NEET PG 2025 Cutoff & Marks for Govt Medical College (AIQ); Specialty & Category-Wise Analysis

The NEET PG 2025 exam was conducted on 3 August. Over 2.4 lakh MBBS candidates appeared for the exam. It is the gateway for a postgraduate seat in government medical colleges under the All India Quota (AIQ). Understanding past cutoffs and predicting the upcoming year’s trends is crucial for aspirants aiming for high-demand branches.

This detailed article analyses specialty-wise and category-wise cutoffs, highlights exam insights, and offers strategic score targets so candidates can approach the NEET PG counselling process with confidence.

Minimum Qualifying Percentile & Cutoff Marks

As per NBE regulations, the minimum qualifying percentile is:

Category	Percentile	Typical Marks Range
General / EWS	50th	~280–300
OBC / SC / ST / PwBD	40th	~245–265
UR-PwD	45th	~260–280

Note: Marks fluctuate yearly based on paper difficulty.

Past NEET PG AIQ Cutoff Trends (Round 1)

The table below shows closing rank equivalents in marks for Round 1 AIQ government medical seats (General Category):

Year	General Medicine	Pediatrics	Orthopedics	Radiology	Anesthesia
2024	580–600	560–580	540–560	600–620	500–520
2023	565–585	545–565	525–545	585–605	485–505
2022	550–570	530–550	510–530	570–590	470–490

Category-Wise Cutoff Trends (All Govt. Colleges- AIQ)

Round 1 Closing Marks (Estimated):

Year	General	EWS	OBC	SC	ST
2024	470–480	460–470	450–460	390–410	370–390
2023	460–470	450–460	440–450	380–400	360–380
2022	450–460	440–450	430–440	370–390	350–370

NEET PG 2025: Question Paper Analysis

Exam Overview & Fairness

• Held on August 3, 2025, in a single shift from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM across 1,052 centers, following a Supreme Court directive to ensure fairness and avoid discrepancies in difficulty across shifts.
• The paper consisted of 200 MCQs, total marks being 800, with +4 for correct and –1 for incorrect responses.

Overall Difficulty & Cut-off Trends

• Experts and media describe the exam difficulty as moderate to easy overall, but the clinical section remained relatively harder with case-based and image-based questions.
• Due to the easier overall paper and record turnout (over 2.42 lakh candidates), experts predict a higher cut-off this year.

Section-wise Breakdown & Patterns

• Pre-clinical and Para-clinical sections were straightforward, while Clinical subjects, such as Medicine, Surgery, OBG, Pediatrics, posed more challenges.
• 82% of students rated the difficulty as moderate, 9.8% as difficult, and 8.2% as easy.
• About 49.2% of questions were clinical, 41% concept-based, and only 9.8% were simple one-liners.

Student Reactions & Experience

• A Reddit user shared: “I can say 60% of the questions were easy. The rest 30–40% were from expected/pyt’s but the options were tricky and complicated… 10–15% of the questions made me waste time… instinct was critical.”
• Another summarized: “Paper was not easy like 2023 but not as difficult as last year’s set 2. It was moderate with some very direct questions and some confusing options. It was lengthy too.”

Key Factors Influencing Cutoffs

• Number of Applicants: A spike in registrations increases competition.
• Seat Matrix Changes: New PG seats in AIQ reduce the cutoff marginally.
• Paper Difficulty: Tougher papers lower the cutoff marks for the same rank.
• Reservation Policy Updates: EWS and OBC reservations in AIQ affect distribution.
• Specialty Popularity: Radiology, Dermatology, and General Medicine cutoffs are consistently high.

Popular Branch Cutoffs (Govt. Colleges – 2024)

Specialization	General	OBC/EWS	SC
Radiology	600+	580+	530+
General Medicine	580+	560+	500+
Pediatrics	560+	540+	490+
Orthopedics	540+	520+	470+

Predicted NEET PG 2025 Safe Marks for Govt. Colleges (AIQ)

Category	Safe Score Range
General	490–510+
EWS	470–490+
OBC	460–480+
SC	410–430+
ST	390–410+

For Top Branches (Radiology, Dermatology, General Medicine):

• General: 580+
• OBC/EWS: 560+
• SC/ST: 500+

Strategy for Aspirants

• Target Higher Than the Cutoff : Aim for 20–30 marks above the last year’s closing score.
• Branch vs. College Priority: Decide early whether specialty or location matters more.
• Track Round 1 & 2 Trends: Cutoffs drop slightly in later rounds.
• Backup with DNB/Central Institutes: In case AIQ seats are missed.

For NEET PG 2025, a safe AIQ government college admission score would likely be:

• General: 480–500+ marks for most branches; 580+ for top specializations.
• Reserved Categories: 20–70 marks lower than General, depending on branch demand.

Cutoff predictions are based on past three years’ trends and current seat distribution, but the actual 2025 cutoffs will depend heavily on the exam difficulty and seat matrix.

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