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NEET cutoff 2026: qualifying scores by category, 2022 to 2026

Official qualifying score ranges for five years, PwBD included, with 2026 taken from the June re-exam.
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The NEET cutoff 2026, from the re-exam held on 21 June 2026, was a score of 213 out of 720 for general and EWS candidates (50th percentile) and 177 for OBC, SC and ST candidates (40th percentile). In all, 11,21,185 candidates qualified.

Checked on 13 Nov 2026 against 5 sources.

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Qualifying score ranges, 2022 to 2026

NEET (UG) qualifying score range out of 720, by category
YearGeneral and EWS (50th percentile)OBC, SC and ST (40th percentile)Candidates who qualified
2026 (re-exam, 21 June)715-213212-17711,21,185
2025686-144143-11312,36,531
2024720-162161-12713,15,853
2023720-137136-10711,45,976
2022715-117116-939,93,069
Source: NTA: Key data points of NEET (UG) over the years, Published 16 Jul 2026; 2024 to 2026

Read 715-213 as: the top score was 715, and the lowest score that reached the 50th percentile was 213. The lower number is the one that decides who qualifies.

2024 to 2026 are from NTA's key data points of NEET (UG) over the years (PDF, 16 Jul 2026). 2022 and 2023 are from NTA's NEET (UG) 2023 result press release (PDF), which prints both years.

Candidates with a benchmark disability (PwBD)

Qualifying range for PwBD candidates, out of 720
YearGeneral and EWS PwBD (45th percentile)OBC, SC and ST PwBD (40th percentile)
2026212-194193-177 (ST 191-177)
2025143-127126-113
2024161-144143-127 (ST 142-127)
2023136-121120-107 (ST 120-108)
2022116-105104-93
Source: NTA: Key data points of NEET (UG) over the years, Published 16 Jul 2026; 2024 to 2026

How the cutoff works

NEET (UG) qualifying is set by percentile, not by a fixed mark: the 50th percentile for general and EWS candidates, the 40th for OBC, SC and ST, and the 45th for general PwBD candidates (2026 bulletin). The mark at that percentile changes with how everyone scores. The 2026 re-exam's lowest qualifying mark, 213, is the highest of these five years.

For Rajasthan's state quota, see our Rajasthan NEET counselling guide.

What is the NEET cutoff 2026 for general category?

In the NEET (UG) 2026 re-exam held on 21 June 2026, the qualifying range for general and EWS candidates was 715-213. That means a score of 213 out of 720 reached the 50th percentile. In all, 11,21,185 candidates qualified. Qualifying only makes you eligible for counselling; the score needed for a seat depends on rank, category and state.

What is the NEET cutoff for SC category 2026?

SC candidates qualify at the 40th percentile. In the 2026 re-exam the range for OBC, SC and ST candidates was 212-177, so the lowest qualifying score was 177 out of 720. For SC candidates with a benchmark disability the range was 193-177. These are NTA's official figures from its key data release of 16 July 2026.

What will the NEET cutoff 2027 be?

Nobody knows yet. NTA sets the qualifying mark after the exam, at the 50th percentile for general and EWS candidates and the 40th for OBC, SC and ST. Over the last five years the general mark ranged from 117 in 2022 to 213 in 2026. The NEET UG 2027 bulletin was not out as of 13 Nov 2026.

Sources

  1. NTA: Key data points of NEET (UG) over the years, Published 16 Jul 2026; 2024 to 2026 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  2. NTA press release: NEET (UG) 2023 result (prints 2022 and 2023), Release of 13 Jun 2023 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  3. NTA: NEET (UG) 2026 information bulletin, NEET (UG) 2026 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  4. NTA press release: NEET (UG) 2026 paper of 3 May cancelled, Release of 12 May 2026 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  5. NTA public notice: NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination on 21 June 2026, Notice of 15 May 2026 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)

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