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Patna Medical College NEET Cutoff 2026 (Expected): Check expected category-wise cutoff marks, opening and closing ranks for General, OBC, EWS, SC, ST, and PwD candidates. Explore previous-year cutoff trends, Bihar state quota, AIQ analysis, safe NEET score, and MBBS admission chances.
- PMCH Patna: Quota Structure
- Important: 2025 Saw a Sharp Jump in PMCH's AIQ Cutoff - Don't Anchor on Older Years
- PMCH Patna Expected NEET Cutoff 2026 - All India Quota (AIQ), Category-Wise
- Multi-Year AIQ Closing Rank Trend - General Category
- Round-Wise Cutoff Pattern (2023 & 2024 Data)
- AIQ Closing Rank - Other Categories (2025)
- PMCH Patna Expected NEET Cutoff 2026 - Bihar State Quota (UGMAC), Category-Wise
- PMCH Patna NEET Cutoff Marks (2025 Reference, Round 1)
Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) one of India's oldest medical colleges and Bihar's top-ranked government medical institution will have its official NEET Cutoff 2026 released in two stages: by MCC for All India Quota seats, and by Bihar's UGMAC counselling body (BCECEB) for state quota seats. Neither is out yet, and with the NEET UG 2026 re-examination itself only scheduled for June 21, 2026, this year's counselling timeline is already running later than usual. Until official figures are published, this guide gives you an expected, trend-based picture using both cutoff marks and closing rank, based on how PMCH's cutoff has moved over the last several admission cycles.
PMCH Patna: Quota Structure
PMCH admits MBBS students through two separate, parallel processes:
- All India Quota (AIQ) - counselled centrally by MCC, open to candidates nationwide, and the quota most commonly referenced in "PMCH cutoff" figures.
- Bihar State Quota - counselled through Bihar's own state medical admission process (UGMAC, conducted by BCECEB), reserved for Bihar-domicile-eligible candidates.
State quota competition at PMCH is limited to Bihar-domicile candidates, so its cutoff can behave quite differently from the AIQ figure always confirm which quota's number you're looking at before comparing it to your own rank.
Important: 2025 Saw a Sharp Jump in PMCH's AIQ Cutoff - Don't Anchor on Older Years
Before looking at the tables, one trend is worth calling out clearly: PMCH's AIQ General category closing rank roughly tripled between 2024 and 2025 — from approximately 4,329 in 2024 to approximately 12,398 in 2025 (final round). This is a much larger single-year jump than typically seen at most colleges, and it means older reference points (2021–2023 closing ranks in the 2,700–3,800 range) are no longer a reliable benchmark for 2026 planning. Treat 2025's figures as the more relevant anchor, while staying aware that a swing of this size introduces real uncertainty into any 2026 projection.
PMCH Patna Expected NEET Cutoff 2026 - All India Quota (AIQ), Category-Wise
| Category | Expected Cutoff Marks (out of 720) | Expected Closing Rank (AIR) |
|---|---|---|
| General / UR | 570 – 600 | 3,800 – 12,400 |
| EWS | 565 – 590 | 5,000 – 5,500 |
| OBC | 570 – 590 | 4,000 – 4,500 |
| SC | 505 – 530 | 35,000 – 42,000 |
| ST | 460 – 500 | 65,000 – 75,000 |
Why the General category range is so wide: 2025's reported AIQ General closing rank spans roughly 3,797 (opening) to 12,398 (final round closing) a genuinely large round-to-round movement even by the standards of government medical colleges. If your rank is anywhere near the lower end of this band after Round 1, it's well worth staying active through the later rounds, since PMCH's cutoff has shown it can extend substantially further than the opening figure suggests.
Multi-Year AIQ Closing Rank Trend - General Category
| Year | Closing Rank (Final Round, General/AI) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,693 |
| 2022 | 3,005 |
| 2023 | 3,042 – 3,768 (source variation) |
| 2024 | 4,329 |
| 2025 | 12,398 |
From 2021 to 2024, PMCH's closing rank climbed gradually and predictably (roughly 300–600 points per year). The jump to 12,398 in 2025 breaks that pattern sharply, which is exactly why this guide treats 2026 as genuinely uncertain rather than a simple extrapolation of the earlier steady trend.
