NEET PG 2025 Category-wise Qualifying Cut off Marks and Marks vs Rank Range

 

The NEET PG 2025 exam was conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on August 3^rd, 2025. The most-awaited NEET PG 2025 exam results were released on 19^th August and are available on the official website. Candidates must visit the official website to view their NEET 2025 results. This article informs candidates about the NEET PG 2025 category-wise qualifying cut off marks, compares the cut offs with 2024, provides an analysis of the released result, and also offers insights on the marks vs rank.

 

 

Overview of NEET Cut Offs

 

 

The NEET cut offs are the required marks or ranks to be scored by a candidate to be considered for admission to a medical college. They are benchmarks set by the authority for the admission of NEET-qualified aspirants to MD, MS, and diploma courses. Clearing the NEET exam alone does not guarantee a PG medical seat; candidates must have scored the qualifying NEET percentiles and cut offs to get a chance of securing a medical seat.

 

 

 

NEET PG 2025 Category-wise Qualifying Cut Off Marks

 

 

The most sought-after NEET PG 2025 category-wise qualifying cut off marks were released along with the results on 19^th August. Candidates must know that the NEET PG 2025 category-wise qualifying cut off marks vary each year depending on the number of participants, exam difficulty, competition for the seats, and overall candidate performance in the exam.

 

2,30,114 candidates appeared for the NEET PG 2025 exam, the highest number compared to the previous years. The competition for the existing 26,992 PG medical seats in India in 2025 is expected to be intense for the 1,28,116 candidates who cleared the NEET PG 2025 exam. 

 

 

Here are the NEET PG 2025 category-wise qualifying cut off marks and percentiles, as on the official website:

 

 

NEET PG 2025 Category-Wise Qualifying Cut Off Marks and Percentiles
Category	Qualifying Percentile	NEET PG 2025 Category-Wise Qualifying Cut Off Marks (out of 800)
General/EWS	50th Percentile	276
General PwBD	45th Percentile	255
SC/ST/OBC (Including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC)	40th Percentile	235

 

 

 

• General/EWS: The qualifying percentile for the General/EWS category is 50^th, whereas the NEET PG 2025 qualifying cut off mark is 276. The NEET PG 2025 qualifying cut off marks are the highest for the General/EWS category when compared with other categories. Such higher requirements for General/EWS candidates are mainly due to the increased demand for seats under this category. Candidates who applied under the General/EWS category must have obtained a minimum score of 276, which is the NEET PG 2025 qualifying cut off mark for them.
  
  
• General PwBD: The NEET PG 2025 qualifying percentile for candidates who applied under the General PwBD category is 45^th. The NEET PG 2025 qualifying cut off mark for the General PwBD candidates is 255.
  
  
• SC/ST/OBC (Including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC): The qualifying percentile for the SC/ST/OBC category (Including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC) is 40^th. The NEET PG 2025 qualifying cut off mark for SC/ST/OBC category candidates (Including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC) is 235. The SC/ST/OBC category has the lowest NEET PG 2025 qualifying cut off mark and the percentile compared to other categories.

 

 

 

NEET PG Cutoffs for 2024 and Comparison with 2025

 

 

The minimum qualifying percentiles for NEET PG 2024 were initially the same as the NEET PG 2025 percentiles. However, towards the end of the NEET PG 2024 counselling, the minimum qualifying percentiles for candidates across all the categories were reduced to 5^th percentile. This was a step taken by the counselling authority to provide opportunities to eligible candidates. Candidates who could not apply in the earlier NEET PG 2024 counselling rounds due to higher required qualifying percentiles could apply freshly once the qualifying percentile bar was brought down.

 

Here are the NEET PG 2024 qualifying cut off marks for candidates’ reference:

 

Category-wise NEET PG 2024 Cutoffs
Category	Cutoffs
General/EWS	291
General - PwBD	274
SC/ ST/OBC (Including PwBD of SC/ ST/ OBC)	257

 

 

The qualifying NEET PG 2024 cutoffs were the highest for the General/EWS category. This was followed by the General – PwBD category, for which candidates had to have a minimum score of 274 from the NEET PG 2024 exam. Finally, the NEET PG 2024 cutoffs for the SC/ ST/OBC category candidates were the lowest, with 257 marks.

 

 

 

 

Also Read NEET PG 2025 Result Out: 1.28 Lakh Candidates Qualify, Check NEET PG Cutoff

 

 

Comparison of NEET PG 2025 Category-wise Qualifying Cut off Marks with NEET 2024

 

 

Here’s a small comparison between the NEET PG 2025 category-wise qualifying cut off marks with 2024 marks for candidates to understand the difference: