Result Status: ✅ DECLARED | Last Verified: July 15, 2025 | Source: neet.nta.nic.in (Official NTA Portal)
At a Glance: NEET UG 2025 exam result is out. AIR 1 is Mahesh Kumar, Rajasthan, 686/720. The total qualified is 12,36,531 out of 22+ lakh who appeared. Scorecards for all candidates, including the 75 Indore centre students, are now live on the portal.
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NEET Result 2025: Key Highlights
| Event | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Date | May 4, 2025 |
| Result Declared | June 14, 2025 |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Total Appeared | 22+ lakh |
| Total Qualified | 12,36,531 |
| AIR 1 | Mahesh Kumar, Rajasthan |
| Highest Score | 686 / 720 |
| AIR 1 Percentile | 99.9999547 |
| Official Website | neet.nta.nic.in |
| AIQ Counselling Start | July 21, 2025 (MCC) |
| Indore Candidates’ Cards Released | July 15, 2025 |
How to Download Your NEET 2025 Scorecard
Follow these steps exactly. The portal can be slow on peak days,, so refresh rather than closing the tab.
Step 1: Open neet.nta.nic.in in a browser. Do not use third-party result-check sites as they carry no official data.
Step 2: Click “View NEET UG 2025 Result” on the homepage.
Step 3: Enter your Application Number, Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY), and the on-screen Security Pin.
Step 4: Click Submit. Your scorecard opens as an on-screen PDF.
Step 5: Verify your name, roll number, and marks carefully before downloading.
Step 6: Click “Print / Download” and save the PDF in at least two places, your phone and your email, because you will need it at every stage of counselling through to final seat allotment.
Can’t Find Your Application Number? Two Alternatives
By Name: On the result portal, select “NEET Result 2025 Name Wise” and enter your full name exactly as registered to locate your entry.
By Roll Number: Select “Roll Number Wise” and enter the roll number from your admit card. Your result appears instantly.
Every Field on Your NEET 2025 Scorecard: Decoded
Most students download their scorecard without fully understanding what they are reading. Here is what every single field means:
| Field | Plain-English Meaning |
|---|---|
| Application Number | Your unique NTA registration ID. Keep this safely stored. |
| Roll Number | Your exam hall roll number from the admit card |
| Category | General / OBC / SC / ST / EWS. Determines your cutoff threshold. |
| Physics Marks | Your raw score in Physics out of 180 |
| Chemistry Marks | Your raw score in Chemistry out of 180 |
| Biology Marks | Combined Botany + Zoology out of 360 |
| Total Marks | Physics + Chemistry + Biology out of 720. No normalization applied. |
| Percentile Score | Your position relative to all 22+ lakh candidates who appeared |
| All India Rank (AIR) | Your national rank across all categories |
| Category Rank | Your rank only within your own category (OBC / SC / ST / EWS) |
| 15% AIQ Rank | The rank used for All India Quota seat allocation |
| Qualifying Status | “Qualified” means eligible for counselling. “Not Qualified” means below cutoff. |
| NTA Score | Same as your total marks. NEET uses no score normalization. |
Critical note on “NTA Score” vs “Total Marks”: These are identical in NEET. Unlike JEE, there is no percentile-based normalization applied between sessions or centres. Your raw mark is your final mark.
NEET 2025 Top 10 Toppers: Official NTA List
| AIR | Name | Percentile | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESH KUMAR | 99.9999547 | Rajasthan |
| 2 | UTKARSH AWADHIYA | 99.9999095 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 3 | KRISHANG JOSHI | 99.9998189 | Maharashtra |
| 4 | MRINAL KISHORE JHA | 99.9997284 | Delhi (NCT) |
| 5 | AVIKA AGGARWAL | 99.9996832 | Delhi (NCT) |
| 6 | JENIL VINODBHAI BHAYANI | 99.9996832 | Gujarat |
| 7 | KESHAV MITTAL | 99.9996832 | Punjab |
| 8 | JHA BHAVYA CHIRAG | 99.9996379 | Gujarat |
| 9 | HARSH KEDAWAT | 99.9995474 | Delhi (NCT) |
| 10 | AARAV AGRAWAL | 99.9995474 | Maharashtra |
NEET 2025 AIR 1: Mahesh Kumar
Mahesh Kumar from Rajasthan topped the NEET Result 2025 with 686 out of 720 marks and a percentile of 99.9999547. He is the sole AIR 1 this year, a significant contrast to 2024, when 17 candidates tied at the top position after a Supreme Court case over compensatory grace marks.
