🩺 NEET 2025 Expected Cutoff: A 5-Year Comparative Analysis
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the gateway to medical education in India, and understanding the cutoff trends is crucial for aspirants. The NEET 2025 paper was moderately tough, leading to slightly lower expected cutoffs than in previous years. This blog outlines the expected NEET 2025 cutoff and compares it with the last 5 years (2020–2024).
There are two types of NEET cutoffs:
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Qualifying Cutoff – The minimum score required to be eligible for NEET counselling.
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Admission Cutoff – The minimum score required for admission into MBBS/BDS colleges.
📈 Trend Analysis of previous years
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2020 & 2024 had easier papers, resulting in higher qualifying marks.
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2022 was the toughest among the five years, leading to the lowest cutoffs.
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2025 has seen a return to moderate difficulty, bringing the cutoff closer to 2023 trends.
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Number of candidates is increasing every year (over 23 lakh in 2025), so competition is steeper.
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No perfect scores in NEET 2025 (highest: 686), suggesting a slight dip in high-end cutoffs.
🧠 Why Do Cutoffs Vary Every year
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Paper Difficulty – Tougher papers lead to lower cutoffs.
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Number of Candidates – More students = higher competition.
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Seat Availability – More seats = slightly relaxed admission cutoffs.
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Reservation Categories – SC/ST/OBC/PwBD cutoffs are lower due to policy benefits.
Last 5 year comparison
Year |
UR Cutoff Percentile |
UR Cutoff Marks |
OBC/SC/ST Marks |
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2025 (Expected) |
50th |
144–686 |
113–143 |
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2024 |
50th |
164 |
129 |
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2023 |
50th |
137 |
107 |
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2022 |
50th |
117 |
93 |
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2021 |
50th |
138 |
108 |
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2020 |
50th |
147 |
113 |
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🏛️ Expected Govt. seat Admission Cutoffs – NEET 2025
These are the estimated minimum marks required for MBBS admission in All India Quota (AIQ) Government Medical Colleges:
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