NEET UG · Marks vs rank
NEET Marks vs Rank 2027 (based on NEET 2024 data)
An approximate All-India Rank for each score from 720 down to 400, read off NEET 2024 results. Actual ranks change every year with the paper's difficulty and the number of candidates, so use these as a guide, not a promise.
In NEET 2024 about 23.3 lakh candidates appeared and about 13.16 lakh qualified (NTA figures, as reported by Careers360).
Facts last checked: 1 October 2026.
Your marks → approximate rank
Approximate All-India Rank on the NEET 2024 curve
about 12,000
Range 7,300 to 18,500 (the rank at 15 marks above and below).
NEET marks vs approximate rank
Approximate, based on NEET 2024 results; actual ranks change every year with difficulty and candidate count. Ranks between the points we hold are filled in on a straight line.
| Marks (out of 720) | Approx. AIR (2024 curve) |
|---|---|
| 720 | Top rank |
| 710 | about 5 |
| 700 | about 50 |
| 690 | about 120 |
| 680 | about 250 |
| 670 | about 500 |
| 660 | about 900 |
| 650 | about 1,600 |
| 640 | about 2,600 |
| 630 | about 4,000 |
| 620 | about 6,000 |
| 610 | about 8,500 |
| 600 | about 12,000 |
| 590 | about 16,000 |
| 580 | about 21,000 |
| 570 | about 27,000 |
| 560 | about 34,000 |
| 550 | about 42,000 |
| 540 | about 52,000 |
| 530 | about 65,000 |
| 520 | about 80,000 |
| 510 | about 98,000 |
| 500 | about 1,20,000 |
| 490 | about 1,45,000 |
| 480 | about 1,70,000 |
| 470 | about 2,00,000 |
| 460 | about 2,30,000 |
| 450 | about 2,65,000 |
| 440 | about 3,00,000 |
| 430 | about 3,45,000 |
| 420 | about 3,90,000 |
| 410 | about 4,40,000 |
| 400 | about 4,90,000 |
| 1622024 general-category qualifying cut-off | about 13,16,000 |
Several candidates can share a top score, and NTA's tie-breaking rules then decide who ranks first. Between 162 and 400 marks we only hold the two end points, so ranks in that range are especially rough. Reserved categories had lower qualifying cut-offs than the general category.
Why the same marks give a different rank each year
Paper difficulty
A harder paper pulls everyone's marks down, so the same rank needs fewer marks. NEET 2025 was widely reported as tougher: the top score was 686 and the general qualifying cut-off fell to 144, from 162 in 2024.
Number of candidates
More candidates means more people at every score, so the same marks give a larger rank number. About 23.3 lakh appeared in 2024 and about 22.1 lakh in 2025.
Crowded middle
Most candidates sit in the middle of the curve, so one mark moves you a long way. On this table, near 600 marks each mark is worth about 375 ranks; near 500 it is about 2,350.
NEET 2027 is due to move to a computer-based test. If it runs in several shifts, scores may be normalised and the marks-vs-rank curve could look different. NTA has not announced how 2027 will be scored. This page does not predict college admission.
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