NEET Cut off 2019

NEET Cut off 2019 – The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the NEET 2019 Cut off along with NEET result on June 5. The cut off of NEET 2019 indicates the minimum marks required to qualify the medical entrance exam. This implies the NEET 2019 cutoff will reveal the qualifying status of the candidates. NEET cutoff 2019 will be displayed on the scorecard of NEET 2019 with the All India Rank (AIR) and NEET score (overall and section-wise). Only those candidates who will score equal to or more than the NEET Cut off 2019 will be considered for admission to medical, dental and allied courses. Candidates who wish to pursue MBBS abroad will also be required to score marks equal to NEET cutoff 2019 in order to be deemed eligible. NEET 2019 aspirants can check here all the important details pertaining to the NEET cut off 2019 like minimum qualifying percentile, tiebreaker criteria, merit list, NEET 2019 cut off trends, cut off ranks of top colleges.

The minimum percentile required to qualify the exam has already been made available, candidates must ensure that they score the equivalent marks to the qualifying percentile. It must be noted that the NEET 2019 Cut off for different categories is different. The Cutoff of NEET 2019 also implies the minimum marks which a candidate must score to ensure admission to medical, dental and allied seats. This NEET Cut off 2019 will be stipulated after the conclusion of all the national and state level counselling processes.

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In keeping with the NEET 2018 statistics, out of 12,69,922 candidates who appeared for the exam, only 7,14,562 could qualify the exam by scoring marks equal to or more than the NEET Cut off qualifying percentile requirements. As per previous year data, unreserved category candidates had to score at least 119 marks in NEET 2018 in order to get equal to or above the 50^th percentile and reserved category candidates had to score at least 96 marks in order to get equal to or above the 40^th percentile whereas candidates belonging to PwD category had to score at least 107 marks as per the qualifying Cut off requirements of NEET UG.

 

NEET Cut off 2019 – Minimum Qualifying Percentile

The minimum qualifying percentile signifies the least percentile required to qualify NEET 2019. Since, the percentile depends on the relative performance of all the candidates who have appeared for the exam, the corresponding marks can only be stated after the declaration of result. Candidates aspiring to qualify NEET 2019 are to secure equal to or more than the percentile Cut off of NEET 2019 as mentioned in the table below.

 

NEET Minimum Qualifying Percentile

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NEET Cut off 2019 - Percentile Mode

NEET 2019 Cut off is stipulated in the form of percentile instead of specific marks. Percentile represents a number where a certain percentage of scores fall below that number. Hence, it relies on the candidates’ performance when compared to the performance of others. For instance, the NEET Cut off 2019 which is 50^th percentile for unreserved category candidates, implies that a candidate is required to score more than 50% of candidates belonging to the specific category. The percentile mode of NEET Cut off 2019 also ensures that factors like the number of test takers and the preparation level of test takers are also taken into consideration to maintain the fairness of the exam.

 

NEET Cut off 2019: Tie-Breaker Criteria

The tie-breaker criteria are used to allot NEET AIR when two or more candidates score equal marks. On the basis of the tie-breaker criteria, the NEET merit list 2019 will be prepared. The below-mentioned steps in the order of preference are followed to break the tie:

• Marks in Biology in NEET 2019: Candidate who obtains more marks in the Biology (Botany and Zoology) section will be given preference over the one who has scored lesser marks.

• Marks in Chemistry in NEET 2019: If the above criterion fails, then the candidate obtaining more marks in the Chemistry will be placed above those with lesser marks.

• Number of Wrong Answers: In case the tie remains after considering the above mentioned criteria, then the candidate who has given least number of wrong answers will be preferred over the ones with more number of incorrect number of responses.

• Age: If the tie still persists, then the candidate who is older in age will be preferred over the younger ones.

Revision in NEET Cut off 2019

The situation of revision in NEET 2019 cut off is likely to take place when the number of candidates who have qualified the exam falls short of the number of seats available for admission. In this case, the Union Government holds the right to revise and lower the minimum percentile requirements of NEET cut off 2019 for MBBS/BDS admissions in consultation with the MCI (Medical Council of India) and the DCI (Dental Council of India).

 

Merit List for 15% All India Quota Counselling

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was the responsible body for preparing the merit list for counselling of 15% All India Quota seats. The list of candidates who have successfully qualified the exam by securing at least the NEET cut off 2019 for their respective categories will be included in this merit list. NEET 2019 merit list will be forwarded to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the regulatory body for the counselling of 15% All India Quota seats. DGHS will further forward the list fo candidates to the respective state counselling authorities.

 

NEET Cut offs – Previous Years

The maximum marks in NEET are 720. Candidates belonging to different categories must score at least the Cut off score of NEET to qualify the exam. The category-wise number of candidates who qualified NEET 2018, along with the marks required to qualify in each category, are mentioned in the table below.

 

NEET Cut off 2018: Qualifying candidates under different marks range

*Denotes the number of candidates in the given marks range not in the particular category

 

NEET Cut off 2017: Qualifying candidates under different marks range

*Denotes the number of candidates in the given marks range not in the particular category

 

NEET Cut off 2018: Category-wise Qualified Candidates

NEET 2018 Gender-wise Qualified Candidates

NEET 2018 Nationality-wise Qualified Candidates

NEET 2018 vs. NEET 2017 Cut off Scores

Candidates can check below a category-wise comparison of minimum qualifying marks of NEET 2018 and NEET 2017 equivalent to the qualifying percentile requirements from each year. Candidates of respective categories, who scored marks exactly as per these percentiles or above, were declared qualified for admissions in NEET 2018 and NEET 2017. The minimum qualifying percentile required to qualify the medical entrance exam in both years was same as the NEET 2018 Cut off percentiles mentioned above. This implies, the cut off scores have been arrived at by adopting percentile-based methodology.

