In a notice issued by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), New Delhi, today, Tuesday, December 12, the board revised the cut-off scores for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Super Specialty (NEET-SS) 2023.
The examination took place on September 29 and 30, with results declared on October 15. However, in response to a letter from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) that directed the board to reduce the cut-off, the board released updated cut-off scores.
"The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, through letter No. U.12021/11/2023-MEC/MEP dated 8th December 2023, has adjusted the minimum qualifying percentiles in NEET-SS 2023 from 50th Percentile to 20th Percentile. Consequently, the cutoff scores for NEET-SS 2023 have been revised," states the notice.
"Accordingly, the cut-off scores for NEET-SS 2023 have been lowered as follows...", states the notice:
| GROUP | CUT-OFF SCORES (OUT OF 600) AT 50TH PERCENTILE | REVISED CUTOFF SCORES (OUT OF 600) AT 20TH PERCENTILE | |
| 1) | ANAESTHESIOLOGY GROUP | 315 | 264 |
| 2) | ENT GROUP | 335 | 270 |
| 3) | MEDICAL GROUP | 249 | 179 |
| 4) | MICROBIOLOGY GROUP | 399 | 348 |
| 5) | OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY GROUP | 307 | 248 |
| 6) | ORTHOPAEDICS GROUP | 320 | 264 |
| 7) | PAEDIATRIC GROUP | 273 | 208 |
| 8) | PATHOLOGY GROUP | 309 | 230 |
| 9) | PHARMACOLOGY GROUP | 385 | 317 |
| 10) | PSYCHIATRY GROUP | 352 | 308 |
| 11) | RADIODIAGNOSIS GROUP | 311 | 243 |
| 12) | RESPIRATORY MEDICINE GROUP | 327 | 263 |
| 13) | SURGICAL GROUP | 287 | 221 |