the NEET exam, admission will be granted to 90,825 MBBS, 27,948 BDS, 52,720 AYUSH, 487 BSc nursing, and 603 BVSc seats, as well as 1205 AIIMS MBBS and 200 JIPMER MBBS seats in 15 AIIMS and 2 JIPMER institutes. Candidates can check here the category-wise expected NEET cut off 2022, minimum qualifying percentile, cutoff ranks, tie-breaking method, and other details.

NEET 2022 Cutoff - Types

The following table can be referred to understand the difference between the two NEET cutoffs.

NEET 2022 Qualifying and Admission Cutoff

NEET Cutoff 2022 - What is the use?

The admission to the following UG medical seats will be considered on NEET 2021 cut off:

• 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats

• 85% State Quota seats

• Deemed and Central universities

• ESIC and AFMS

• Private institutes

• AIIMS institutes

• JIPMER colleges

Factors determining NEET cutoff

NEET cut off 2022 scores will be determined on the following factors for MBBS/BDS admissions:

• Number of candidates who appeared for the NEET exam

• NEET difficulty level

• Total NEET seats available

What is the NEET 2022 Qualifying Cutoff?

The cutoff scores of NEET 2022 will be announced along with the result on the official website, neet.nta.nic.in. The minimum NEET cut off marks must be secured to pass the offline medical entrance examination. The minimum marks that are required in NEET for MBBS or other medical courses vary every year.

According to last year's statistics, a total of 8,70,075 candidates have qualified for the exam out of 15,44,275 appeared candidates. The category-wise NEET UG 2022 cutoff percentile and previous year scores can be checked below.

NEET 2022 Percentile and Scores (Expected)

NEET 2022 Cutoff Percentile and Scores - Year-wise Analysis

To qualify for NEET exam, aspirants need to secure the pass percentile and NEET 2021 cut off marks, as specified by NTA. For example, NEET 2022 cutoff for the General category is 50th percentile which means that aspirants from the same category need to secure equal to or more than 50% of the candidates who will appear for the NEET 2022 exam. Check the previous year's category-wise NEET cutoff and marks below.

NEET MBBS/BDS Cut off 2021, 2020, 2019 - Year wise trends

How to calculate NEET cutoff 2022 Percentile?

NTA has defined that, “A percentile rank is the percentage of score that falls below a given score in a group.” NTA will apply the below-mentioned formula to calculate NEET cutoff percentile scores.

NEET 2022 Cutoff: Tie-breaking Process

In case the rank of two or more candidates is equal, then the tie-breaking criteria to break NEET cut off qualifying scores will be used. The below-mentioned steps in order of preference will be used to break the tie of the NEET result. As per the latest update on NEET 2022, the earlier method of using age to break the tie has been cancelled this year.

• Higher marks in Biology: Aspirants securing higher scores/percentile in Biology (Botany and Zoology) will be preferred first for the NEET merit list.

• Higher marks in Chemistry: If the tie still exists, then the higher marks/percentile of the candidate in Chemistry will be considered.

• Number of incorrect answers: If the tie is still there, students with less number of incorrect and correct attempted answers will be allotted better rank.

NEET Admission Cutoff 2022: Last rank on which admission granted Aspirants can check the round wise NEET last rank on which admission is granted.

NEET 2021 cutoff AIQ - MBBS (Round wise)

NEET 2021 cutoff AIQ - BDS (Round wise)

NEET 2022 Cutoff: Government Medical Colleges (AIQ)

The NEET 2022 cutoff for government colleges will be updated here after availability. The NEET cutoff for government colleges is the minimum mark required in NEET for MBBS in a government college. In the meantime, students can check the previous years' NEET cutoff for government medical colleges in the table below.

NEET AIQ cutoff for government medical colleges

NEET cut off for MBBS deemed universities

NEET Cutoff for BDS deemed universities

NEET Cutoff 2022: For 85% State Quota Seats

After 15% AIQ, the remaining 85% state quota seats will be allotted by respective state counselling committees on the basis of NEET 2022 state wise cutoff scores. The cut off of NEET 2022 for 85% state quota seats will be released by designated authorities after the completion of admission. The NEET 2022 state wise cutoff for state quota seats can be checked from the table below.

State-wise NEET Expected Cutoff 2022

NEET 2022 Marks Vs Ranks - Category-wise

NEET Result 2022

The NEET 2022 result will be released in form of a scorecard at neet.nta.nic.in. Aspirants can download the NTA NEET results by visiting the official website. In order to download NEET 2022 result, aspirants need to enter their NEET roll number, date of birth, and security pin.

The result-cum-scorecard of NEET 2022 mentions the name, date of birth, the application number, total as well as subject-wise marks obtained, and NEET All India Rank (AIR). Also, the result will display NEET cutoff 2022 and qualifying status.

NEET Counselling 2022

On the basis of AIR, the exam conducting authority will prepare the NEET merit list 2022 indicating the rank-wise names of candidates who have qualified for the exam. The merit list will be forwarded to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on behalf of MCC for conducting NEET 2022 counselling for 15% AIQ, seats in deemed/central universities, ESIC, AFMS, and central pool seats.

While the remaining 85% state quota seats in government colleges will be allotted by respective state counselling authorities based on the scores and rank secured in NEET 2022 examination. The respective state counselling bodies will release NEET state-wise merit list based on the cutoff scores. The state counselling body will also be responsible for granting admission to private medical/dental colleges located in a particular state.