{"id":2813,"date":"2026-01-02T16:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaitanyas-academy.com\/blog\/?p=2813"},"modified":"2026-02-10T08:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:20:26","slug":"neet-aiims-cutoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaitanyas-academy.com\/blog\/neet-aiims-cutoff","title":{"rendered":"NEET AIIMS Cutoff 2026: Category-Wise Marks & Safe Score"},"content":{"rendered":"

When NEET rolls around and you find yourself Googling “AIIMS cutoff 2026,” you’re not actually asking for a number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’re asking something way deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“With my score, can I actually get AIIMS?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Is AIIMS realistic for me, or am I chasing a dream that’ll disappoint me?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Should I prepare for AIIMS or focus on other government colleges instead?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s the real question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I get it. You\u2019ve put in the work. You\u2019ve sacrificed. And when you\u2019re preparing for competitive medical entrance exams after 12th<\/a>, the idea of settling for anything less than AIIMS can feel like settling for less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the problem is, most cutoff pages only show numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They don\u2019t explain what those numbers actually mean for your rank, your category, and your chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s what this page is for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s look at AIIMS the way counselling and rank reality actually works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The one rule that never changes (even when everything else does)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Every year, something predictable happens:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paper gets easier \u2192 Marks go UP \u2191<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paper gets tougher \u2192 Marks go DOWN \u2193<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students freak out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Last year AIIMS Delhi was 715 marks, now it’s 656. Does that mean I need less?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No. Not really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s why: The seats don’t change.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AIIMS Delhi offers the same ~50 seats every single year. Not 45, not 55. ~50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So when the paper gets tough, fewer people score high. When the paper gets easy, more people score high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the same number of people walk in the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marks change. Ranks don’t.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the golden rule. Everything else in this blog follows from this one truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What “safe score” actually means (and why it’s not the cutoff)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"What<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Before we show you the numbers, let’s agree on language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a difference between:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cutoff mark<\/strong> = The last score that got selected in a particular year (highly volatile, depends on paper difficulty)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safe score<\/strong> = A score that protects you in both easy and tough paper years (much more reliable for planning)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When people ask “what’s the AIIMS cutoff,” they want the safe score, not the fluctuating cutoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we’re going to give you safe targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not magic. Just realistic targets based on 5 years of actual data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AIIMS Delhi reality check (this is what you’re actually competing for)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

AIIMS Delhi is THE dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But let’s talk numbers without emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"AIIMS<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Look at General category (UR):<\/p>\n\n\n\n