How Many Marks Are Required To Clear NEET

There are no fixed passing marks for clearing NEET. The cut-off criteria differ year-to-year and paper-to-paper depending upon the number of students who appeared, number of seats to be filled, and difficulty level of the paper.

The students are considered to clear the NEEt exam if they are in the top 50 percentile of the total students for the general category, 40 percentile for a candidate of the reserved category, and 45 percentile marks for the PH(Physically Handicapped)candidate. Top 50 percentile of total students means top 50% of the students. So, the cut-off mark will be declared by the student who ranks at exactly 50% of the student. For example, If 10 lakh students appear for the exam, then the score by the student with the rank of 5 lakh will be declared as the cut-off score for the general category. The cut-off score for students of the reserved category and PH category will be decided by the score of students at 4 lakh and 4.5 lakh rank respectively.

Cut-off marks for NEET are published by the National Test Agency. The NEET cutoff is generally of two sorts - admission cut-off, and qualifying cut-off. NEET admission reduce-off is the ultimate rank at which admission will be granted to a candidate while NEET qualifying is the minimum marks that a candidate should score to pass the exam. The NEET exam consists of a Total of 200 questions for 720 marks and the marks are distributed in the following way:

Total Number Of Seats

• The total number of seats available in Govt institutions for MBBS is 91,927.

• The total number of seats available for BDS is 27,285.

• The total seats available for BAMS are 52,720

Seat reservations in state UG medical colleges are as follows:

• 15% of the total medical seats are reserved for the student under the All India Quota.

• 85% of the remaining seats are reserved for the students of the respective state.

Factors Which Determine NEET Cutoff

Cutoff varies every year depending on the following factors:

1. The number of applicants giving the NEET exam.

2. The difficulty level of NEET.

3. Available seats in colleges.

NEET Marking Scheme

• The total question paper is 720 Marks

• There are 35 questions in section A of each subject. This is awarded 4 marks for every correct answer and deducted one mark for every wrong answer.

• There are 15 questions in section A of each subject. This is awarded 4 marks for every correct answer and deducted one mark for every wrong answer.

• No marks will be awarded for unanswered.

Preparation Tips For Qualifying NEET

1. Keep motivated and think positively.

2. Most students focus on Biology but to get good scores to focus on all the subjects equally. Physics and chemistry are scoring subjects.

3. Go through the syllabus thoroughly and try to solve previous year's questions more.

4. Practice more and more.

5. Take up the mock test.

6. Aim more for an exam to achieve.

7. A time management strategy must be effective.

8. Try to clear your doubts while reading the subject so that the basics will be clear.

9. Take enough breaks during studies and Stay healthy.