The NEET exam 2025 has been concluded successfully. More than 12,00,000 candidates have qualified for the exam. Since the paper was difficult this year, the cutoffs have dropped. 686 marks were the highest scored by a candidate named Mahesh Kumar from Rajasthan. As a result the NEET cutoff for the general category students was lowered to 686-144.
Uttar Pradesh is the top performing state followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan. About 1,25,000 students qualified from Maharashtra. Total NEET qualifiers from Rajasthan were 1,19,865. Based on the gender wise NEET 2025 result statistics, 58% students out of the total qualifiers are female students. About 42% of qualifiers were male and only 6 trans students qualified the exam.
About 11,00,000 total number of general candidates scoring between 686-144 marks will be eligible for admission into top medical colleges in India. Students belonging to the OBC category must score between 143-113 marks to be eligible for admissions. The cutoff for PwD OBC/SC/ST students is between 126-113 marks. NEET toppers 2025 are from 3 states, UP, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
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NEET Result Statistics 2025 Highlights
The total number of students who appeared for the NEET 2025 exam were 22,09,318. Students who appeared for the NEET exam 2025 interested in knowing the main highlights of the NEET results must check the table below for details.
| NEET Result Statistics 2025 Important Highlights | |
| Key Highlights | Details |
| State Having Highest Number of NEET Qualifiers | Uttar Pradesh |
| State With Second Highest Number of NEET Qualifiers | Maharashtra |
| State Having Third Highest Number of NEET Qualifiers | Rajasthan |
| Total NEET UG 2025 Qualifiers | 12,36,531 |
State Wise NEET UG 2025 Qualifiers
NEET 2025 exam was difficult. As a result, about 56% students out of the total students who appeared for the exam were able to qualify the NEET exam. Here are the statistics for the total number of NEET UG qualifiers in 2025 from each state in India.
| State Wise NEET UG 2025 Number of Qualifiers | |
| Name of the State | Total Number of Qualifiers |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,70,684 |
| Maharashtra | 1,25,727 |
| Rajasthan | 1,19,865 |
| Karnataka | 83,582 |
| Bihar | 80,954 |
| Tamil Nadu | 76,181 |
| Kerala | 73,328 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 60,346 |
| West Bengal | 59,018 |
| Gujarat | 50,040 |
| Telangana | 41,584 |
| Delhi | 40, 331 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 36, 776 |
| Haryana | 35,592 |
| Odisha | 31,673 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 24,015 |
| Chattisgarh | 22, 261 |
| Assam | 19,809 |
| Jharkhand | 19,203 |
| Punjab | 16,104 |
| Uttrakhand | 11,207 |
| Manipur | 6,116 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2,645 |
| Puducherry | 2,639 |
| Goa | 2,297 |
| Tripura | 2,265 |
| Chandigarh | 1,816 |
| Nagaland | 1,813 |
| Meghalaya | 1,681 |
| Mizoram | 1,243 |
| Other States | 1,203 |
| Ladakh | 978 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 651 |
| Sikkim | 643 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 533 |
| Daman and Diu | 318 |
| Lakshadweep | 154 |
Total Candidates NEET UG 2025 Category Wise
NEET UG exam saw maximum number of Unreserved or General/EWS category candidates. 80,000+ students were OBC while 30,000+ candidates belonged to the SC category. Check the table below to know the number of total candidates appearing for the exam under each ‘student category’.
| Total Candidates NEET UG 2025 Category Wise | |
| Student Category | Total Number of Candidates |
| General/EWS | 11,01,151 |
| OBC | 88,692 |
| SC | 31,995 |
| ST | 13,940 |
| PwBD General/EWS | 472 |
| PwBD OBC | 216 |
| PwBD SC | 48 |
| PwBD ST | 17 |
NEET UG 2025 Number of Qualifiers Gender Wise
For the NEET UG 2025 exam, more female candidates have qualified the exam compared to male gender candidates. About 7,00,000 female candidates qualified NEET UG 2025 while male qualifiers total count reduced by 29% from the female qualifiers total number. This negative decrease indicates that more female students are likely to get an MBBS seat compared to male students.
| NEET UG 2025 Number of Exam Qualifiers Gender Wise | |
| Gender | Number of Qualifiers |
| Female | 7,22,462 |
| Male | 5,14,063 |
| Trans | 6 |
| Total | 12,36,531 |
NEET Cutoff 2025 Low For All Categories
The NEET 2025 UG courses cutoff has been released for all student categories. Compared to last year’s cutoffs, the NEET UG 2025 cutoffs are lower since the question paper was set on a difficult level. Below is the latest NEET cutoff 2025 which is low for all the categories.
| Low NEET Cutoff 2025 For All Categories | ||
| Category | Cutoff Percentile | Cutoff Marks Range |
| General | 50th | 686-144 |
| EWS | 50th | 686-144 |
| OBC | 40th | 143-113 |
| SC | 40th | 143-113 |
| ST | 40th | 143-113 |
| PwBD General/EWS | 45th | 143-127 |
| PwBD OBC | 40th | 126-113 |
| PwBD SC | 40th | 126-113 |
| PwBD ST | 40th | 126-113 |
Total Number of Candidates Appeared Comparison
The number of candidates appearing for the NEET 2025 exam is lower than the number of candidates who had appeared for the NEET 2024 exam. For NEET 2024, the total number of registered candidates was higher than the total number of NEET 2025 registered candidates. Check the table below for more details on the total number of candidates appearing for NEET 2024 and NEET 2025 exams.
| Total Number of Candidates Appeared Year Wise Comparison | ||
| Particulars | NEET 2025 | NEET 2024 |
| Total Registered Candidates | 22,76,069 | 24,08,079 |
| Total Appeared Candidates | 22,09,318 | 23,33,162 |
FAQs
The state with the highest qualifiers in NEET 2025 is Uttar Pradesh.
5,14,063 male students appeared for NEET 2025.
7,22,462 female students took the NEET 2025 examination.
The total number of candidates appearing for the NEET exam is 22,09,318.