NEET UG 2025: Expected Cut-Off Marks, Result Date, Answer Key, and Admission Insights

NEET UG 2025: Expected Cut-Off Marks, Result Date, Answer Key, and Admission Insights

The NEET UG 2025 exam, organised by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on May 4, witnessed a record participation of 22.7 lakh students across more than 5,453 centres in nearly 500 cities. This follows last year’s NEET UG paper leak controversy, which had raised concerns about the exam’s integrity. The paper included a total of 180 questions—45 each from physics and chemistry and 90 from biology—amounting to 720 marks. As per feedback from coaching institutes and students, the 2025 exam was more challenging than previous years, especially the Physics section. Due to this increased difficulty, the cut-off scores for admission to government medical colleges are expected to be lower this year.

Education experts from institutes such as Aakash Institute, Vidyamandir Classes, and Motion Education have projected the expected NEET UG 2025 cut-offs for various categories. Considering the paper’s high difficulty level and recent trends, the predicted cut-off for the General and EWS categories is between 720 and 155 marks. For SC, ST, and OBC candidates, the cut-off is expected to range from 154 to 125 marks. Candidates in the Physically Handicapped (PH) category may see slightly lower cut-offs, estimated between 135 and 125 marks. Experts, including Motion Education’s founder Nitin Vijay, suggest that these scores could be 40 to 50 marks lower than last year’s cut-offs for government medical colleges. Additionally, the all-India quota cut-off is likely to be in the 530–560 range, while admission to top institutions like AIIMS Delhi may require scores between 660 and 670 marks.

Looking at previous years’ trends, the qualifying percentile for the general category has remained at 50th, with cut-off marks ranging between 720–162 in 2024 and 720–137 in 2023. For SC, ST, and OBC candidates, the qualifying percentile stands at the 40th, with cut-off ranges gradually increasing over the years due to rising competition and performance standards. Experts believe that despite the paper’s toughness, this year’s percentile-based cut-off will not fluctuate dramatically, as it depends on the highest score in the merit list. The final answer key and NEET UG 2025 result will be released by June, and it is only then that the actual cut-off marks and admissions scenario will become clear. Students and parents are advised to stay updated through the NTA’s official announcements and to make informed decisions based on official data and counselling schedules.

NEET Expected Cutoff Marks 2025 For MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BAMS Government College: The National Testing Agency (NTA) held the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) exam on May 4, and medical aspirants are awaiting the results and the cut-off. NTA will publish the provisional answer keys in May, followed by the final answer key and the NEET result by June. The NEET UG cut-off will be announced along with the NEET UG result 2025.

Last year, the NEET UG cut-off percentile for the general category was 50 for MBBS and BDS candidates and 40 for OBC, SC and ST candidates. The NTA will determine the percentile of NEET UG based on the highest marks scored in the all-India common merit list for NEET UG 2025.

According to the academic desk, Vidyamandir Classes, students can expect similar qualifying scores to previous years. For the general category, the expected qualifying cut-off is around 720–162 marks, while for OBC, SC, and ST categories, it may range from 161-127 marks.”

“These are percentile-based cut-offs and may vary depending on the difficulty of the exam and overall student performance,” the academic desk added.

The NEET UG cut-off in 2024 for the general category increased to 720-162 from 720-137 in 2023. The same pattern was observed for other categories as well. The cut-off for SC, ST, and OBC candidates increased to 161-127 from 136-107 in 2023.

As per Nitin Vijay, founder and CEO, Motion Education: “The question paper was for a total of 720 marks. It included 45 questions each from physics and chemistry and 90 questions from biology (zoology and botany), making a total of 180 questions. The difficulty level of the paper was higher compared to last year. Due to the tougher paper, the cut-off for government medical colleges is expected to be 40 to 50 marks lower than last year.”

As per the student reviews and NEET 2025 paper analysis, the paper was not easy, PhysicsWallah said. Based on this, the expected NEET UG 2025 cut off marks will be the following:

As per Nabin Karki, national academic director (medical), Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), the expected NEET cut-off for the all India quota will lie between 530 and 560 marks, while for AIIMS Delhi, the cut-off is anticipated to be in the range of 660 to 670 marks. Category-wise, the national academic director (medical) said, for general category candidates, the qualifying marks are expected to fall between 130 and 150.

NEET UG 2025: Previous years’ cut-off trends

NEET UG 2025 was held on May 4 for 22.7 lakh candidates, a year after the paper leak controversy rocked the medical entrance examination sending the Centre and the NTA into a tizzy. The exam was conducted in 5,453 centres in around 500 cities, compared to 4,750 centres last year.