NEET MDS Cut Off 2025: General, SC, ST, OBC, UR PwD Marks

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Princi Rai

Updated on - Jan 20, 2025

NEET MDS Cut Off 2025 percentiles will be declared by the organizing authorities after the announcement of NEET MDS result 2025. According to the new expected cutoff, the NEET MDS qualifying percentile 2025 for the General category and EWS category, can be 50, for SC/ST/OBC categories, the cutoff percentile can be 40, for General and EWS- PH category, the cutoff percentile is 45.

NEET MDS qualifying cutoff 2025 for General, SC, ST, OBC, and UR PwD has been decreased for Master of Dental Surgery courses. NEET MDS revised cutoff 2025 has been reduced to fill the remaining seats for MDS counselling 2025.

The cut off is the minimum mark a candidate must score to qualify for the exam, and only qualified candidates are eligible to participate in the NEET MDS counselling 2025. The changes in the cut off may occur due to various factors associated with NEET MDS 2025.

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NEET MDS Cutoff 2025 (Expected)

The cutoff for the 2025 session will be released after the declaration of the NEET MDS result meanwhile, aspiring candidates can check expected cutoff from the table below. 

Category NEET MDS Cutoff Percentile
General and EWS 50th percentile
SC/ ST/ OBC 40th percentile
General and EWS - PH 45th percentile
SC/ ST/ OBC - PH 40th percentile

Download: NEET MDS Score Card 2025

NEET MDS Cut Off 2025 Determining Factors

The conditions and minimum marks requirement for NEET MDS given out by the organizing authorities are determined based on the factors given below.

  • Percentile cut off of NEET MDS.
  • The difficulty level of the examination.
  • Availability of seats.
  • Number of candidates who appeared for the exam.
  • Number of candidates who clear the exam.

Downloadable Resources for NEET MDSs

  • NEET MDS
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NEET MDS 2021 Practice Question Paper 1 with Solutions

Tie-Breaking Procedure for NEET MDS 2025 Cut Off

If more than one candidate acquires a certain mark, a tie-breaking procedure will be followed to give an edge over the other. There are two parameters likely to be followed, and these are given below.

  • Correct Responses: The candidate with more correct responses will be given a higher rank.
  • Date of Birth: If the tie is not broken by the previous parameter, the older aspirant will be given a higher rank.

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NEET MDS Merit List 2025

NEET MDS merit list will be prepared based on NEET MDS cut off 2025 released by the authorities. The merit list will be released for All India Quota Seats and state-wise. The following points will be considered while preparing the merit list for NEET MDS 2025. 

  • All India Rank for NEET MDS: This list will include all candidates who appeared for the examination.
  • All India 50% Quota: This list will include all candidates who are eligible for the 50% AIQ.
  • All India 50% Quota Category Wise Rank: This list will segregate candidates into their respective categories and will show an overall picture of ranks in their respective categories.
  • State Quota Rank: The final list of state quota ranks will be prepared by the authority designated for a particular state.

NEET MDS 2025 Cut Off Highlights

NEET MDS 2025 cut off is predefined by the organizing authorities and comes into function once the results are announced on the official website. NEET MDS cut off 2025 will be released, and the qualifying applicants will be eligible for admission to the MDS courses in India. 

The key highlights of NEET MDS cut off 2025 are listed below.

  • NEET MDS 2025 cut off will be calculated on the basis of the marking scheme of the exam.
  • In case a number of candidates are not able to meet NEET MDS 2025 cut off, the authorities will reduce the cut off.
  • The cut off will differ for different categories of candidates.
  • The Medical Counselling Committee- MCC will conduct NEET MDS counselling process.

Candidates can refer to the previous year NEET MDS cut off trends. The previous year cutoff given in category-wise shared for 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018. They can go through the previous year cutoff trends below. 

The United Doctors Front Association (UDFA) announced on social media that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to lower the cutoffs for NEET MDS 2025 in all categories. NEET MDS cutoff marks for 2025 have been decreased by 21.692 percentile to fill vacant seats.

NEET MDS Revised Cutoff 2025 View Here

NEET MDS 2024 Revised Cutoff Scores

The new qualifying NEET MDS cutoff percentile for the academic year 2024 has been reduced.

