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NEET UG Rank Vs Marks 2022

Today we will discuss about ” NEET UG Rank Vs Marks 2022″. Read this article till end to know the complete details. This article could be very helpful to check which medical college you can get on the basis of your NEET UG score.

NEET UG Rank Vs Marks 2022

Note: We wanted to make it clear ,calculations of year 2022 is just on the basis of inputs received from NEET UG aspirants.

NEET UG 2023 Exam revised schedule Manipur State

Today (25.05.2023) NTA has released tentative schedule NEET UG 2023 Examination for Manipur states candidates which is as follows:

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NEET UG 2023 Result Date Expected

As NTA has declared NEET UG 2023 examination schedule for Manipur candidates who have missed their Examination in between 03 to 05 June 2023 , so we can expect NEET UG result by June 07,2023.

Click here to see the complete details from official website of NTA.

NEET UG 2023 Application form Started

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NEET UG 2023 Admit Card Released

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Click here to download from official website.

MBBS seats in India 2023

As of now ( May 26,2023) there are 694 medical colleges in India . Out of there 694 medical colleges there are 383 Govt./Semi Govt. ,AIIMS & Central Universities/ Instituitions , 51 are deemed Universities and remaining 260 are private medical colleges in various states/UT’s of India. If we talked about number of MBBS seats ,till now there are 106183 MBBS seats (55468 in Govt. /Semi Govt. Instituitions & 50715 in private/Deemed medical colleges across India).

Total MBBS seats in India Till May 26,2023
Duration Govt. Private
Colleges Seats Colleges Seats
1947-50 22 4988 1 100
1950-60 35 7612 3 600
1961-70 34 5970 6 945
1971-80 8 1195 3 400
1981-90 7 1050 25 4370
1991-2000 13 2030 29 4500
2001-05 10 1520 43 7650
2006-10 25 3500 47 7950
2011-15 55 7384 48 7250
2016-20 83 9774 64 9500
2021-22 63 7025 26 3750
Total=106183 383 55468 311 50715

If we go through the official website data we find that from 2021-22 session to 2022-23 session around 100 new medical colleges gets approval for MBBS admissions.

We can check from given table that 5000 MBBS seats are already added for coming session 2023-24.

MBBS seats increased in 2023 | Newly Added MBBS seats in India 2023

SNO State College Type Seats
1 Andhra Pradesh Government Medical College, Eluru Govt. 150
2 Andhra Pradesh Government Medical College, Machilipatnam Govt. 150
3 Andhra Pradesh Government Medical College, Nandyal Govt. 150
4 Andhra Pradesh Government Medical College, Vizianagaram Govt. 150
5 Assam Kokrajhar Medical College Govt. 100
6 Assam Nagaon Medical College Govt. 100
7 Assam Nalbari Medical College, Nalbari Govt. 100
8 Jammu & Kashmir Government Medical College, Handwara Govt. 100
9 Jammu & Kashmir Government Medical College, Udhampur Govt. 100
10 Madhya Pradesh Government Medical College, Satna Govt. 150
11 Maharashtra Government Medical college and District Hospital, Ratnagiri Govt. 100
12 Nagaland Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Govt. 100
13 Orissa Government Medical College Bhawanipatna Govt. 100
14 Rajasthan Government Medical College, Alwar Govt. 100
15 Rajasthan Government Medical College, Bundi Govt. 100
16 Rajasthan Government Medical College, Hanumangarh Govt. 100
17 Rajasthan Government Medical College, Karauli Govt. 100
18 Telangana Government Medical College Jangaon Govt. 100
19 Telangana Government Medical College, Jayashankar Bhupalpally Govt. 100
20 Telangana Government Medical College, Kamareddy Govt. 100
21 Telangana Government Medical College, Khammam Govt. 100
22 Telangana Government Medical College, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad Govt. 100
23 Telangana Government Medical College, Nirmal Govt. 100
24 Telangana Government Medical College, Rajanna Sircilla Govt. 100
25 Telangana Government Medical College, Vikarabad Govt. 100
26 Gujarat Ananya College of Medicine & Research Trust 150
27 Gujarat Swaminayaran Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Trust 150
28 Haryana Amrita School of Medicine, Faridabad Trust 150
29 Haryana Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Medical Sciences & Research, Sadopur Private 150
30 Karnataka Sri Chamundeshwari Medical College Hospital & Research Institute Trust 150
31 Karnataka Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Trust 50
32 Maharashtra Dr. Rajdendra Gode Medical College, Amravati Private 150
33 Maharashtra Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College, Vashi Trust 100
34 Maharashtra Parbhani Medical College, Parbhani Society 150
35 Tamil Nadu Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Trust 150
36 Tamil Nadu Nandha Medical College & Hospital Erode Trust 150
37 Tamil Nadu PSP Medical College Hospital and Research Institute Trust 150
38 Telangana Arundathi Institute of Medical Sciences Trust 150
39 Telangana CMR Institute of Medical Sciences Trust 150
40 Telangana Neelima Institute of Medical Sciences, Medchal Trust 150
41 Uttar Pradesh SKS Hospital Medical College & Research Centre Private 150
Total Seats 5000

