Compare the NEET Cutoff 2020 and past cutoff trends to plan for future
NEET Cutoff 2020 along with the results are now out on the official website on 16th October 2020. The result and cutoff is announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in an online mode and aspirants must visit the official website – ntaneet.nic.in to check their results. Here we will share the NEET Cutoff 2020 as well as past year trends, NEET Percentile Calculation and factors affecting cutoff for future students to plan better.
The NEET Cutoff 2020 so published is the qualifying cutoff required to pass the exam and also take admission to AYUSH and BDS courses. NEET Merit List will be used by MCC to allot seats through the counselling process in various courses like Animal Husbandry and BVSc. under 15% All India Quota. Scroll down to know more about NEET cutoff 2020, past trends, and others.
NEET Cutoff 2020
The NEET Cutoff percentile 2020 along with cutoff score this year for different categories is given below in a tabulated format:
| Category | NEET Cutoff Percentile | Cutoff Score | Number of Qualified Candidate |
| General | 50th Percentile | 720-147 | 6,82,406 |
| General – PH | 45th Percentile | 146-129 | 99 |
| OBC | 40th Percentile | 146-113 | 61,265 |
| ST | 40th Percentile | 146-113 | 19,572 |
| SC | 40th Percentile | 146-113 | 7,837 |
| OBC & PH | 40th Percentile | 128-113 | 233 |
| SC & PH | 40th Percentile | 128-113 | 70 |
| ST & PH | 40th Percentile | 128-113 | 18 |
NEET Cutoff Percentile 2020 Category-wise: MBBS/BDS
| Category | Cutoff Percentile |
| General | 50th |
| General-PH | 45th |
| SC/ST/OBC | 40th |
| SC/ST/OBC – PH | 40th |
Here, the expected NEET cutoff percentile for MBBS/BDS courses seems to be 50th for General Category, 40th for SC, ST, OBC and PH categories, and 45th for General-PH category. Below are the cutoffs at some of the top colleges.
Factors Affecting NEET Cutoff 2020
Calculation of NEET cutoff 2020 and percentile is done on the basis of various factors. The factors for calculating cutoffs are mentioned below:
- Number of candidates applying
- Level of difficulty
- Performance
- Availability of seats
- Category of the candidates
NEET 2020 Cutoff Percentile Calculation
The percentile marks can be calculated by the following method:
- If an aspirant has obtained Rank x in the exam and the total number of students who have appeared is y.
- The formula for calculation of the percentile is: [(y-x)/y]*100
NEET Cutoff 2019 Trends : Some Highlights
Here, a brief snapshot of last year NEET cutoff is mentioned along with number of qualified candidates:
| Number of Candidates | 14,10,755 |
| Number of Qualified Candidates | 797,042 |
| NEET cutoff percentile for General category | 50th |
| NEET cutoff score for General category | 134 |
| NEET cutoff percentile for Reserved category | 40th |
| NEET cutoff score for Reserved category | 107 |
NEET Cutoff 2019 : MBBS/ BDS
NEET cut off for MBBS / BDS, 2019 for different categories are given below:
| Category | Percentile | MBBS/BDS cut off score |
| General | 50th | 701-134 |
| General-PH | 45th | 133-120 |
| SC/ST/OBC | 40th | 133-107 |
| SC/ ST/ OBC – PH | 40th | 119-107 |
NEET Cutoff 2019 : MBBS
NEET cut off score for the year 2019 as prescribed by different medical and dental colleges of India are given below in a tabulated format.
| Institute Name | Cut Off Score (Round 1) | Cut off score (Round 2) |
| Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi | 21 | 32 |
| University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi | 121 | 171 |
| Seth G. S Median College, Mumbai | 270 | 638 |
| VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi | 92 | 157 |
| Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi | 333 | 489 |
| Dr. BSA Medical College, Delhi | 476 | 715 |
| IMS BHU, Varanasi, UP | 479 | 669 |
| SMS Medical College, India | 523 | 760 |
| KGMU, Lucknow | 496 | 908 |
| B. J Medical college, Ahmedabad | 536 | 543 |
| Grant Medical College and Sir J. J Hospital, Mumbai | 568 | 1329 |
| Government Medical college, Kozhikode | 591 | 1875 |
| Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak | 1061 | 1825 |
| Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai | 1169 | 2773 |
| Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai | 1179 | 2430 |
| Gandhi Medical College, Musheerabad, Secunderabad | 1380 | 2391 |
| Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla | 1442 | 2672 |
| Dr RN Cooper General Hospital, Juhu, Mumbai | 1903 | 4013 |
| Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata | 2044 | 3762 |
NEET Cut Off 2019 : BDS
Neet cut off score for BDS for the year 2019 as prescribed by different medical and dental colleges of India are given below in a tabulated format:
| Institute Name | Cut off Score (Round 1) | Cut off Score (Round 2) |
| Government College of Dentistry, Indore | 8477 | 14973 |
| RHUS College for Dental Science, Jaipur | 6297 | 13999 |
| Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore | 9258 | 17425 |
| Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi | 9262 | 12243 |
| Government Dental College, Alappuzha | 9977 | 14048 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada | 10812 | 17429 |
| Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma university of Health Sciences, Rohtak | 11665 | 15747 |
| Dental College RIMS, Imphal | 9838 | 13558 |
| ESIC Dental College, New Delhi | 9738 | 12747 |
| Government Dental College, Trivandrum | 11244 | 17712 |
| Government Dental College, Shimla | 11308 | 17337 |
| SCB Medical College (Dental) , Cuttack | 11483 | 18317 |
| Faculty of Dentistry, KG, Medical University, Lucknow | 12122 | 14457 |
NEET Cutoff 2018 : MBBS/ BDS
NEET cutoff for MBBS / BDS, 2018 for different categories are given below.
| Category | Percentile | MBBS/BDS cut off score |
| General | 50th | 691-119 |
| PH | 45th | 118-107 |
| SC/ST/OBC | 40th | 118-96 |
| SC/ ST/ OBC – PH | 40th | 106-96 |
NEET Cutoff 2017
NEET cutoff score and percentile for the year 2017 is given below in a tabulated format –
| Category | Cut off percentile | Cut off score |
| General | 50th | 697-131 |
| OBC/ SC/ ST | 40th | 130-107 |
| OBC/ SC/ ST – PH | 45th | 130-118 |
| General PH | 40th | 130-107 |
NEET Cutoff 2020 vs Past Year Trends
Well, the percentile is more or less the same throughout for the General category, which is 50th percentile. But for OBC/SC/ST (including PH), and General-PH, it varies between the two – 40th and 45th percentile if you compare the 2017 cutoffs. But the cutoff marks are different and varying every year. The cutoff range in 2020 for General is 720-147, while in 2019 it was 701-134. Likewise, compare the marks of the past 5 years and you will see that the competition is increasing gradually. So plan your preparation accordingly.
NEET Counselling 2020
Candidates who have successfully qualified NEET-UG examination are called for further counselling. The result includes NEET percentile, total marks, All India Rank (AIR), category rank and some other details. The counselling is done through All India Quota Seats and State Quota Seats:
- 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats
- 85% of State Quota seats
- Deemed and Central universities
- ESIC and AFMS
- Private institutes
With the exam successfully concluded, and the NEET Cutoff 2020 is out, all eyes are now on the MCC counselling subsequently. The counselling will be the final step to your dream medical college. This piece of information can be used by future aspirants to plan their preparation accordingly. Rest, we are sure students will put in their best efforts and will emerge with flying colors.
