ICMR Assistant Cut-off: Qualifying Marks and Previous Closing Marks
The ICMR Assistant cut-off works at two levels. First, you must reach the minimum qualifying marks in the computer-based test (CBT). Second, your final score must be high enough to fall within the limited vacancies of your institute and category. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) does not publish a single all-India cut-off for the Assistant post, because vacancies are filled institute by institute or through the AIIMS Common Recruitment Examination.
This page shows the official qualifying marks, the closing marks of selected candidates from the latest official merit lists, and how to set a realistic target score.
Table of Contents
Minimum Qualifying Marks
Previous Closing Marks From Official Merit Lists
What Affects the ICMR Assistant Cut-off
How to Set Your Target Score
Minimum Qualifying Marks
Stage | UR / OBC | SC / PwBD |
|---|---|---|
CBT (out of 100) | 50 | 40 |
Computer Proficiency Test (out of 20) | 10 | 10 |
These are the qualifying marks in the 2025 ICMR-NIE and ICMR-NIN notifications. There are no sectional cut-offs. Qualifying marks only make you eligible for the next stage; they are not the marks needed for selection.
Previous Closing Marks From Official Merit Lists
The table shows the lowest final score among provisionally selected Assistant candidates in two official merit lists dated 29 May 2026. The final score is the CBT score scaled to 95 plus up to 5 experience marks.
Year / cycle | Post and institute (vacancies) | Category | