NEET UG Cut Off 2024: Expected Category-Wise Qualifying Marks & Percentile

NEET Cut Off 2024: The National Testing Agency (NTA) successfully conducted the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2024 on May 2024. Most students perceive the exam as moderately difficult with Biology being the easiest section of question paper. Now, candidates are anxious to know the NEET cut off or the NEET qualifying marks to determine their eligibility for admission to the desired medical colleges.

NEET Cut Off 2024

The NEET UG exam (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) acts as a gateway for admission to government medical colleges in India. To get through this gateway, a candidate is required to score above a certain minimum on the exam. This minimum score is called the NEET Cutoff/ Qualifying Marks/ Passing Marks. This score determines whether a candidate is eligible for admission to medical courses in India or not.

Thus, the NEET UG cut off score determines a candidate's eligibility to participate in the counselling process for admission to MBBS/BDS/AYUSH courses across the top medical colleges in India. While the official NEET 2024 cutoff will be announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) along with NEET 2024 Result, here's an analysis of the expected cut-offs with category-wise breakdowns based on previous years' trends and expert predictions.

NEET UG 2024 Exam Analysis, Students' Reactions and Difficulty Level

NEET 2024 Question Paper (All Sets)

NEET 2024 Answer Key (All Sets - Q, R, S, T)

Factors Affecting NEET UG Cut Off 2024

NEET UG cut off score or the NEET passing marks vary every year, depending upon several factors, including:

• Total number of applicants
• Difficulty level of the exam
• Total number of available seats

Expected NEET Cut Off 2024

The NEET 2024 passing marks will be released right after the NEET UG 2024 Result is announced. Meanwhile, candidates can check the expected NEET passing marks below which have been calculated considering the previous years’ NEET cut offs and anticipated difficulty level of the 2024 exam.

Check the category-wise expected cut off with percentile below:

The abbreviations for various categories are:

• PH – Physically Handicapped
• SC- Scheduled Caste
• ST – Scheduled Tribe
• OBC – Other Backward Classes

Total Number of Seats

According to the current NMC data, the number of seats available for various courses in India is as follows:

• MBBS seats - Over 1 lakh
• BDS seats - 26,949
• AYUSH seats -  52,720
• BVSc & AH - 603
• Number of seats in AIIMS -  1,899
• Number of seats in JIPMER - 249  

All these seats will be allotted in 612 medical and 315 dental colleges based on NEET 2024 scores.

How to Calculate NEET Cut Off 2024

There's no direct formula to calculate NEET cut off.  The National Testing Agency (NTA) determines the NEET cut-off marks after the exam is conducted, based on several factors. These factors include:

• The total number of students who took the exam
• The difficulty level of that particular NEET exam
• The number of seats available in medical colleges across India

Since these factors vary from year to year, the NEET cut-off marks also change.

NEET 2024 Result Date

NTA will declare the NEET 2024 result on June 14, 2024. The official NEET qualifying marks will be announced along with the NEET UG 2024 result. 

NEET UG Cut Off Previous Years' Trends

NEET cut off marks for different categories have changed over the last few years due to several factors. We have provided the previous years’ NEET cut off trends below to help students get an idea of what to expect in NEET 2024.

NEET Category-Wise Cut Off 2023

NEET Category-Wise Cut Off 2022

NEET Category-Wise Cut Off 2021

NEET Category-Wise Cut Off 2020

NEET UG 2024: Tie Breaking Criteria

This year, NTA will be following new tie breaking rules for NEET 2024.

Old NEET Tie Breaking Rule: Earlier NTA used to consider the scores in biology (zoology and botany), chemistry, and physics in sequential order for tie breaking purposes. If the tie still remained, negative marks were used, followed by age, with the older candidate receiving the higher rank. 

New NEET Tie Breaking Rule: Candidate obtaining higher marks in Biology followed by Chemistry, and then Biology will be considered for tie breaking. If the tie still persists, eligible candidates will be chosen with the help of a computer-generated draw with no human intervention.  

NEET 2024 Admission Cut Off vs NEET Qualifying Cut Off

NEET candidates must note that the NEET cut off marks are not the same as the NEET admission cut off.  

• The NEET CutOff is the minimum marks a candidate needs to score in his/her respective category to qualify for the exam. This minimum percentile makes the candidate eligible to participate in state and central counselling process for admission to the medical colleges. The NEET qualifying percentile is decided by the NTA
• Whereas, the NEET Admission Cut Off is the minimum marks or scores that NEET-qualified candidates have to secure for getting admission into an MBBS or BDS course in a particular medical or dental college in India. The NEET admission cut off, is released by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) and state conducting authorities.

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NEET Answer Key 2024 by Allen Kota 

NEET Answer Key 2024 by Akash Byju's

NEET Answer Key 2024 by Resonance 

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