NEET UG 2026 (Re-NEET) — Score → AIR → College Chart
Maharashtra MBBS Counselling Reference • Result declared 16 July 2026 (Re-NEET held 21 June 2026)
Qualified Candidates
11.21 Lakh
out of ~20 lakh appeared
Highest Score
715 / 720
19 candidates scored 700+
Qualifying Cutoff — UR / EWS
715 – 213
50th percentile • highest ever
Qualifying Cutoff — OBC / SC / ST
212 – 177
40th percentile
MCC Round 1
17 Aug 2026
Seat allotment · registration 5–12 Aug, choices 6–13 Aug
1. NEET 2026 Marks → Approx. All India Rank
| Marks (out of 720) | Approx. AIR Range | Govt. MBBS Outlook (Gen.) |
|---|---|---|
| 700+ | ~1 – 35 | Top colleges assured |
| 690 – 699 | ~40 – 125 | Top GMCs, AIQ strong |
| 660 – 689 | ~130 – 1,150 | Strong Govt. chance |
| 650 – 659 | ~1,150 – 1,500 | Govt. comfortable |
| 630 – 649 | ~1,550 – 3,750 | Govt. well within reach |
| 600 – 629 | ~3,750 – 10,200 | Govt. realistic — fill all choices |
| 560 – 599 | ~10,200 – 29,000 | AIQ borderline; state quota stronger |
| 500 – 559 | ~29,000 – 91,000 | State quota / later rounds — 2025 open closed ~AIR 52,000 |
| Below 630 | Use scorecard percentile + formula below; confirm with counsellor | |
AIR ≈ Candidates Appeared × (1 − Percentile ÷ 100) — e.g. at ~20 lakh appeared, 97 percentile ≈ AIR 60,000. Use the exact percentile printed on the student's scorecard.
2. Two Separate Counselling Registrations
| Track | Covers | Portal |
|---|---|---|
| MCC (National) | 15% All India Quota of Govt. seats + Deemed & Central universities + AIIMS / JIPMER + ESIC | mcc.nic.in |
| MH CET Cell (State) | 85% State Quota Govt. seats + Maharashtra private colleges | cetcell.mahacet.org |
- Register on both portals separately — one does not cover the other.
- State merit list (not AIR alone) decides Maharashtra state-quota allotment; category, domicile & documents matter.
- Never exit counselling after Round 1 — cutoffs typically relax in later & stray rounds.
- NEET-based alternatives with lower cutoffs: BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BVSc — legitimate careers, same counselling ecosystem.
3. Maharashtra Govt. Medical Colleges — Closing Marks by Category
| College (State Quota) | General | OBC | EWS | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant GMC & Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai | 685 – 695 | TBC* | 685 | 625 – 645 | 610 |
| B. J. Government Medical College, Pune | 675 – 685 | TBC* | 670 – 680 | 615 – 635 | 580 – 600 |
| Other GMCs — Nagpur, Chh. Sambhajinagar, Miraj, Kolhapur, Solapur, Latur, Akola, Jalgaon, Chandrapur, Gondia, Baramati & others | 625 – 640 | 615 – 630 | 620 – 635 | 580 – 595 | TBC* |
| Newest / least-preferred GMCs — the last seats to fill in the final & stray rounds | 500 – 560 | 500 – 555 | 470 – 520 | 410 – 460 | 330 – 380 |
- ▸ *TBC = figures under office verification — pencil in after confirming from MH CET Cell 2025 allotment PDFs.
- ▸ Ranges are the 2025 state-quota closing marks compiled by the ABHA office — individual college & round-wise variation applies.
- ▸ The bottom row matters: MH CET Cell 2025 closed the last open-category government seat at ~500 marks (AIR 52,437), OBC ~48,000, EWS ~69,260, SC ~1,60,759 and ST ~3,43,334. If your score is in the 500s, government is NOT out of reach — attend every round.
⚠ 2026 ALERT — read before quoting any number above
The 2026 qualifying cutoff (UR 213) is the highest in NEET history — a huge jump from 144 in 2025. Scores are inflated this year, so 2026 closing marks will very likely be HIGHER than the 2025 figures in Table 3. Treat every college figure as a floor, not a promise. Final 2026 cutoffs exist only after MCC / CET Cell allotment rounds.
टीप: वरील बंद गुण मागील वर्षाचे (2025) अंदाजे आकडे आहेत. 2026 चे प्रत्यक्ष cutoff समुपदेशन फेऱ्यांनंतरच निश्चित होतील — यंदा गुण जास्त असल्याने cutoff वाढण्याची शक्यता आहे. प्रवेशाची हमी कोणतेही आकडे देत नाहीत.