OBC Category Toppers 2025
| Name | NEET Rank | Percentile | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| TANAY | 13 | 99.9993663 | Rajasthan |
| GOURAV YADAV | 23 | 99.9987779 | Delhi (NCT) |
| DAULAT SINGH GURJAR | 24 | 99.9987779 | Rajasthan |
| ABHIJEET KULHARI | 25 | 99.9987779 | Rajasthan |
| BADHE SIDDHI MANJABAPU | 26 | 99.9987779 | Maharashtra |
| MOHAMMAD SAMEER | 33 | 99.9985063 | Punjab |
| ANKIT SAINI | 34 | 99.9983705 | Rajasthan |
| TANISHO RAVINDRA DASWANT | 40 | 99.9981895 | Maharashtra |
| ANANT CHAURASIA | 44 | 99.9978274 | Uttar Pradesh |
| MANGARI VARUN | 46 | 99.9978274 | Telangana |
State-Wise Toppers 2025
| State | Topper | Gender | Category | Percentile | NEET Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | DARBHA KARTHIK RAM KIREETI | Male | General | 99.9991400 | 19 |
| Assam | MD MUSA KALTM | Male | General | 99.9759202 | 509 |
| Bihar | MUSKAN ANAND | Female | OBC-NCL | 99.9949306 | 112 |
| Chandigarh | NANDIKA SARIN | Female | General | 99.9954737 | 98 |
| Delhi (NCT) | MRINAL KISHORE JHA | Male | General | 99.9997284 | 4 |
| Gujarat | JENIL VINODBHAI BHAYANI | Male | General | 99.9996832 | 6 |
| Maharashtra | KRISHANG JOSHI | Male | General | 99.9998189 | 3 |
| Madhya Pradesh | UTKARSH AWADHIYA | Male | General | 99.9999095 | 2 |
| Punjab | KESHAV MITTAL | Male | General | 99.9996832 | 7 |
| Rajasthan | MAHESH KUMAR | Male | General | 99.9999547 | 1 |
| Andaman and Nicobar | YOGITA SINGH | Female | General | 98.9645669 | 22,260 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | TUMI HINA | Female | ST | 99.8702513 | 2,686 |
Why Did Nobody Score 720/720 in NEET 2025?
The highest NEET Result 2025 score was 686, not 720. Three factors explain this:
1. Physics was significantly harder in 2025. The section leaned heavily numerical, with questions from Modern Physics, Optics, and Semiconductors – chapters that require multi-step calculations and are time-consuming even for well-prepared students. Most top scorers lost marks specifically in Physics.
2. No grace marks in 2025. The 17 candidates who scored 720/720 in 2024 did so after NTA awarded compensatory marks to students from certain examination centres. This triggered a Supreme Court challenge and widespread controversy. In 2025, NTA followed a strict no-compensation policy.
3. A perfect 720 has never been naturally achieved in NEET’s history. Every instance of a 720 score has involved compensatory or grace marks. Mahesh Kumar’s 686 in a harder paper is, by most measures, a more genuinely remarkable performance.
NEET 2025 Category-Wise Cutoff Marks
NEET has two distinct types of cutoffs. Confusing them is one of the most common mistakes students make.
Qualifying Cutoff is the minimum marks to pass NEET and become eligible for counselling registration.