Round-Wise Cutoff Pattern (2023 & 2024 Data)
| Year | Round 1 Closing Rank | Round 2 Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,991 (opening) 3,042 (closing) | — |
| 2024 | 2,102 (opening) 3,273 (closing) | 4,056 (opening) – 4,329 (closing) |
This shows a consistent pattern of the closing rank extending further with each round — worth keeping in mind if your Round 1 rank falls just short of the cutoff.
AIQ Closing Rank - Other Categories (2025)
| Category | 2025 Closing Rank |
|---|---|
| OBC | 4,258 |
| EWS | 5,254 |
| SC | 41,551 |
| ST | 71,068 |
PMCH Patna Expected NEET Cutoff 2026 - Bihar State Quota (UGMAC), Category-Wise
State quota data for PMCH is less consistently published than AIQ figures, and some publicly available aggregator data mixes figures across multiple Bihar government colleges (PMCH, NMCH, and others) on the same page — so treat the figures below as a directional estimate rather than a precise number:
| Category | Reported/Expected Closing Rank Band (Bihar State Quota, Domicile Pool) |
|---|---|
| General | Historically very tight (reported around 100–150 in recent cycles) |
| OBC | Reported in the roughly 200–300 range in recent cycles |
Important note: because Bihar's state quota merit list is restricted to Bihar-domicile candidates only, these rank figures reflect standing within that smaller pool — they are not comparable to the AIQ All India Rank figures above. A state quota rank of "150" does not mean the same competitiveness as an AIQ rank of 150. Given the limited and somewhat inconsistent public data for this specific quota, confirm your actual standing directly through BCECEB's official UGMAC counselling portal rather than relying on this range.
PMCH Patna NEET Cutoff Marks (2025 Reference, Round 1)
| Category | Cutoff Marks (out of 720) |
|---|---|
| General (GN) | 578 |
| OBC | 576 |
| EWS | 571 |
| SC | 510 |
These marks correspond to Round 1 figures for 2025 expect the effective marks threshold to ease somewhat in later rounds, consistent with the closing-rank pattern shown above.
PMCH Patna's NEET Cutoff 2026 (Expected) is one of the more genuinely uncertain projections in this cutoff series, given the roughly threefold jump in AIQ General category closing rank between 2024 and 2025. Use the multi-year trend and round-wise tables above to understand the realistic band your rank falls into, but hold this year's projection more loosely than usual, and check the official MCC and BCECEB UGMAC portals as soon as 2026 Round 1 results are declared rather than relying on an extrapolated "expected" figure for your final counselling decisions.
FAQs
This is genuinely harder to pin down than usual because of the sharp jump between 2024 (closing rank ~4,329) and 2025 (closing rank ~12,398) — nearly a threefold increase in a single year. A reasonable planning range for 2026 is a closing rank somewhere between 3,800 and 12,400, with cutoff marks roughly in the 570–600 band, but given how much 2025 deviated from the steadier 2021–2024 trend, treat this range with more caution than you would for a college with a more stable pattern, and check the official MCC cutoff as soon as Round 1 results are declared for 2026.
Under AIQ, the 2025 closing rank was reported at approximately 4,258, with Round 1 cutoff marks around 576 expect a broadly similar range for 2026, in the roughly 4,000–4,500 rank band, though this should be read alongside the same general-category uncertainty noted above, since a large swing in overall competitiveness would likely affect OBC too. Under Bihar State Quota (if you're domicile-eligible), OBC has recently been reported in the roughly 200–300 rank range within the domicile-only pool.
Both. PMCH runs a dual-quota system: an All India Quota counselled by MCC, and a Bihar State Quota counselled through BCECEB's UGMAC process for Bihar-domicile-eligible candidates. If you're not Bihar-domicile, only the AIQ pool applies to you.
Under AIQ, 550 marks would likely fall short of the General category's 2025 Round 1 cutoff (578) but could be within range depending on the round and that year's overall difficulty General category final-round cutoffs have historically extended further than the Round 1 figure. It would likely be competitive for SC category (2025 marks cutoff around 510) and worth tracking for OBC/EWS depending on the specific round. Given the volatility seen in 2025, don't treat any single marks figure as a hard guarantee either way check your actual rank and the live cutoff once results are declared.
Yes, consistently. 2023 and 2024 data both show the closing rank extending meaningfully from Round 1 to Round 2 (for example, 3,273 to 4,329 in 2024), and 2025's full-round data shows an even larger extension out to 12,398 by the final round. If your rank falls short in Round 1, PMCH has a demonstrated pattern of remaining in play through later rounds.
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