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According to education experts, the cut-off for NEET 2021 entrance exam would be lower as compared to last year.
Updated : Oct 24, 2021, 08:48 AM IST | Edited by : Tanweer Azam
NTA NEET 2021 entrance exam result latest updates: As lakhs of medical aspirants across the country are waiting for the release of NEET 2021 entrance exam result, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is reportedly getting ready to declare NEET 2021 entrance exam result before Diwali i.e. by October-end or November 4. It is to be noted that Phase 2 of registration for NEET 2021 will continue till October 26 and it is expected that the NTA would release the results and final answer key after the deadline.
Notably, the minimum marks required to pass NEET 2021 entrance exam is 50 percentile, but it is to be needed that marks required to get admission into medical colleges keep on changing every year. According to experts, the cut-off for NEET 2021 entrance exam would be lower as compared to last year. In 2020, the cut-off scores for general category candidates were 720-147, while it was 146-113 for students belonging to scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, and other backward classes.
Take a look at previous five years category-wise NEET cut-offs for NEET -
NEET Cut-off scores 2020
General - 720-147
SC, ST, OBC - 146-113
General and PH - 146-129
OBC and PH - 128-113
SC and PH - 128-113
ST and PH - 128-113
NEET Cut-off scores 2019
General - 701-134
SC, ST, OBC - 133-107
General and PH - 133-120
ST and PH - 133-120
SC and PH - 133-120
OBC and PH - 133-120
NEET Cut-off scores 2018
General - 691-119
SC, ST, OBC - 118-96
General and PH - 118-107
ST and PH - 106-96
SC and PH - 106-96
OBC and PH - 106-96
NEET Cut-off scores 2017
General - 697-131
SC, ST, OBC - 130-107
General and PH - 130-118
OBC and PH - 130-107
SC and PH - 130-107
ST and PH - 130-107
NEET Cut-off scores 2016
General - 685 – 145
SC, ST, OBC - 678 – 118
General and PH - 474 – 131
OBC and PH - 510 – 118
SC and PH - 415 – 118
ST and PH - 339 – 118
After the release of NEET 2021 entrance exam result or scorecards, the candidates will have to check the cut-off scores. Around 16 lakh students appeared for NEET 2021 entrance exam which was conducted across the country on September 12.
The NEET entrance exam 2021 provisional answer key was released by the NTA on October 15 at the official website neet.nta.nic.in.