40% in PCB must for OBC, SC, ST; percentage required for NEET 2025 in Class 12
Anu Parthiban | March 12, 2025 | 08:40 PM IST | 2 mins read
NEET 2025: The NTA will host the NEET exam city intimation slip on the official website, neet.nta.nic.in, on April 26. NEET cut-off trends and minimum marks required for MBBS admissions.
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Download EBookNEW DELHI: The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET 2025) is the single-largest MBBS entrance test of India. To get MBBS admission in government medical colleges, students are required to obtain a minimum marks or NEET cut-off fixed for each category.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will administer the NEET UG exam 2025 on May 4 for around 23 lakh candidates. The NEET correction window was closed on March 11. All registered candidates will be able to download the NEET city intimation slip from the official website, neet.nta.nic.in, on April 26, as per the information bulletin.
Category-wise percentage required for NEET in Class 12
In addition to obtaining a rank in the NEET 2025 exam, students should also have qualified the Class 12 or equivalent exam with a minimum score. The minimum percentage required for NEET in Class 12 varies for general, scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes, Other Backward Classes (NCL), and Person with Disability (PwD).
| Category | Qualifying subjects | Percentage required for NEET in Class 12 |
|
General |
Must have passed physics, chemistry, biology/ biotechnology, and English individually. |
50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/ Bio-technology |
|
General-EWS |
Must have passed physics, chemistry, biology/ biotechnology, and English individually. |
50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/ Bio-technology |
|
SC, ST, OBC (NCL) |
Must have passed physics, chemistry, and biology/ biotechnology. |
40% |
|
PwBD/ PwD |
Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (or Botany and Zoology)/ Biotechnology |
40% |
“The criteria for minimum qualifying marks to be eligible for admission to MBBS courses shall also be applicable to concerned INIs like AIIMS and JIPMER,” the NTA said.
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NEET UG cut-off
Last year’s category-wise NEET cut-off for MBBS, BDS admission is given below.
|
Category |
NEET cut-off percentile |
Required marks in NEET |
|
UR/EWS |
50th percentile |
720 - 162 |
|
OBC |
40th percentile |
161 - 127 |
|
SC |
40th percentile |
161 - 127 |
|
ST |
40th percentile |
161 - 127 |
|
UR / EWS and PH |
45th percentile |
161 - 144 |
|
OBC and PH |
40th percentile |
143 - 127 |
|
SC and PH |
40th percentile |
143 - 127 |
|
ST and PH |
40th percentile |
143 - 127 |
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