Government MBBS seats a Maharashtra student can reach
Maharashtra च्या विद्यार्थ्याला फक्त राज्यातल्या जागाच नाहीत — देशभरातील government colleges चा 15% All India Quota आणि AIIMS/JIPMER सुद्धा merit वर खुले आहेत. एकूण 17,094 government जागांसाठी तुम्ही स्पर्धा करू शकता.
| कुठे | किती | कसं |
|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra state quota | 5,100 | Domicile |
| इतर राज्यांतील AIQ | 8,594 | All-India merit |
| Maharashtra चा स्वतःचा AIQ वाटा | 900 | All-India merit |
| AIIMS / JIPMER | 2,500 | All-India merit, कुठेही |
| एकूण | 17,094 |
15% All India Quota फक्त government colleges ना लागू आहे. इतर राज्यांच्या private colleges चा state quota तिथल्या domicile विद्यार्थ्यांसाठीच असतो; फक्त त्यांचा management / NRI quota खुला असतो. Deemed universities (~11,500 जागा) मात्र 100% MCC मार्फत, domicile शिवाय — पण सर्वात महाग.
Important note
Maharashtra 2026 — admission rule change
वैद्यकीय शिक्षण व औषधी द्रव्ये विभाग, शासन निर्णय — २३ जुलै २०२६
- Private medical / dental colleges चा institutional round पूर्णपणे बंद.
- Stray vacancy सह 100% जागा आता CET Cell च्या CAP मधूनच भरल्या जातील.
- CAP cut-off नंतर जागा रिकाम्या राहिल्या तर त्या रिकाम्याच राहतील — कॉलेजला त्या स्वतः भरता येणार नाहीत.
- शेवटच्या CAP round मध्ये जागा मिळूनही नाकारली, तर पुढील दोन शैक्षणिक वर्षं Maharashtra च्या UG medical/dental प्रवेशांना मुकावं लागेल. पहिल्या round नंतर मात्र free exit आहे.
गैरसमज टाळा
"Management quota बंद झाला"
हे बरोबर नाही. बंद झाला तो round — म्हणजे CAP बाहेर कॉलेज स्वतः चालवत असलेली प्रवेश प्रक्रिया. Management आणि NRI या seat categories तशाच आहेत, त्यांचं वेगळं (खूप जास्त) शुल्कही तसंच आहे, आणि त्यांना जातनिहाय आरक्षणही लागू नाही. फरक एवढाच की आता allotment कॉलेज नव्हे तर CET Cell merit वर करते.
पालक विचारतील तेव्हा
"Management quota गेला का?" — उत्तर: नाही. पण आता donation किंवा direct admission शक्य नाही; सर्व जागा CAP मधून merit वर मिळतात.
हा शासन निर्णय CAP सुरू होण्याच्या अगदी आधीचा आहे. अंमलबजावणीचे तपशील — विशेषतः रिकाम्या NRI जागांचं काय होतं — CET Cell च्या information brochure मध्ये स्पष्ट होतील; प्रवेशाचा निर्णय घेण्यापूर्वी ते एकदा पडताळून घ्या.
4. Honest Route Guide by Score Band
General category, indicative
| Score Band | India-First Guidance |
|---|---|
| 650+ | Government MBBS is the goal — fill MCC + CET Cell choices fully, attend every round. Abroad not needed. |
| 550 – 650 | Govt. possible via later rounds, home-state & category seats. Simultaneously compare state private / deemed on verified fees. Keep BDS / BAMS as backups. |
| 450 – 550 | Govt. MBBS unlikely (Gen.). Honest comparison: Indian private / deemed / management (high fees) vs BDS / BAMS / BHMS vs MBBS abroad — decide on total cost + family budget. |
| Qualified, <450 | NEET alternatives (BAMS / BHMS / allied health) or MBBS abroad. ABHA partner universities in Tbilisi, Georgia are NMC & WHO Eligible; graduates must clear FMGE / NExT to practise in India — families must know this clearly before deciding. |
Govt. seat first, always.
Abroad only when India is genuinely unviable — with full fee transparency.
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Disclaimer: Data compiled 17 July 2026 from NTA result statistics and public counselling analyses; AIR ranges are expert estimates, not NTA-official rank tables. Closing marks in Table 3 are previous-year indicative figures. No guarantee of admission, visa, scholarship or any outcome is given or implied; admission rests solely with colleges/universities and counselling authorities. ही माहिती केवळ मार्गदर्शनासाठी आहे; कोणतीही हमी नाही. · © 2026 ABHA Global Educare LLP — Transparent Pricing · Ethical Admissions