MBBS NEET UG Marks Vs Rank 2022

Marks AIR
715 1
710 14
705 42
700 94
695 203
690 397
685 616
680 936
675 1285
670 1763
665 2305
670 1470
669 1756
668 1790
667 1829
666 1919
665 2000
664 2312
663 2351
662 2411
661 2490
660 2970
659 2982
658 3028
657 3082
656 3208
655 3762
654 3770
653 3834
652 3939
651 4056
650 4704
649 4685
648 4765
647 4900
646 5056
645 5704
644 5708
643 5832
642 5977
641 6157
640 6933
639 6941
638 7063
637 7221
636 7443
635 8224
634 8218
633 8363
632 8574
631 8813
630 9685
629 9684
628 9909
627 10147
626 10392
625 11275
624 11280
623 11498
622 11738
621 12066
620 12972
619 12979
618 13216
617 13510
616 13862
615 14875
614 14888
613 15130
612 15473
611 15846
610 16870
609 16866
608 17163
607 17500
606 17922
605 19003
604 19050
603 19332
602 19715
601 20117
600 21164
599 21168
598 21528
597 21905
596 22366
595 23556
594 23562
593 23941
592 24402
591 24878
590 26055
589 26060
588 26482
587 26955
586 27480
585 28683
584 28716
583 29150
582 29600
581 30112
580 31313
579 31339
578 31785
577 32266
576 32835
575 34080
574 34083
573 34588
572 35152
571 35673
570 37041
569 37172
568 37546
567 38085
566 38658
565 39931
564 39989
563 40449
562 41023
561 41666
560 42987
559 42998
558 43660
557 44183
556 44800
555 45921
554 45922
553 46708
552 47167
551 47795
550 49133
549 49139
548 49814
547 50473
546 51082
545 52448
544 52504
543 53106
542 53780
541 54516
540 55838
539 55847
538 56457
537 57134
536 57776
535 59141
534 59306
533 59771
532 60406
531 61059
530 62526
529 62603
528 63259
527 63868
526 64550
525 65935
524 65945
523 66628
522 67318
521 68044
520 69516
519 69585
518 70237
517 71071
516 71765
515 73115
514 73118
513 73793
512 74535
511 75210
510 76680
509 76805
508 77422
507 78153
506 78905
505 80389
504 80423
503 81195
502 81969
501 82694
500 84238
499 84238
498 85069
497 85827
496 86560
495 88082
494 88119
493 88828
492 89656
491 90420
490 92082
489 92217
488 92881
487 93711
486 94483
485 96139
484 96146
483 96947
482 97741
481 98576
480 100284
479 100290
478 101095
477 101919
476 102742
475 104509
474 104539
473 105315
472 106172
471 106993
470 108763
469 108780
468 109644
467 110602
466 111353
465 113203
464 113271
463 114105
462 114969
461 115816
460 117607
459 117660
458 118482
457 119307
456 120174
455 122069
454 122093
453 122979
452 123937
451 124861
450 126753
449 126816
448 127708
447 128673
446 129629
445 131579
444 131603
443 132581
442 133488
441 134428
440 136393
439 136438
438 137361
437 138359
436 139388
435 141317
434 141422
433 142294
432 143283
431 144247
430 146342
429 146408
428 147369
427 148368
426 149426
425 151640
424 151749
423 152678
422 153767
421 154960
420 156970
419 157062
418 158233
417 158988
416 160088
415 162264
414 162335
413 163290
412 164377
411 165460
410 167748
409 167750
408 168992
407 170081
406 171157
405 173412
404 173444
403 174638
402 175620
401 176816
400 179239
399 179451
398 180396
397 181555
396 182664
395 185072
394 185118
393 186267
392 187689
391 188475
390 191030
389 191280
388 192235
387 193511
386 194636
385 197047
384 197053
383 198296
382 199398
381 200603
380 203159
379 203284
378 204437
377 205725
376 207164
375 209457
374 209465
373 210773
372 212128
371 213672
370 214789
369 216159
368 217390
367 218805
366 219925
365 221272
364 222693
363 224042
362 225308
361 226641
360 228021
359 229353
358 230973
357 232078
356 233324
355 234999
354 236272
353 237587
352 238835
351 240258
350 241764
349 243178
348 244591
347 245931
346 247395
345 248735
344 250333
343 251859
342 253315
341 254715
340 256232
339 257894
338 259264
337 260708
336 262326
335 263769
334 265310
333 266909
332 268291
331 269928
330 271344
329 272941
328 274606
327 276060
326 277561
325 279311
324 280867
323 282561
322 283983
321 285503
320 287140
319 288774
318 290371
317 292118
316 293665
315 295272
314 297079
313 298806
312 300315
311 302007
310 303562
309 305463
308 307139
307 308789
306 310416
305 312115
304 313925
303 315631
302 317318
301 319041
300 320750
299 322734
298 324486
297 326181
296 327865
295 329633
294 331710
293 333401
292 335186
291 336898
290 338847
289 340660
288 342325
287 344113
286 345874
285 347795
284 349741
283 351566
282 353413
281 355531
280 357104
279 359220
278 361022
277 362905
276 364864
275 366713
274 368851
273 370618
272 372630
271 374518
270 376505
269 378721
268 380659
267 382610
266 384474
265 386407
264 388629
263 390632
262 392618
261 394767
260 396711
259 398930
258 400910
257 402989
256 405077
255 407351
254 409414
253 411605
252 413569
251 415724
250 417753
249 420155
248 422315
247 424493
246 426742
245 428950
244 431344
243 433491
242 435899
241 437844
240 440059
239 442577
238 444856
237 446957
236 449217
235 451466
234 454213
233 456306
232 458519
231 460785
230 463166
229 465885
228 468167
227 470779
226 472829
225 475332
224 478160
223 480506
222 482931
221 485287
220 487703
219 490537
218 492916
217 495364
216 498246
215 500188
214 503041
213 505667
212 508170
211 510815
210 513433
209 516419
208 518974
207 521692
206 524260
205 527044
204 530112
203 532782
202 535754
201 538218
200 540883
199 544171
198 546899
197 549693
196 552472
195 555280
194 558690
193 561917
192 564312
191 567106
190 570009
189 573565
188 576542
187 579404
186 582322
185 585455
184 589040
183 592444
182 595687
181 598054
180 601140
179 605032
178 608246
177 611233
176 614420
175 617742
174 621625
173 624864
172 628091
171 631426
170 634741
169 638869
168 642393
167 645587
166 649118
165 652527
164 656923
163 660704
162 663809
161 667202
160 670863
159 675465
158 679071
157 682618
156 686273
155 690246
154 695270
153 698812
152 702570
151 706481
150 710385
149 715614
148 719487
147 723448
146 727678
145 732050
144 737487
143 741763
142 745633
141 749763
140 754164
139 760179
138 764554
137 768715
136 773053
135 777658
134 784175
133 788568
132 793041
131 797554
130 802631
129 809752
128 814181
127 818975
126 823792
125 828865
124 836557
123 841364
122 846432
121 851814
120 857261
119 865611
118 870907
117 876051
116 881698
115 887495
114 896591
113 902195
112 907970
111 913351
110 919539
109 929432
108 935303
107 941005
106 947088
105 953758
104 964941
103 970761
102 977246
101 983467
100 990616
99 1002304
98 1011037
97 1015819
96 1024422
95 1029420
94 1042067
93 1049180

NEET UG Rank Vs Marks 2022,2021,2020,2019,2018

S/No. NEET UG 2022 NEET UG 2021 NEET UG 2020 NEET UG 2019 NEET UG 2018
Marks AIR Marks AIR Marks AIR Marks AIR Marks AIR
1 715 4 720 1 720 1 701 1 691 1
2 710 14 720 3 720 2 700 2 690 2
3 705 42 716 7 715 4 695 7 685 7
4 700 50 715 20 710 8 695 8 680 8
5 691 222 710 43 710 10 691 10 680 10
6 690 353 705 100 705 26 685 43 655 105
7 685 513 700 203 700 71 680 99 653 107
8 677 954 695 343 695 135 671 208 645 185
9 675 1097 690 512 690 241 667 294 644 209
10 675 1280 685 722 685 383 665 364 643 213
11 659 2976 680 991 680 600 663 438 640 243
12 656 3370 675 1337 675 864 662 451 635 325
13 655 3690 670 1701 670 1194 661 467 634 336
14 654 3794 665 2188 665 1626 660 512 633 355
15 654 3810 660 2758 660 2198 655 692 631 390
16 651 4131 655 3400 655 2876 653 811 628 450
17 650 4659 650 4169 650 3719 650 946 627 476
18 650 4558 645 5031 645 4713 645 1289 623 565
19 645 5467 640 6063 640 5784 640 1646 622 605
20 643 5922 635 7195 635 7028 635 2147 621 622
21 642 6008 630 8524 630 8367 630 2674 620 655
22 633 8398 625 9896 625 9916 625 3300 619 676
23 632 8753 620 11465 620 11542 620 3982 616 783
24 631 8850 615 13161 615 13325 615 4930 615 820
25 629 9762 610 15070 610 15264 610 5700 610 1025
26 628 9910 605 17020 605 17370 605 6630 605 1200
27 624 11338 600 19142 600 19683 600 7700 600 1520
28 618 13771 595 21358 595 22024 595 8900 595 1850
29 618 13281 590 23732 590 24566 590 10100 590 2245
30 614 14992 585 26238 585 27200 585 11600 585 2660
31 614 15042 580 28759 580 30000 580 13000 580 3100
32 614 15124 575 31487 575 32773 575 14500 575 3640
33 610 16321 570 34276 570 35679 570 16200 570 4250
34 609 16971 565 37195 565 38710 565 17800 565 4900
35 605 18429 560 40265 560 41810 560 20000 560 5650
36 604 19282 555 43481 555 45300 555 21700 555 6460
37 600 20577 550 46754 550 49000 550 23970 550 7450
38 600 20342 545 50151 545 52500 545 25800 545 8450
39 597 22350 540 53551 540 56000 540 28000 540 9500
40 594 23640 535 57215 535 59600 535 30500 535 10660
41 594 23936 530 60854 530 63000 530 33000 530 11900
42 592 24000 525 64614 525 67000 525 35500 525 13220
43 592 24625 520 68453 520 70500 520 38000 520 14650
44 591 25174 515 72503 515 74500 515 40500 515 16135
45 591 25273 510 76525 510 78500 510 43500 510 17830
46 588 26589 505 80679 505 82500 505 46400 505 14510
47 587 27019 500 85035 500 86500 500 49000 500 21360
48 583 28900 495 89442 495 90500 495 52100 495 23200
49 574 34551 490 94055 490 95500 490 55250 490 25250
50 571 35000 485 98661 485 99400 485 58500 485 27350
51 570 36865 480 103379 480 104000 480 61500 480 29530
52 554 46446 475 108255 475 108500 475 65000 475 31700
53 551 48387 470 113235 470 113000 470 68500 470 34100
54 550 48000 465 118193 465 117500 465 72265 465 36450
55 541 54752 460 123417 460 122000 460 75500 460 39000
56 536 58227 455 128617 455 127500 455 80000 455 41550
57 532 60745 450 133920 450 131500 450 83500 450 42250
58 532 60745 445 139327 445 136500 445 87500 445 47000
59 532 60742 440 144923 440 142000 440 91500 440 50000
60 522 67648 435 150506 435 147000 435 95700 435 53000
61 508 77783 430 156215 430 152000 430 100000 430 56000
62 504 80662 425 161964 425 157000 425 105000 425 59500
63 503 81443 420 168045 420 163000 420 109000 420 62600
64 490 91000 415 174162 415 168000 415 114000 415 66000
65 485 95804 410 180316 410 174000 410 118500 410 70000
66 473 105917 405 186742 405 180000 405 123500 405 73220
67 425 151388 400 193060 400 185000 400 128500 400 77000
68 390 195800 395 199684 395 191500 395 133500 395 81000
69 386 195152 390 206271 390 197000 390 139000 390 85000
70 365 222113 385 212942 385 203000 385 144500 385 89000
71 364 223270 380 219769 380 210000 380 150000 380 93000
72 343 252465 375 226705 375 216000 375 155550 375 97500
73 330 271856 370 233873 370 222222 370 161500 370 102100
74 319 289048 365 241175 365 228000 365 167000 365 106600
75 267 382000 360 248479 360 235000 360 173000 360 111600
76 249 422294 355 255885 355 241500 355 180000 355 116800
77 241 404041 350 263393 350 248080 350 185500 350 121520
78 231 461093 330 294823 330 276000 330 212500 330 144500
79 211 512219 300 345963 300 323000 300 258000 300 182000
80 199 5457781 280 382782 280 357000 280 292000 280 210600
81 195 557923 250 442774 250 414500 250 345000 250 258500
82 191 559876 200 561135 200 527000 200 467000 200 360000
83 163 650939 150 721854 150 670000 150 632000 150 506500
84 140 785670 125 832793 125 762000 125 745000 125 601500
85 130 802571 113 895647 113 817000 107 845000 100 730000

 

S/No. NEET 2022 NEET 2021 NEET 2020 NEET – 2019 NEET – 2018
Marks AIR Marks AIR Marks AIR Marks AIR Marks AIR
1 715 4 720 1 720 1 701 1 691 1
2 710 14 720 3 720 2 700 2 690 2
3 705 42 716 7 715 4 695 7 685 7
4 700 50 715 20 710 8 695 8 680 8
5 691 222 710 43 710 10 691 10 680 10
6 690 353 705 100 705 26 685 43 655 105
7 685 513 700 203 700 71 680 99 653 107
8 677 954 695 343 695 135 671 208 645 185
9 675 1097 690 512 690 241 667 294 644 209
10 675 1280 685 722 685 383 665 364 643 213
11 659 2976 680 991 680 600 663 438 640 243
12 656 3370 675 1337 675 864 662 451 635 325
13 655 3690 670 1701 670 1194 661 467 634 336
14 654 3794 665 2188 665 1626 660 512 633 355
15 654 3810 660 2758 660 2198 655 692 631 390
16 651 4131 655 3400 655 2876 653 811 628 450
17 650 4659 650 4169 650 3719 650 946 627 476
18 650 4558 645 5031 645 4713 645 1289 623 565
19 645 5467 640 6063 640 5784 640 1646 622 605
20 643 5922 635 7195 635 7028 635 2147 621 622
21 642 6008 630 8524 630 8367 630 2674 620 655
22 631 8850 625 9896 625 9916 625 3300 619 676
23 629 9762 620 11465 620 11542 620 3982 616 783
24 628 9910 615 13161 615 13325 615 4930 615 820
25 624 11338 610 15070 610 15264 610 5700 610 1025
26 618 13771 605 17020 605 17370 605 6630 605 1200
27 614 14992 600 19142 600 19683 600 7700 600 1520
28 614 15042 595 21358 595 22024 595 8900 595 1850
29 614 15124 590 23732 590 24566 590 10100 590 2245
30 610 16321 585 26238 585 27200 585 11600 585 2660
31 609 16971 580 28759 580 30000 580 13000 580 3100
32 604 19282 575 31487 575 32773 575 14500 575 3640
33 594 23640 570 34276 570 35679 570 16200 570 4250
34 592 24000 565 37195 565 38710 565 17800 565 4900
35 591 25174 560 40265 560 41810 560 20000 560 5650
36 591 25273 555 43481 555 45300 555 21700 555 6460
37 588 26589 550 46754 550 49000 550 23970 550 7450
38 583 28900 545 50151 545 52500 545 25800 545 8450
39 571 35000 540 53551 540 56000 540 28000 540 9500
40 570 36865 535 57215 535 59600 535 30500 535 10660
41 550 48000 530 60854 530 63000 530 33000 530 11900
42 536 58227 525 64614 525 67000 525 35500 525 13220
43 536 58227 520 68453 520 70500 520 38000 520 14650
44 532 60745 515 72503 515 74500 515 40500 515 16135
45 532 60745 510 76525 510 78500 510 43500 510 17830
46 504 80662 505 80679 505 82500 505 46400 505 14510
47 490 91000 500 85035 500 86500 500 49000 500 21360
48 390 195800 495 89442 495 90500 495 52100 495 23200
49 386 195152 490 94055 490 95500 490 55250 490 25250
50 365 222113 485 98661 485 99400 485 58500 485 27350
51 364 223270 480 103379 480 104000 480 61500 480 29530
52 267 382000 475 108255 475 108500 475 65000 475 31700
53 241 404041 470 113235 470 113000 470 68500 470 34100
54 231 461093 465 118193 465 117500 465 72265 465 36450
55 211 512219 460 123417 460 122000 460 75500 460 39000
56 199 5457781 455 128617 455 127500 455 80000 455 41550
57 195 557923 450 133920 450 131500 450 83500 450 42250
58 191 559876 445 139327 445 136500 445 87500 445 47000
59 140 785670 440 144923 440 142000 440 91500 440 50000
60 130 802571 435 150506 435 147000 435 95700 435 53000
61 430 156215 430 152000 430 100000 430 56000
62 425 161964 425 157000 425 105000 425 59500
63 420 168045 420 163000 420 109000 420 62600
64 415 174162 415 168000 415 114000 415 66000
65 410 180316 410 174000 410 118500 410 70000
66 405 186742 405 180000 405 123500 405 73220
67 400 193060 400 185000 400 128500 400 77000
68 395 199684 395 191500 395 133500 395 81000
69 390 206271 390 197000 390 139000 390 85000
70 385 212942 385 203000 385 144500 385 89000
71 380 219769 380 210000 380 150000 380 93000
72 375 226705 375 216000 375 155550 375 97500
73 370 233873 370 222222 370 161500 370 102100
74 365 241175 365 228000 365 167000 365 106600
75 360 248479 360 235000 360 173000 360 111600
76 355 255885 355 241500 355 180000 355 116800
77 350 263393 350 248080 350 185500 350 121520
78 330 294823 330 276000 330 212500 330 144500
79 300 345963 300 323000 300 258000 300 182000
80 280 382782 280 357000 280 292000 280 210600
81 250 442774 250 414500 250 345000 250 258500
82 200 561135 200 527000 200 467000 200 360000
83 150 721854 150 670000 150 632000 150 506500
84 125 832793 125 762000 125 745000 125 601500
85 113 895647 113 817000 107 845000 100 730000

NEET UG cut off  2022,2021,2020,2019,2018,2017 

Category percentile NEET UG Cut off
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
UR/EWS 50th 715-117 720-138 720-146 701-134 691-119 697-131
UR-PH 45th 116-93 137-122 146-129 133-120 118-107 130-118
SC/ST/OBC 40th 116-93 137-108 146-113 133-107 118-96 130-107
PH-SC/ST/OBC 40th 116-93 121-108 146-113 133-107 106-96

NEET UG data 2022

Credit : NTA

NEET UG category wise cut off 2021 state topper

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