Category NEET MDS 2024 Cutoff Marks Cutoff Percentile Revised Cutoff Percentile
General and EWS 263 50th percentile 28.308 percentile
SC/ST/OBC 230 40th percentile 18.308 percentile
General and EWS - PH 246 45th percentile 23.308 percentile
SC/ST/OBC - PH 230 40th percentile 18.308 percentile

NEET MDS Revised Cutoff Percentile 2024

NEET MDS cut off 2024 is prepared around the marking scheme of the exam.

Category NEET MDS 2024 Cutoff Percentile (Revised) NEET MDS 2024 Cutoff Score (Revised) 
General (UR/EWS) 28.308 196
SC/ST/OBC (Including PWD of SC/ST/OBC) 18.308 164
UR-PWD 23.308 180

NEET MDS 2023 Cut off

NEET MDS 2023 cutoff was out on the official website. NEET MDS's organizing body predefined the cut-off conditions and marks requirements for admission purposes, candidates should take care and stay updated about the official website changes. NEET MDS 2023 cut off marks based on the category are in the table below.

Category-Wise NEET MDS 2023 Cut Off
Category Cut Off Percentile

NEET MDS Cut Off

(Out of 960)

General/EWS 50 Percentile 272
SC/ST/OBC 40 Percentile 238
General PwBD 45 Percentile 255

NEET MDS 2022 Cut Off

Although NEET MDS's organizing body predefined the cut-off conditions and marks requirements for admission purposes, candidates should take care and stay updated about the official website changes. To get an idea of forming the expectations of NEET MDS 2022 cut off, candidates can go through the NEET MDS 2022 cut off. Previous Year NEET MDS Cut Off will help applicants stay prepared for the admission process's upcoming procedures.

Category-Wise NEET MDS 2022 Cut Off
Category Cut Off Percentile NEET MDS Minimum Cut Off Revised Minimum Qualifying Criteria Revised Cut Off (960)
General/EWS 50 Percentile 263 24.286th Percentile 174
SC/ST/OBC 40 Percentile 227 14.286th Percentile 138
Physically Handicapped - General/EWS 45 Percentile 245 19.286th Percentile 167
Physically Handicapped - SC/ST/OBC 40 Percentile 227 - -

NEET MDS 2021 Cut Off

The conducting authorities announced the cut off for all categories, it is in percentile, and candidates need to take that into account. They also share the corresponding marks for each of the cutoffs. NEET MDS 2021 cut off given out by the organizing authorities is mentioned in the table below.

The revised cut off as per an official notification released on Nov 10, 2021, is as mentioned below.

NEET MDS Revised Cut Off 2021
Category
Minimum marks
Revised Minimum Qualifying Percentile
SC/ ST/ OBC – PWD 152 16.971th Percentile
UR - PWD 170 21,971th Percentile
UR 185 26.971th Percentile
SC/ ST/ OBC 152 16.971th Percentile

NEET MDS Cut Off 2020

The conducting authorities announced the cut off for all categories in percentile, and candidates can through the table below. The cut off for NEET MDS 2020 examination has been tabulated in the table below in category wise for student's reference.

NEET MDS 2020 Cutoff
Category Cut Off Score
General 766.0974
General Physically Handicapped 517.2698
Other Backward Class 759.8726
Other Backward Class Physically Handicapped 501.5115
Scheduled Caste 644.3119
Scheduled Tribe 554.57

NEET MDS Revised Cut Off 2020

The exam conducting body revised the NEET MDS cutoff 2020. Students can refer the NEET MDS revised cut off 2020 exam has been tabulated below. 

NEET MDS Revised Cutoff 2020
Category Minimum Qualifying Percentile Cut Off Score (Out of 960) Revised Cut Off percentile
Revised Cut Off Score
General Category 50% Percentile 286 31.065 220
Reserved Category 40% Percentile 250 21.065 188
Persons with Disability (PwD) 45% Percentile 268 21.065 204

NEET MDS 2019 Cut Off

Previous years' cut off can help candidates get an idea of how drastic the cut-off change between each year is. NEET MDS 2019 Cut Off marks given out by the organizing authorities is mentioned in the table below.

NEET MDS Cut Off 2019
Category
Minimum Marks
General  250
ST/SC/OBC 215
General Ph 232

NEET MDS 2018 Cut Off

NEET MDS 2018 Cut Off marks given out by the organizing authorities is mentioned in the table below for candidates reference.

NEET MDS 2018 Cut Off
Category
Minimum Marks
General 233
SC/ST/OBC 204
General Ph 219

FAQs on NEET MDS Cut Off

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