Admission Cutoff is the actual marks or rank needed to win a seat at a specific college. This is not published by NTA. It emerges from counselling rounds and varies by college, state, and seat type.
Qualifying Cutoff: Official NTA NEET 2025
| Category | Cutoff Percentile | Marks Range |
|---|---|---|
| General / UR / EWS | 50th Percentile | 686 to 144 |
| OBC | 40th Percentile | 143 to 113 |
| SC | 40th Percentile | 143 to 113 |
| ST | 40th Percentile | 143 to 113 |
| PH (General) | 45th Percentile | Not specified |
| PH (SC / ST / OBC) | 40th Percentile | Not specified |
What this means for you: Scoring the minimum qualifying marks only means you can register for counselling. Given that 12.36 lakh candidates qualified this year, a score near the cutoff will not realistically result in a government MBBS seat. Refer to the Marks vs Rank table below for realistic targeting.
NEET 2025 Marks vs Rank: Plan Your Counselling Strategy
Use this table to understand where your score places you and what type of institution is realistically available to you. Data is based on official NTA rank distributions from NEET 2025.
| Score / 720 | Expected AIR (General) | What You Can Target |
|---|---|---|
| 686 | 1 | AIIMS New Delhi (certain) |
| 662 | ~33 | Top AIIMS campuses |
| 625 | ~158 | All AIIMS and JIPMER |
| 607 | ~1,022 | Top government MBBS via AIQ |
| 600 | ~1,386 | Top government MBBS via AIQ |
| 582 | ~3,200 | Good government MBBS via AIQ |
| 563 | ~7,497 | Government MBBS (state quota eligible) |
| 543 | ~15,000 | State government MBBS / BDS |
| 528 | ~25,000 | State government MBBS / BDS |
| 520 | ~31,450 | BDS / Private MBBS |
| 516 | ~35,000 | Private MBBS / BDS |
| 405 | ~1,99,000 | Private MBBS / AYUSH |
| 342 | ~3,35,000 | AYUSH courses |
Why 2025 data is more reliable than 2024: NEET 2024 rank distributions were severely distorted by 67 students scoring 720/720 due to grace marks. The 2025 data reflects a clean, undistorted paper, making it a more accurate baseline for future year predictions too.
NEET 2025 Tie-Breaking Rules: Your Rank on the Borderline
When two candidates score equal total marks, NTA resolves the tie using this 9-step protocol applied in strict sequence. This is not a formality. It directly affects rank and seat eligibility for thousands of borderline candidates every year.
Step 1: Higher Biology marks win the better rank.
Step 2: Higher Chemistry marks decide if Biology is equal.
Step 3: Higher Physics marks decide if both Biology and Chemistry are equal.
Step 4: Fewer wrong answers in Biology gives preference.
Step 5: Fewer wrong answers in Chemistry is applied next.
Step 6: Fewer wrong answers in Physics follow.
Step 7: Fewer total wrong answers across all subjects.
Step 8: The older candidate (earlier date of birth) ranks higher if all above are equal.
Step 9: An expert committee resolves randomly only if all 8 criteria still leave a tie.
Strategic implication: If you scored 520 marks and so did hundreds of others, your Biology score and the number of questions you left blank could determine whether you get a government seat. This is why smart NEET test-taking involves leaving genuinely uncertain questions unattempted rather than guessing, especially in Biology.
The Indore Power Cut Controversy: Complete Timeline
This affected real candidates and their scorecards were withheld for over a month. Here is the full, verified sequence of events:
May 4, 2025 (Exam Day) A power outage hit PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1 in Indore at 3:30 PM, in the middle of the 2:00 to 5:00 PM exam window. Approximately 70 to 75 candidates at affected centres in Indore and Ujjain were impacted and subsequently filed court petitions.
May 16, 2025 The MP High Court’s Indore bench (Justice Subodh Abhyankar) issued a temporary stay on results for affected candidates. The court notably recorded that NTA had not sent a representative to the initial hearing.
