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NEET PG 2026 Cut-off Drops Across All Categories

The NEET PG exam is used to help doctors qualify for postgraduate medical counselling.

NBEMS has announced the minimum scores needed to qualify in 2026.

General and EWS candidates need at least 262 marks.

General candidates with disabilities need 244 marks.

SC, ST and OBC candidates, including those with disabilities, need 226 marks.

These scores are lower than the reported qualifying scores for the previous year.

However, the exams had different maximum marks, so the raw scores cannot be compared directly without considering that change.

Qualifying means a candidate can enter the counselling process, but it does not guarantee a seat.

The score needed to receive a particular course or college may be different.

Key facts

General/EWS cut-off: 262 marks out of 729, compared with 276 in 2025.
General PwBD cut-off: 244 marks.
SC/ST/OBC cut-off: 226 marks, including candidates in these categories who are PwBD.
Qualifying percentiles: 50th for General/EWS, 45th for General PwBD, and 40th for SC, ST and OBC candidates, including PwBD.
Recent General/EWS scores: 302 in 2021, 275 in 2022, 291 in 2023, 276 in 2025 and 262 in 2026.
Maximum marks discrepancy: The article states that the 2026 examination had a maximum of 720 marks but lists the cut-off as being out of 729; it also says the 2025 examination had a maximum of 800 marks.
Cut-off meaning: The qualifying cut-off allows candidates to enter counselling and is different from the admission cut-off for specific courses or colleges.

telegraphindia.com · 1 week ago