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The NTA released the NEET UG 2025 result on June 14 at neet.nta.nic.in. One of the most critical aspects for candidates who appeared in the exam is understanding the passing marks in NEET 2025 out of 720. The passing marks in NEET are the qualifying marks or cutoff scores, which are the minimum scores a candidate must score to be eligible for the NEET counselling process.
According to the NEET 2026 marking scheme, candidates will receive +4 marks for each correct answer, -1 mark for every incorrect answer, and no marks will be deducted or awarded for unanswered questions.
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The NEET passing marks are determined based on percentiles, which vary by category, and are influenced by factors such as exam difficulty, the number of candidates, and seat availability. The NTA releases the category-wise NEET 2025 passing marks in the form of qualifying percentiles and corresponding marks after the NEET result is announced. Read the full article to know comprehensive details about the passing marks in NEET 2025 out of 720 marks.
The NEET passing marks or qualifying marks are the minimum marks a candidate has to secure in order to be eligible for the counselling process. The NEET qualifying marks 2025 are provided in the table below.
| Category | Qualifying percentile | Cutoff score |
| UR/EWS | 50th percentile | 686 - 144 |
| OBC | 40th percentile | 143 - 113 |
| SC | 40th percentile | 143-113 |
| ST | 40th percentile | 143-113 |
| UR/ EWS - PwBD | 45th percentile | 143 - 127 |
| OBC PwD | 40th percentile | 126 - 113 |
| SC PwD | 40th percentile | 126 - 113 |
| ST PwD | 40th percentile | 126 - 113 |
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To better understand the expected passing marks for the NEET 2025, the previous years’ NEET passing marks are provided below.
Category | Cut-off Percentile | Qualifying marks |
General | 50th | 720-162 |
General-PH | 45th | 161-144 |
SC/ST/OBC | 40th | 161-127 |
SC/OBC-PH | 40th | 143-127 |
ST-PH | 40th | 142-127 |
Category | Qualifying criteria | Passing marks | ||
UR/EWS | 50th Percentile | 720-137 | ||
OBC | 40th Percentile | 136-107 | ||
SC | 40th Percentile | 136-107 | ||
ST | 40th Percentile | 136-107 | ||
UR / EWS & PH | 45th Percentile | 136-121 | ||
OBC & PH | 40th Percentile | 120-107 | ||
SC & PH | 40th Percentile | 120-107 | ||
ST & PH | 40th Percentile | 120-108 | ||
Category | Qualifying percentile | Passing marks |
General Category/Unreserved (UR) Category | 50 | 715-117 |
OBC/SC/ST | 40 | 116-93 |
PwD (General/UR) | 45 | 116-105 |
SC/ ST/ OBC PwD | 40 | 104-93 |
Several factors determine the passing marks for NEET 2025, which are described below.
The difficulty of the NEET 2025 question paper significantly impacts the passing marks. A tougher exam, as reported for 2025, tends to lower the passing marks, as fewer candidates are expected to achieve high scores.
NEET 2025 has seen a slight decrease in the total number of candidates in NEET 2025, which could reduce competition and lower the cutoff. In 2024, over 24 lakh candidates appeared, contributing to a higher NEET cutoff.
The overall performance of candidates affects the percentile-based passing marks. If fewer candidates score high marks, the qualifying marks decrease. Experts suggest that the highest score in NEET 2025 may not reach 720 due to the exam’s difficulty.
With approximately 1,17,950 MBBS seats and 27,868 BDS seats available, the number of seats influences competition. An increase in total NEET UG seats for 2025 may slightly lower the passing marks.
Reserved categories (OBC, SC, ST, PWD) have lower qualifying percentiles, resulting in lower passing marks compared to the General category.
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NTA is yet to announce the NEET 2026 correction date. Please refer to this article for the latest information about the NEET form correction 2026- https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-correction-window .
Dear Student,
You can check marks required in NEET for Government Colleges category-wise here .
Hello Student,
The admission process will start once the NEET Results are out and the counselling begins in sometime between July and August.
For more informatin you can also go through the link below.
Link - Admission in BPT and BOT through NEET 2026
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For NEET 2026 Important question, please refer to the link attached below:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-important-questions
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