June 14, 2025 (Result Day) NTA declared results for all candidates except those at the 11 affected Indore centres, consistent with the court’s direction.
June 23, 2025 The single bench ordered a retest for the 75 affected candidates, citing Article 14 of the Constitution, holding that students cannot be penalised for circumstances outside their control.
July 2, 2025 The Division Bench (Justices Vivek Rusia and Binod Kumar Dwivedi) stayed the retest order on NTA’s appeal. The bench observed that a single isolated event at one centre could not be used to rerun an examination taken by 22 lakh candidates.
July 14, 2025 (Final Verdict) The Division Bench ruled no retest. The court acknowledged the disruption was genuinely beyond students’ and NTA’s control but held that the examination’s integrity for 22+ lakh candidates could not be compromised for select retests.
July 15, 2025 NTA released scorecards for all previously withheld Indore candidates.
Post July 15 The affected students approached the Supreme Court (bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi). The court listed the matter but declined an urgent hearing, noting that NEET counselling was already underway.
Current status: All NEET Result 2025 are fully declared. No retest was conducted.
NEET 2025 Total Qualified Candidates
| Category | Qualified |
|---|---|
| Male | 5,14,063 |
| Female | 7,22,462 |
| Third Gender | 6 |
| Total | 12,36,531 |
Rajasthan led all states with 1,19,865 qualified candidates, followed by Madhya Pradesh.
NEET 2025 Counselling: Dates, Process and Documents
All India Quota (AIQ): 15% of Seats
Conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) at mcc.nic.in. Covers 15% of government MBBS/BDS seats nationwide, plus 100% of AIIMS and JIPMER seats and all deemed university seats.
| Round | Expected Timeline |
|---|---|
| Registration opens | July 21, 2025 |
| Round 1 Seat Allotment | Late July 2025 |
| Round 2 | August 2025 |
| Mop-Up Round | September 2025 |
| Stray Vacancy Round | October 2025 |
| Admissions close | October 31, 2025 |
State Quota: 85% of Seats
Conducted separately by each state’s Directorate of Medical Education (DME). Timelines vary by state and typically begin after AIQ Round 1 is complete, usually late July to August 2025.
Documents to Keep Ready Before Counselling Registration
- NEET 2025 Admit Card
- NEET 2025 Scorecard and Rank Letter
- Class 10 Certificate and Mark Sheet (date of birth proof)
- Class 12 Certificate and Mark Sheet
- Category Certificate for OBC / SC / ST / EWS (must be issued by a competent authority; check the date validity requirement for your state)
- Domicile or State Residency Certificate (for state quota seats)
- Passport-size photographs (carry at least 10 copies)
- Photo ID such as Aadhaar Card or Passport
- Disability Certificate (if applying under PH category)
Frequently missed: OBC candidates applying for AIQ seats must hold a central government-format OBC certificate. A state-format certificate is not accepted for AIQ. Verify this before counselling registration opens.
Frequently Asked Questions: NEET 2025 Result
Q: When was the NEET UG 2025 result declared?
The NEET UG 2025 result was declared on June 14, 2025,, by the National Testing Agency. This was on the originally announced schedule. Scorecards are available for download on the official portal, neet.nta.nic.in.
Q: Who is the NEET Result 2025 topper and what was their score?
Mahesh Kumar from Rajasthan is the NEET 2025 AIR 1 topper. He scored 686 out of 720 marks, achieving a percentile of 99.9999547. He is the only candidate to hold AIR 1 this year, unlike 2024 when 17 candidates shared the top rank after grace marks were awarded.
Q: Why did no one score 720 out of 720 in NEET 2025?
The Physics section in NEET 2025 was notably difficult, heavily numerical, with complex questions from Modern Physics, Optics, and Semiconductors. Additionally, NTA did not award any grace marks in 2025. Since every previous instance of a 720/720 score involved compensatory marks, the 686 top score this year reflects actual exam performance without any supplementary additions.
