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The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) reduced the qualifying NEET PG cut-off 2024 for all the categories. The NBEMS released the notification regarding the NEET PG 2024 cutoff reduction. As per the NEET PG cutoff reduction, the minimum qualifying percentile for all the categories General/ EWS, UR-PwBD, and SC/ ST/ OBC reduced to 5th percentile.
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The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) releases the minimum qualifying percentile and the NEET PG cut off scores along with the result declaration. Only the candidates who secure the minimum percentile and cutoff scores are considered eligible for the NEET PG counselling. However, due to NEET PG seats remaining vacant every year, NBE reduces the NEET PG cut-off. The NEET PG reduced cut off gives a chance to more candidates to participate in online counselling.
The NBEMS released the reduced NEET PG cut off 2024 on its official website, natboard.edu.in. The revised NEET PG 2024 cut off is provided below.
| Category | Minimum qualifying criteria | Minimum qualifying criteria after reduction |
| General/ EWS | 50th percentile | 5th percentile |
| General - PwBD | 45th percentile | 5th percentile |
| SC/ ST/ OBC (Including PwBD) | 40th percentile | 5th percentile |
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The NBEMS has announced the NEET PG qualifying percentile reduction through the official notice. Because of the vacant postgraduate (PG) seats following the conclusion of the second round of the NEET PG counselling, the NEET PG cutoff has been reduced in past years. Citing this, the Indian Medical Association-Junior Doctors Network (IMA-JDN) wrote a letter to the health minister highlighting that despite the concerted efforts of the National Board of Examinations (NBE) and other agencies, a significant number of PG seats remain unfilled across the country.
The association expressed its worry that this issue is causing a shortage of specialists, thus affecting the quality of healthcare services in the country. The IMA-JDN has urged the government and concerned authorities that just like the previous instances, the NEET PG cut off 2024 should be reduced. Bringing such a move to reduce the cut-off percentile marks for NEET PG 2024 will allow candidates a chance to participate in the ongoing counselling.
The NEET PG cut off is reduced in terms of the qualifying percentile by NBE if many PG medical seats remain vacant. The NBEMS has set different minimum qualifying percentile for the NEET PG exam as per the category of the student. The General/ EWS candidates need to score a minimum of 50th percentile score, for general PwBD candidates, the minimum qualifying percentile criteria is 45th percentile, whereas, candidates from the reserved category such as SC/ ST/ OBC are required to score a minimum of 40th percentile.
The cut off percentile of NEET PG has been reduced by the authorities in past years. In 2023, the NEET PG qualifying marks were reduced to zero percentile for all the category students. This sparked controversy and was criticised heavily that even a score of zero in NEET PG can guarantee a seat in a speciality postgraduate medical programme. Many considered this as a complete mockery and questioned the integrity of the NEET PG exam, citing that if the qualifying percentile is being set to zero, then there is no need for even holding an entrance exam.
Similarly, in 2022, the qualifying percentile was reduced by 15 percentile in NEET PG 2022. Not only in NEET PG, but the NBEMS has also even reduced the cutoff of NEET MDS, and NEET SS too in previous years. A historical NEET PG reduced cut-off data is provided in the table below.
Year | Original qualifying percentile | Qualification percentile after reduction |
2023 | 50th percentile | Zero percentile |
2022 | 50th percentile |
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By reducing the qualifying percentile of NEET PG, a greater number of aspirants are eligible to participate in the remaining rounds of online counselling. This will ensure that most of the NEET PG medical seats in India are filled. However, this reduced NEET PG cut off 2024 may make things harder for applicants who wait for the remaining rounds as well as the candidates who are looking for an upgradation of seat.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Aspirant,
Yes. If you are looking for a book/guide covering NEET PG colleges across India, including MD/MS seats, fees, marks/cut-offs and counselling information, Careers360 provides NEET PG counselling resources and college-predictor reports.
If you specifically
Hey there,
Yes. If you mean the official NEET PG 2025 MCC All India Quota cutoff/allotment lists, MCC has published the results for Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3.
MD Dermatology is one of the most competitive branches in NEET PG. In the 2025 counselling, government medical colleges generally required a very good NEET PG rank.
For the General category under All India Quota, some examples of 2025 closing ranks were:
Government Medical College, Kozhikode – around 20
VMMC
Hello Student,
For SVIMS Tirupati, the 2024 closing All India rank for MD Nuclear Medicine was 16,008, while the 2022 closing rank was 6,816. The 2024 opening rank was 5,276. Cutoffs can vary by year, category and counselling round, so these figures should be treated as previous-year references rather than
Hey there,
NEET PG stands for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Postgraduate.
It is the entrance examination for admission to MD, MS and PG Diploma medical courses in India.
Thanks and all the best,
Nischal
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