NEET PG 2025 cut-off slashed to 0 percentile, -40 marks for SC, ST, OBC; MCC to resume round 3
Vaishnavi Shukla | January 13, 2026 | 07:07 PM IST | 1 min read
NBEMS has made no changes NEET PG ranks 2025. MCC will soon announce the round 3 counselling schedule on the official website, mcc.nic.in, for MD and MS admissions.
Get complete details on the NEET PG 2026 syllabus, including subject-wise topics, weightage, and important areas to focus on for effective exam preparation.
Download nowThe National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has revised the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG 2025) cut-offs after lowering the qualifying percentiles. As per the latest update, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will soon announce the NEET PG round 3 counselling schedule on its official website, mcc.nic.in. NEET PG counselling 2025 live updates
NBEMS has reduced the NEET PG cut-off for 2025 for the general category from 50th to 7th percentile, and for SC, ST, and OBC percentile has been reduced from 40th percentile to 0th percentile. NBEMS has made no changes NEET PG ranks 2025.
MCC NEET PG counselling 2025 round 2 results were announced on December 17. MCC had extended the round 2 seat resignation till December 30. NEET PG 2025 results were announced on August 19.
Recently, MCC revised the seat matrix by adding 540 seats following candidate resignations. In addition, 135 new PG medical seats were introduced, bringing the total number of seats to 32,215.
Also read UP NEET PG Fee 2025: Rs 1.45 crore for MD seat; FH, Integral most expensive among medical colleges
Among the newly added seats by MCC, West Bengal recorded the highest increase with 46 additional seats, including those at North Bengal Medical Colleges.
Madhya Pradesh followed with the second-highest rise, adding 20 seats across three medical colleges—six at Government Medical College, Shivpuri; two at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College; and 12 at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur.
Also read NEET PG Counselling 2025: MD fees cross Rs 2 crore at 8 colleges, 313 courses cost over Rs 1 crore
NEET PG 2025: NBEMS lowers cut-offs
The NEET PG 2026 cut-offs for all category candidates are given below.
|
Category |
Minimum qualifying criteria |
Cut-off score as per minimum qualifying criteria |
Revised minimum qualifying criteria |
Revised cut-off scores |
|
General/EWS |
50th percentile |
276 |
7th Percentile |
103 |
|
General PwBD |
45th percentile |
255 |
5th Percentile |
90 |
|
SC/ST/OBC (Including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC) |
40th percentile |
235 |
0th Percentile |
-40 |
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