Hello Aspirant,

With NEET 2025, you got 291 marks and you belong to the General (Unreserved) category with no Puducherry domicile, which means your chances of getting IGMC&RI, Puducherry via All India Quota (AIQ) is extremely low. From previous years results, the AIQ cut off to get IGMC&RI's General quota is 550+. Moreover, even for state quota (for Puducherry residents) the cut off also was much more than 291. However, you can consider:

• Private/deemed universities
• Management/NRI Quota seats (if you have funds)
• BDS or allied health sciences courses as an option.

Hello,

Yes, Assam has released the NEET UG 2025 state merit list .

The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Assam published the provisional merit list on 9th July 2025 . It includes around 19,809 candidates who are eligible for state MBBS/BDS counselling.

A correction window was open till 11th July 2025 for candidates to change their category if needed. Final counselling dates will be announced soon.

Hope it helps !

Hello Aspirant,

Indeed, you can take NEET 2026 after giving an improvement exam in 2026. As per NEET eligibility criteria, a candidate needs to obtain a passing mark in qualifying examination science stream subjects i.e. Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English - in that exam by boards. For general category students, minimum qualifying percentage/aggregate in PCB was 50% aggregate. Now, since you mentioned you've obtained 44% in HSC, at this time you are not eligible - however, if you reappear for the qualifying examination in 2026 and obtain passing marks with qualifying percentage, the eligibility requirement will be fulfilled, and you can apply for NEET 2026.

Which Qualification Code Should You Use?

1. Use Code 01 if your improvement results are awaited at the time you are completing the form.
2. Use Code 02 if you have passed Class 12 with PCB and have any improvement results before you complete the application form.

Hello Neha,

With a NEET 2025 score of 337, 84 percentile, an AIR of 344243, and an OBC rank of 164433, you may find it difficult to secure a government MBBS seat in South India, especially in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, or Kerala where OBC cutoffs generally higher in these states. You still have options in:

• Private Medical Colleges (management/NRI quota)
• Deemed Universities.
• You could look at BDS, AYUSH (BAMS, BHMS, etc.), or paramedical options as well.

Always check with your State level counselling (like, KEA, TN Medical Selection etc.) for the latest cutoffs and seat matrix. Also watch out for Mop-Up and Stray Vacancy rounds as cut off may drop a few points.

With 308 marks in NEET 2025 and SC category, it is very difficult to get a seat in a government BDS college. Usually, SC category students need around 380 to 430 marks to get BDS in a government college.

But still, if the cut-off goes down this year or some seats remain vacant, you may have a very small chance in the mop-up or stray vacancy rounds.

You can get admission in private BDS colleges with 308 marks, especially under SC quota. Many private colleges accept students with lower scores.

You should take part in all counselling rounds. You can also think about doing B.Sc. in allied health sciences or other medical-related courses, or try NEET again next year for a better score.

You can check official BDS cut-off details here:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/minimum-marks-required-in-neet-for-bds-in-government-college

Hello aspirant,

Here are some colleges according to your rank,

1. Government Medical College, Baramati
2. AIIMS, Raibareli
3. Mahatma Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram Wardha
4. Guntur Medical College, Guntur
5. Government Medical College, Palakkad
6. AIIMS, Kalyani
7. Government Medical College, Badaun
8. Nalanda Medical College, Patna
9. AIIMS, Deoghar
10. Dr. D.Y.Patil Medical College, Mumbai

For accuarte prediction, use careers360 college predictor,

https://medicine.careers360.com/nta-neet-college-predictor

Regards

The NEET 2025 merit list for Lakshadweep will be released by the Department of Education, Lakshadweep. This list will include the names of students from Lakshadweep who are eligible for MBBS, BDS, BAMS, and BHMS seats.

Right now, the latest available merit list on the official website is from 2019. But like every year, the 2025 merit list is expected to be published soon after the NEET results, which were declared on 14 June 2025.

If you are from Lakshadweep and appeared for NEET 2025, you should regularly check the official website of the Lakshadweep administration to see when the merit list is uploaded. The merit list will help you know if you are selected for admission under the Lakshadweep quota.

You can also check for updates about counselling and seat allotment for Lakshadweep candidates on the NEET counselling websites.

Official website to check Lakshadweep NEET merit list:
https://lakshadweep.gov.in/notice/department-of-education-union-territory-of-lakshadweep-the-merit-list-of-the-candidates-applied-for-the-mbbs-bds-bams-bhms
Main Lakshadweep portal:
https://lakshadweep.gov.in

The Kashmiri migrant quota in Karnataka reserves one seat per government medical college . The required NEET scores are considerably lower than regular cutoffs. While most General seats require 600+ marks , the migrant category cutoff has been as low as 330–380 marks , depending on the college and year.

Hello,

Getting 317 on the NEET UG 2025 puts you in a competitive but difficult position for low cost MBBS admission, particularly at Government universities. However, there is a little chance that reserved categories students will be accepted into less preferred government colleges, particularly in later counselling rounds or at recently found institutions, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.

There is also a private medical colleges who offer MBBS seats under state quota at lower fees for reserved categories students.

You can also keep back up options like videos or BAMS open.

If you got 353 marks in NEET UG 2025 and you belong to the ST category, then you have qualified for the exam because the qualifying marks for ST are usually between 113 to 143. But to get a seat in a government veterinary college (like for BVSc & AH), you may need around 400 to 440 marks, even in the ST category.

So with 353 marks, it may be difficult to get admission in a government veterinary college. But you can still try for private veterinary colleges, where the cutoff is usually lower, and you may get a seat based on your score and category.