 

All India Quota NEET Cut off ranks for admissions from previous years

As per the data of NEET 2018 AIQ counselling, unreserved candidates upto rank of 10,443 were selected for MBBS admissions under AIQ Quota, while for BDS admissions, candidates upto the rank of 17,093 were considered. NEET 2019 aspirants can check below the graphical representation of AIQ last ranks under various categories to get admission to MBBS and BDS seats in NEET 2017, NEET 2016 and AIPMT 2015.

NEET Cut off 2018 - All India Quota Cut off for MBBS

*Denotes Candidate Category, not Allotted Category

# Approximate Marks

 

NEET Cut off 2018 - All India Quota Cut off for BDS

*Denotes Candidate Category, not Allotted Category 

#Approximate Marks

 

NEET Cut off of top 10 Medical Colleges

*Denotes closing ranks of UR category candidates

 

NEET Cut off 2018 - Deemed Universities Cut offs for MBBS

#Approximate Marks

 

NEET Cut off 2018 - Deemed Universities Cut offs for BDS

#Approximate Marks

 

NEET Result 2019

The result will be declared on June 5. The mode of release of NEET 2019 result will be only online. The NEET result which is issued in the form of a scorecard will contain the marks scored in the exam and NEET AIR. The scorecard will also confirm whether the candidate has qualified the exam on the basis of NEET Cut off 2019. With the NEET AIR, the merit list will be prepared most likely by NTA and provided to DGHS and state counselling authorities. NEET 2019 merit list will be prepared in two formats - an overall merit list and category-wise merit list.

 

NEET Counselling 2019

The counselling of NEET 2019 is likely to begin from the third week of June. Candidates who will score more than or equal to the NEET Cut off 2019 will become eligible to participate in the counselling process. The counselling for 15% All India Quota seats will be conducted by DGHS on behalf of Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) in two rounds. DGHS is also the responsible body for conducting the counselling for Deemed and Central Universities, ESIC Colleges and AFMC, Pune. The counselling authorities of state and union territories will be in control of the state quota seats in government and private colleges, management quota and NRI quota seats in private colleges. Interested candidates must register themselves with respective counselling authorities in order to participate in the counselling processes. The number of seats for each category will be displayed by the regulatory bodies before the NEET counselling 2019 starts.

 

NEET Seat Allotment 2019

Since, the admission to medical and dental courses is taken on the basis of the merit cum preference, therefore, the seat allotment result is declared after the counselling process is concluded. NEET seat allotment 2019 indicates the allotted college and course to the candidates after each round of counselling. The least score of a candidate which has obtained admission in a particular college will become the NEET Cut off 2019 of that particular college.

 

NEET Cut off 2019 – FAQs

Question: What does the minimum qualifying percentile of NEET cut off signify?

Answer: The minimum qualifying percentile of NEET cut off implies the cut off required to be considered eligible for the admission process. The percentile depends on many factors like the number of students taking the exam and the difficulty level of the question paper. It also depends on the performance of all the test takers.

 

Question: Is securing the NEET 2019 Cut off percentile ensures admission to the medical and dental colleges?

Answer: Candidate who secures the NEET 2019 Cut off percentile only becomes eligible to participate in the counselling process. The Cut off score to obtain admission to medical and dental colleges will be different and can only be stipulated after the result of all the counselling processes are declared.

 

Question: If a candidate qualifies NEET, then is s/he eligible to participate in the counselling process?

Answer: Candidates qualifying the exam will be eligible to participate in the counselling process. It must be noted that mere qualification does not ensure admission to a medical or dental seat.

 

Question: Why does the NEET Cut off percentile remain the same while the Cut off marks vary every year?

Answer: NEET Cut off percentile has been provided by Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India and is fixed at 50^th percentile for unreserved category candidates and 40^th percentile for reserved category candidates. The percentile depends on the relative score of all the candidates who have appeared in the exam. Therefore, the corresponding marks to the percentile vary each year as the performance of candidates will also be different.

 

Question: Will the NEET score be considered for admission to medical courses outside India?

Answer: In order to obtain admission to medical courses abroad, candidates will be required to score at least the NEET cut off 2019 score. This implies medical aspirants are required to qualify the NEET exam. This is just one of the eligibility criteria, the admission will depend on the requirements of the respective institute or country that the candidates are seeking admission. 

 

Question: Does scoring marks equal to or more than the NEET cutoff score makes the candidate eligible for the counselling of state quota seats?

Answer: The eligibility for state quota seats depends on the state counselling authorities. Candidates seeking admission to state quota seats will be required to at least obtain marks equal to NEET 2019 cut off but this sole requirement will not make them eligible for the state quota seats. There could be domicile requirements as well.

 

Question: Will the NEET cutoff 2019 be considered valid in the next academic year as well?

Answer: No, the result of NEET is valid for one year only. Therefore, the cutoff of NEET 2019 will also be considered for that particular year.