Category-wise expected rank for every score from 720 to 100. Based on NTA official results from 2020 to 2025. Updated for 2026 projections.
| Marks Range | Expected Rank 2026 | Percentile | Qualification | College Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 – 720 | 1 – 10 | 99.999 | ✅ AIIMS Delhi | AIIMS Top |
| 680 – 699 | 11 – 50 | 99.99 | ✅ All AIIMS | AIIMS |
| 660 – 679 | 51 – 200 | 99.98 | ✅ JIPMER, Top AIIMS | AIIMS/JIPMER |
| 640 – 659 | 201 – 500 | 99.96 | ✅ JIPMER, MAMC Delhi | Top Govt |
| 620 – 639 | 501 – 1,500 | 99.88 | ✅ Top Govt Med Colleges | Top Govt |
| 600 – 619 | 1,501 – 3,000 | 99.76 | ✅ Good Govt Colleges | Govt (AIQ) |
| 580 – 599 | 3,001 – 6,000 | 99.51 | ✅ SMS Jaipur, KMC | Govt (AIQ) |
| 560 – 579 | 6,001 – 10,000 | 99.19 | ✅ State Quota Govt | Govt/State |
| 540 – 559 | 10,001 – 16,000 | 98.70 | ✅ State Quota | State Govt |
| 520 – 539 | 16,001 – 25,000 | 97.97 | ✅ State Govt + Deemed | State Govt |
| 500 – 519 | 25,001 – 38,000 | 96.92 | ✅ Deemed Universities | Deemed |
| 480 – 499 | 38,001 – 55,000 | 95.53 | ✅ Deemed + Private | Private |
| 460 – 479 | 55,001 – 75,000 | 93.92 | ✅ Private Colleges | Private |
| 440 – 459 | 75,001 – 1,00,000 | 91.89 | ✅ Private (Merit Quota) | Private |
| 420 – 439 | 1,00,001 – 1,30,000 | 89.45 | ⚠️ Private Colleges | Private |
| 400 – 419 | 1,30,001 – 1,70,000 | 86.21 | ⚠️ Management Quota | Mgmt Quota |
| 380 – 399 | 1,70,001 – 2,20,000 | 82.16 | ⚠️ Mgmt/NRI Quota | Mgmt Quota |
| 360 – 379 | 2,20,001 – 2,80,000 | 77.30 | ⚠️ Very Limited Seats | NRI Quota |
| 340 – 359 | 2,80,001 – 3,60,000 | 70.81 | ❌ Unlikely Govt | NRI Only |
| Below 340 | 3,60,001+ | Below 70% | ❌ Qualified Only | — |
Source: NTA NEET official results 2020–2025. MCC AIQ counselling data. Ranks are projected estimates for 2026 based on 6-year trend analysis. Actual ranks may vary by ±10–15%.
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Use the live tool — results in 2 seconds, no signup neededThe relationship between NEET marks and rank is not linear. A drop of 10 marks at the top of the distribution (say, from 700 to 690) can result in a rank change of just 10–20 positions. But a 10-mark drop in the middle zone (say, from 500 to 490) can shift your rank by 5,000 to 8,000 positions. This is because the density of candidates varies across the marks spectrum.
In NEET 2025, approximately 28% of all candidates scored between 400 and 500 marks, creating the most congested zone of rank distribution. If you fall in this range, even a small change in marks causes a significant rank swing.
Your expected rank for the same marks can vary year to year based on three factors. First, total candidates appearing (more candidates = more competition = higher rank for same marks). Second, paper difficulty (an easier paper means more candidates score high, compressing the top rank zone). Third, NTA's normalization process, which was removed after NEET 2021 — raw scores now determine ranks directly.
In 2025, NEET was widely considered slightly easier than 2023. As a result, the rank for 600 marks was approximately 2,100–2,400 in 2025, compared to 1,800–2,100 in 2023 for the same score, because more candidates scored above 600 in the easier paper.
Based on the trend from 2022–2025, here are the expected NEET 2026 qualifying cutoffs (minimum marks to qualify, not to get admission):
Remember, these are just qualifying cutoffs. To actually get an MBBS seat in a government college through AIQ, General category students need 560+ marks. Qualifying NEET and getting government MBBS are two completely different standards.