What is the average score in NEET to get an MBBS seat in India

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Hello aspirants, one of the most asked questions by students who are preparing for the NEET 2023 is how many marks they should score to get admission in a good government medical college or private college/ university.

As we know, NEET – National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) has been introduced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Govt, of India and the Medical Council of India (MCI) for conducting efficient, transparent, and international standardized tests in order to access the competency of candidates for admission to premier higher education institutions.

NEET is an ironic word for those who have medical aspirants. Cracking it up with a good score is really the toughest race to have participated in. we are very glad to share some of the information about the average score in NEET to get an MBBS seat in India.

No. of Students vs Seats in India

Every NEET candidate should know about the details of cut-off marks and also know that there is an All India Quota of 15 % and a State government quota of 85%.

Competition is Very High! Wondering How?

15 lakhs students appeared for NEET 2019 for 63,850 seats
It means, almost 25 students fighting for just 1 seat.

Type of Medical college/university	No. of colleges/universities	No. of seats
Govt.colleges	244	33,260
Private colleges	248	30,590
Total	493	63,850

NEET Cutoff: Factors

Factors On Which NEET Cutoff Depends

• Total number of seats available in various medical and dental colleges across the country
• Total number of students appearing for the exam
• The difficulty level of NEET for that particular year

Factors Determining The Merit List In Case Of Tie

If two or more candidates score the same marks, the following tie-breaking factors in the same order of priority are considered to determine the merit list:

• Candidates who score higher in NEET Biology will be placed high on the merit list.
• If after considering the above factor, the tie remains, the candidates with a higher score in NEET Chemistry will be placed higher on the merit list.
• If the tie remains even after considering the above two factors, the candidates with less number of incorrect attempts will be placed higher on the merit list.
• If there is a tie even after considering the three factors mentioned above, candidates senior in age will be placed higher on the merit list.

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NEET Cutoff: Comparison

Cut off by All India quota is always higher than state quota. Further in both the quota the seat is further divided as per category like Open, SC, OBC, ST, etc. It will vary for each group. The Cutoff also varies in government, private and deemed University also differ from college to college even in government /private/ deemed. The marks vary each year based on the difficulty level of the paper.

1. NEET Cutoff 2018: Category-Wise Qualified Candidates

2. NEET 2018 Gender-Wise Qualified Candidates

3. NEET 2018 Nationality-Wise Qualified Candidates

4. NEET Cutoff of Top 10 Government Medical Colleges

Name of the Medical College	2018 NEET Closing Rank*	2017 NEET Closing Rank*	2016 NEET Closing Rank*	2015 NEET Closing Rank*	2014 NEET Closing Rank*
VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi	107	82	106	56	105
University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi	165	185	128	97	158
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi	314	369	263	117	284
Government Medical College, Chandigarh	254	278	162	158	303
Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai	296	297	408	216	459
King George’s Medical University, Lucknow	703	725	506	386	776
Stanley Medical College, Chennai	3520	3858	2264	2039	2003
Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak	1178	1481	1035	674	1512
Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai	1122	1018	408	565	1008

*Denotes closing ranks of UR category candidates

5. NEET Cutoff 2018- Deemed Universities- for MBBS

Quota	NEET AIR	NEET Marks	College Allotted
Management/Paid (General category)	453885	165	Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry
NRI (OBC candidates)	711901	104	Saveetha Medical College, Chennai
NRI (UR candidates)	614993	123	B.L.D.E University, Bijapur
Jain Minority	135581	337	Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore
Muslim Minority	125138	347	SBKS Med. Inst. and Res. Centre, Vadodara

6. NEET Cutoff 2018- Deemed Universities- for BDS

Quota	NEET AIR	NEET Marks	College Allotted
Management/Paid	634449	119	Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya
NRI	316989	220	SRM Katt. Dental College and Hosp. Chennai
Jain Minority	633535	119	KM Shah Dental College, Vadodara

Remember, lakhs of students appear for NEET every year for a small number of seats. So, clearing the NEET cutoff is not enough. You must score high marks and ensure you get into one of the top medical colleges in India.

There are numerous medical colleges available in India. As we’re in a competitive world getting a seat in a government college is tough but the fees are very much affordable. But if we want to get into a private college the fees are not affordable to pay. So, many aspirants are changing their careers to different sectors.

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