CBSE – NEET UG 2017 : Cut-off May be High.
NEET 2017: CBSE has not released the answer keys yet and the results are unlikely to be out in June first week.
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET 2017) was held in May 7 but the results are not releasing in the first week of June due to Madras Court’s order. CBSE has not released the answer keys as well. Since this year, over 11 lakh candidates appeared for the entrance exam, we’ll find out what experts are suggesting on the NEET 2017 cut-off.
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Aakash Chaudhry, Director, Aakash Educational Services Pvt. Ltd said since the cutoff for general category in All India 15 per cent quota seats will be around 475- 480. “The paper this year was relatively easy as compared to the last year, hence the cut off might increase,” said he.
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NEET 2017 Important Dates
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Events |
Dates |
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NEET 2017 applications |
January 31, 2017 |
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Last date for submitting the application form |
March 1, 2017 |
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Registration window for candidates above 25 years of age |
March 31 to 5, 2017 |
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Date of uploading of Admit-Card on website |
April 22, 2017 |
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NEET 2017 Exam Date |
May 7, 2017 |
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Downloading of OMR Answer Sheet |
Last week of May* |
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Declaration of NEET 2017 Result |
June 8, 2017 |
Similarly Anand Nagarajan from T.I.M.E. suggests that the cut-off of this year is expected to be at 480 for general category, for OBC it is likely to be 430, about 345 for SC and for ST, it should be 285.
However Rajshekhar Ratrey, Toppr.com believes that the cut-off will be lower this year. “The paper this year was lengthier and tougher as compared to last year’s exam. We expect this year’s cut-off to be slightly lesser than that of last year,” he said.
NEET UG Cut-Off Expected
Below, candidates can check the last year cut-off marks of NEET exam. The NEET cut-off is the minimum marks which candidates have to secured in the examination to qualify the NEET exam.
| Category | Cut-off |
| Others | 685-145 |
| OBC | 678-118 |
| SC | 595-118 |
| ST | 599-118 |
| UR -PH | 474-131 |
| OBC -PH | 510-118 |
| SC -PH | 415-118 |
| ST -PH | 339-118 |
How to Predict Your NEET UG Rank
Here, we have updated the expected rank as per marks scored:
| Marks Scored | NEET Rank (Expected) |
| > 675 | 1 – 100 |
| 674 – 670 | 101 – 200 |
| 669 – 665 | 201 – 300 |
| 664 – 655 | 301 – 400 |
| 654 – 650 | 401 – 500 |
| 649 – 640 | 501 – 600 |
| 639 – 635 | 601 – 700 |
| 634 – 630 | 701 – 800 |
| 629 – 620 | 801 – 900 |
| 619 – 615 | 901 – 1000 |
| 614 – 610 | 1001 – 1500 |
| 609 – 600 | 1501 – 2000 |
| 599 – 595 | 2001 – 2500 |
| 594 – 590 | 2501 – 3000 |
| 589 – 585 | 3001 – 3500 |
| 584 – 580 | 3501 – 4000 |
| 579 – 570 | 4001 – 4500 |
| 569 – 565 | 4501 – 5000 |
| 564 – 560 | 5001 – 5500 |
| 559 – 555 | 5501 – 6000 |
| 554 – 550 | 6001 – 6500 |
| 549 – 540 | 6501 – 7000 |
| 539 – 535 | 7001 – 7500 |
| 534 – 530 | 7501 – 8000 |
| 529 – 525 | 8001 – 8500 |
| 524 – 520 | 8501 – 9000 |
| 519 – 510 | 9001 – 9500 |
| 509 – 505 | 9501 – 10000 |
| 504 – 500 | 10001 – 10500 |
| 499 – 480 | 10501 – 12000 |
| 479 – 460 | 12001 – 14000 |
| 459 – 440 | 14001 – 16000 |
| 439 – 420 | 16001 – 18000 |
| 419 – 400 | 18001 – 20000 |
| 399 – 380 | 20001 – 22500 |
| 379 – 360 | 22501 – 25000 |
| < 365 | >25000 |
Factors to determine the cut off
It is the overall difficulty level of the paper and the number of aspirants writing the test that defines the cut-off. Chaudhry said, “Also the number of seats along with wait list criteria followed by examining body are important factors,” he said. Read More : Cut Off For The National Eligibility Test To Be Cut Down By 7.5 Percentile…
In some entrance exams, there are set cut-offs or expectations by examining body, below which they do not take candidates, irrespective of number of seats or aspirants.
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