Tripura NEET 2026 Counselling OBC Cutoff and Expected Trends

Tripura NEET Counselling 2026 expected OBC cutoff for AIQ seats at Agartala Government Medical College is 520–545 marks, based on 2022–2025 closing score trends.

Conducted by the Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Tripura, state NEET UG counselling fills MBBS and BDS seats at government and private medical colleges. OBC students must note one key point: Tripura state quota (85% seats) does not have a separate OBC reservation — OBC students competing for state quota are pooled with the General/UR category. For the 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats, OBC-NCL students receive reservation through the central Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) process.

• AIQ OBC closing score at AGMC in 2025 was approximately 527 marks (closing rank ~25,825)
• AIQ OBC closing score in 2024 was 652 marks (rank ~24,762) — NEET 2024 was comparatively easier
• State quota OBC (under General pool) closing score in 2023 was approximately 603 marks (rank ~19,662)
• Expected 2026 AIQ OBC cutoff at AGMC: 520–545 marks; state quota cutoff (OBC/UR pool): 575–610 marks
• Tripura has approximately 225 MBBS seats — AGMC (~125) and Tripura Medical College (~100)

OBC Reservation in Tripura NEET Counselling 2026

OBC students must understand the reservation structure before planning for admission. Unlike most other states, Tripura does not provide a separate OBC reservation in state quota (85%) MBBS seats. OBC students applying under state quota are pooled with General/UR and must meet the same cutoff threshold.

For the 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats — managed centrally by MCC — OBC-NCL students receive 27% horizontal reservation. AIQ counselling runs separately at mcc.nic.in and follows central government norms. This gives OBC-NCL students a meaningful advantage specifically for AIQ seats at AGMC and Tripura Medical College.

An OBC student from Tripura therefore has two separate counselling tracks with different cutoff dynamics — the AIQ track (where OBC reservation applies) and the state quota track (where OBC competes at UR level).

Previous Year AIQ OBC Cutoff at AGMC (2022–2025)

The table below shows closing scores and ranks for OBC-NCL students admitted to Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) under the 15% All India Quota across four counselling years.

The OBC-NCL closing score at AGMC consistently tracks within 1–2 marks of the UR cutoff each year, reflecting the competitive nature of these seats. The drop from 652 marks (2024) to 527 marks (2025) reflects the increased difficulty of NEET 2025 compared to 2024. SC and ST categories have significantly lower cutoffs due to dedicated reservation seats.

State Quota Cutoff Trends for OBC Students

Since Tripura state quota does not reserve OBC seats separately, OBC students competing for state quota effectively face UR-level cutoffs. The table below shows 2023 state quota closing data for AGMC based on DME Tripura allotment records. Students should verify 2024 and 2025 state quota allotment data directly at dme.tripura.gov.in.

In 2023, OBC students in state quota needed to score approximately 603 marks out of 720 to secure an MBBS seat at AGMC — nearly identical to the UR cutoff of 605 marks. This confirms that OBC state quota students face near-UR level competition.

Factors Affecting Tripura NEET 2026 Cutoff

Multiple variables will shape where the 2026 cutoff lands. OBC students should track all of these before the allotment round opens.

• NEET 2026 paper difficulty: Scores fell sharply from 2024 to 2025 due to a tougher paper. If NEET 2026 returns to moderate difficulty, AIQ OBC cutoffs may recover toward 550–580 marks.
• OBC-NCL qualified students nationally: More OBC-NCL students above the qualifying percentile increases competition for AIQ OBC seats, pushing the cutoff upward.
• Seat matrix changes: Any increase in MBBS intake at AGMC or Tripura Medical College directly lowers the effective cutoff for all categories.
• Domicile-restricted state quota: Only Tripura domicile holders compete for state quota seats, making the applicant pool much smaller than the national AIQ pool and keeping state quota cutoffs lower in absolute score terms.
• Round-wise variation: First-round cutoffs are highest. Mop-up and stray vacancy rounds carry progressively lower closing scores.

Expected Tripura NEET 2026 OBC Cutoff

The table below presents expected 2026 OBC cutoff ranges for Tripura medical colleges based on 2022–2025 closing score trends. These are predictions — actual cutoffs will be published on dme.tripura.gov.in and mcc.nic.in after allotment rounds are completed.

All figures above are estimated based on 2022–2025 closing rank trends and must be treated as directional predictions. NEET 2026 score distribution and the final seat matrix will determine official cutoffs once allotment is published by DME Tripura and MCC.