NEET UG Cutoff 2026: How Many Marks are Needed for MBBS and BDS?

National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the NEET UG 2026 result with qualifying cutoff on its official website. Students who secure cut-off marks can take part in counselling for admission to MBBS and BDS courses. Out of nearly 20 lakh students appearing in examination, 11.21 lakh students have cleared test by fulfilling cut-off criteria set. However, one must keep in mind distinction between NEET cut-off and admission cut-off before analyzing their admission chances. The qualifying NEET cutoff 2026 is minimum percentile that an applicant must attain to be eligible to participate in counselling being conducted for admission purposes into MBBS and BDS programmes. Whereas, the admission cut-off is final mark or All India Rank (AIR) at which a particular college provides a certain number of seats in a specific course and category during counselling. Hence, clearing NEET UG doesn’t guarantee admission into an MBBS or BDS seat.

NEET UG Cutoff 2026: Key Updates

NEET UG 2026 Qualifying Cutoff: Category-Wise Marks and Percentile

NEET cut off 2026 qualification depends upon applicant category and is represented by percentile and marks both. Cutoff marks depend upon students’ performance in exam. This year difference between qualifying marks range among categories is quite significant, with maximum qualifying marks range being 715 marks. The following table represents minimum percentiles, qualifying marks range and number of students clearing respective cutoff marks range among all categories.

NEET UG 2026 MBBS Admission: Expected Government College Cutoff

Medical colleges run by government are usually more competitive for admissions, especially for those positions available through 15% All India Quota (AIQ). According to anticipated trends, those who belong to General category would be required to have an All India Rank of about 29,000 for admission into an MBBS course under AIQ. The expected marks or closing ranks could vary according to category while 85% State Quota will offer other admission options.

How to Check NEET UG 2026 MBBS Cutoff?

NEET cut off 2026 for MBBS government colleges can be verified via the official NEET UG counselling authorities after each round of seat allocation. Students need to verify their cut-offs according to their category, quota, college and counselling rounds since cut-off varies accordingly.

• Go to the official MCC website for AIQ counselling.

• Find the most recent NEET UG seat allocation result/closing rank.

• Choose specific round, college, course and category.

• For state quota, go to respective state counselling website.

• Compare NEET UG 2026 AIR with closing rank.

• Verify AIQ and State Quota cut-offs separately.

• Take into account cut-offs from previous rounds while selecting colleges.