EducationTimes of India
NEET cutoff at record high, qualifiers shrink by 1.1 lakh+
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NEET-UG qualifying cutoff rose to a record high of 213 marks in 2026, up from 144 in 2025.
Number of candidates who qualified fell by 1.15 lakh to 11.21 lakh, while attendance dropped from 97.1% to 87.7%.
Success rate among appeared candidates remained nearly unchanged at 56.1%.
For the first time, EWS and OBC qualified candidates exceeded 60% of their appeared cohort.
Unreserved category qualifiers now constitute less than 50% of total qualified candidates.
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