Q: How do I download my NEET 2025 scorecard?
Go to neet.nta.nic.in, click “View NEET UG 2025 Result,” enter your Application Number and Date of Birth, enter the security pin, and submit. Your scorecard will display as a PDF. Download and save it immediately in multiple places as you will need it throughout the entire admission process.
Q: What are the minimum marks to qualify for the NEET Result 2025?
For General and EWS category candidates, the qualifying cutoff is the 50th percentile, corresponding to a minimum of 144 marks out of 720. For OBC, SC, and ST candidates, the cutoff is the 40th percentile, corresponding to 113 marks. Qualifying simply means becoming eligible for counselling and does not guarantee a seat.
Q: What if my NEET 2025 scorecard says “Not Qualified”?
If your scorecard shows “Not Qualified,” you did not reach the minimum percentile cutoff for your category. You can still download the scorecard from the official portal using your login credentials. You will need to re-appear for NEET next year to be eligible for admissions.
Q: When does NEET 2025 counselling start?
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is expected to begin AIQ counselling registration from July 21, 2025. This covers 15% of government seats, plus all AIIMS and JIPMER seats. State quota counselling covering 85% of seats runs state-by-state, typically from late July through September 2025.
Q: Can I check my NEET Result 2025 by name instead of application number?
Yes. The NTA portal offers a “Name Wise” search option. Enter your full name exactly as registered at the time of application and your entry will appear in the results.
Q: What happens if two candidates have the same NEET score?
NTA uses a 9-step tie-breaking protocol. It first compares Biology marks, then Chemistry, then Physics. If marks are still tied, it compares the number of incorrect answers in each subject. If all subject-level criteria are equal, the older candidate (earlier date of birth) gets the higher rank. An expert committee resolves randomly only if all 9 steps fail.
Q: I was at an Indore centre affected by the power cut. Is my result out?
Yes. The MP High Court’s Division Bench ruled on July 14, 2025 that no retest would be conducted. NTA released scorecards for all 75 previously withheld candidates on July 15, 2025. The matter has also been filed before the Supreme Court, but no stay on results was granted.
Q: Can my NEET 2025 score be used for AIIMS and JIPMER admissions?
Yes. AIIMS and JIPMER no longer hold separate entrance examinations. Admissions to both institutions are entirely based on NEET UG scores and ranks, processed through MCC’s AIQ counselling at mcc.nic.in.
Q: Is the NEET Result 2025 available via SMS?
No. NTA does not provide NEET Result 2025 via SMS. The scorecard is only available online through the official portal at neet.nta.nic.in. Be cautious of third-party websites claiming to show results and always use the official link.
Q: How long must I keep my NEET 2025 scorecard?
Keep your scorecard until your complete admission process finishes, meaning all counselling rounds, seat allotment, and physical reporting at the allotted college are done. You will be asked to present it at multiple stages.
Q: What is the difference between AIR and Category Rank on my scorecard?
Your All India Rank (AIR) is your position among all 22+ lakh candidates regardless of category. Your Category Rank is your position only among candidates in your own category such as General, OBC, SC, ST, or EWS. For seat allocation, category-specific seats use your category rank while open and unreserved seats use your AIR.
Quick Reference: Post-Result Timeline
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Result declared | June 14, 2025 |
| Indore candidates’ scorecards released | July 15, 2025 |
| AIQ counselling registration opens | July 21, 2025 |
| AIQ Round 1 seat allotment | Late July 2025 |
| AIQ Round 2 | August 2025 |
| Mop-Up round | September 2025 |
| State quota counselling (varies by state) | July to September 2025 |
| Stray vacancy round | October 2025 |
| Admissions close | October 31, 2025 |
All data on this page is sourced from official NTA announcements and the MP High Court order dated July 14, 2025. For the most current updates, always cross-verify at the official portals: neet.nta.nic.in for results and scorecards and mcc.nic.in for counselling.
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