AIIMS Pharmacist Cut Off 2026: Qualifying Marks and Target Score

The AIIMS Pharmacist cut off for the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE-5) works at two levels. The first is the official qualifying mark in each category, which decides whether you clear the Computer Based Test (CBT). The second is the rank you need to win a seat at your chosen institute, and AIIMS does not announce that as a single number for Pharmacist posts.

This page gives the official qualifying marks, explains what moves the seat-level cut-off, and shows how to set a target. Treat past figures as a benchmark only, since the cut-off changes every cycle.

Official Qualifying Marks

These percentages come from the CRE-5 notification. AIIMS can also limit the number of qualified candidates to the category-wise vacancies, so the marks that actually qualify you for allocation can sit above these minimums.

Seat-Level Cut-Off and Past Trends

We did not find an official category-wise cut-off table for Pharmacist or Pharmacist Grade II from earlier CRE cycles. Marks quoted on coaching and news sites for past years differ from one site to the next and are not official, so no figures are reproduced here. Check the result notice and your candidate dashboard on aiimsexams.ac.in for what AIIMS has actually published.

Candidates are ranked on CBT marks, and seats are allotted in merit order against the institutes each candidate chooses. Your cut-off therefore depends on the institute, not only on your category.

What Affects the Cut-Off

• Paper difficulty: A harder paper lowers scores, and normalisation is applied if the CBT runs in several shifts.

• Vacancies: Most institutes advertise only one to three posts in this group, so a few seats can set a high bar for a popular institute.

• Number of applicants: More competition pushes the score needed for a given rank higher.

• Your institute choices: A smaller or less preferred institute may close at a lower rank than a large metro AIIMS.

• Tie-breaks: Equal scores are separated by domain marks, then fewer wrong answers, then date of birth.

How to Set Your Target

Cut-offs change every year with difficulty, vacancies and the number of applicants. Treat last year's figures as a benchmark only, and aim for a clear margin above them rather than a bare pass.

• Clear the floor early: Reach at least 200 marks out of 400 in your mock tests before you worry about rank, so that a bad paper still leaves you above the 160 mark for UR and EWS.

• Protect accuracy: Each wrong answer costs 1 mark on top of the 4 you could have earned, so a high accuracy rate lifts your score faster than extra attempts.

• Weigh pharmacy: Domain marks are the first tie-breaker, and 80 of 100 questions come from pharmacy.

• Aim for your institute: Decide which institutes you want and stretch your target for the smaller ones.