Around 16 lakh students appeared for the NEET 2021 entrance exam which was conducted across the country on September 12 at 3,800 centres.
NTA NEET 2021 entrance exam result latest updates: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to declare the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2021 result anytime soon with the Supreme Court taking cognizance of its plea and allowing it to release the NEET 2021 results.
Around 16 lakh students appeared for the NEET 2021 entrance exam which was conducted across the country on September 12 at 3,800 centres.
The NEET entrance exam 2021 provisional answer key was released by the NTA on October 15 at the official website neet.nta.nic.in.
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.
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Take a look at the 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.
Courtesy – DNA