NEET 2026 Expected Cut Off: Last 3 Years Category-Wise Trend Analysis & Safe Score for NEET Exam

The NEET 2026 expected cutoff for the general is 715-120 marks with the 50th percentile, whereas for the OBC, SC, and ST categories, the expected cutoffs are 120-100, 119-105, and 104-90, respectively.

• For AIQ government MBBS seats, the expected cutoff in general and OBC categories is around 20000-23000 and 25000 - 30000 rank, while for SC it is near 1,45,000.
• In NEET 2025, the closing rank for AIIMS Delhi is at AIR 186 in the OBC category and AIR 47 in the General category.
• For the general and OBC category, the safe score for NEET 2026 for government MBBS seats is 530-540 marks, whereas for SC and ST it is 450-460 marks and 430-445 marks.

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Key Summary

• The General category cutoff marks decreased in 2024 from 720-162 to 715-120 in 2025.
• For AIQ government colleges, General and OBC candidates have a cutoff of 530-545 marks in NEET exam.
• Maharashtra has the lowest cutoff marks for general category which is 520 marks with 33873 rank while Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have cutoff marks of 490 and 502.
• AIIMS Delhi has the highest cutoff rank for the general category, around 47, whereas for OBC it is 186.
• The safe score for SC category candidates in the NEET exam is 450-460 marks while ST category candidates have expected marks of 430-445 marks.

NEET 2026 Exam Expected Cut-off Category-wise

• The expected cutoff marks for General category is 715-120 marks in the NEET 2026 exam with 50 percentile, which is the highest cutoff from the rest of the categories.
• For OBC category, the expected cutoff marks is 120-100 marks with 40th percentile.
• Candidates in SC and ST categories are expected to have a cutoff of 119-105 marks and 104-90 marks at the 40th percentile.
• In NEET 2026, for OBC category candidates, the expected cutoff marks are 530-540 with 40th percentile.

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NEET 2026 Expected Cutoff : State-Wise

Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand has expected cutoff of 510 marks in general category with rank 41000 while SC and ST categories has expected marks is 280-305 with rank range 430000-560000.

• In Bihar the expected cutoff for OBC category is 520 marks with 38000 rank whereas in general category the expected marks is 515 with 36500 rank.
• Maharashtra has the highest general cutoff rank which is 520 with 33873 rank while SC and ST categories have 447 and 350 marks with rank range 130000 and 315000.
• The expected marks for Rajasthan for general and OBC categories are 502 and 500 with 47500 and 51000.
• Madhya Pradesh has lower cutoffs compared to others in which expected cutoff marks for general and SC categories are 490 and 375.

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NEET 2026 Exam Last 3 Years Category-Wise Cutoff Trend

In general category cutoff marks for 2024 is 720-162 while in 2025 is 715-120, which decreases in cutoff marks in NEET Exam.

• OBC, SC and ST categories followed a similar pattern with 2025 cutoffs around 120-100 for OBC and 119-90 for SC/ ST categories which fell below 2024 levels, where all three categories had expected cutoff of 161-127.
• In 2023, the cutoff marks for OBC, SC and ST is 136-107 in NEET exam.

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NEET Cutoff 2026 for AIQ: Government Colleges

• The expected 2026 cutoff for General and OBC under AIQ government colleges is 530–545 marks with around 27,000–28,000 rank.
• EWS category is slightly below General and OBC categories, with cutoff marks at 520–530 and ranks around 31,000.
• In 2025, the cutoff marks for SC is around 440–450 and ST is around 425–435 marks.

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NEET 2026 Exam Safe Score Category-wise

• For the UR and OBC categories, a score between 530–540 is the safe zone, with expected ranks closing in around 19,000–22,000.
• EWS candidates have slightly lower safe marks which is around 525–535 with 24,000–26,000 rank.
• SC Candidates have a safe score of 450-460 marks with 100000-110000 rank in NEET exam.
• ST category remains the lowest score with 430-445 marks with rank up to 150000 in NEET 2026 exam.

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NEET Cutoff for AIIMS MBBS : Category-Wise

In AIIMS Delhi, the general category closing rank is 47, while for OBC it is 186 rank.

• Second tier institutes like AIIMS Jodhpur and AIIMS Bhopal have cutoffs for general category rank under 600, and for SC and ST category it is between 5000 to 15000.
• Mid level campuses such as AIIMS Patna and AIIMS Raipur have the general category cutoff rank is around 1000 while for SC and ST categories the rank goes from 10000-30000 rank.
• Newer institutes like AIIMS Madurai and AIIMS Guwahati have cutoff rank between 3000-4000 for general category and around 60000 for SC category.

Source: : Category Wise AIIMS / NEET 2026 Cut Off 2026 | General, OBC, SC, ST | Garima Goel

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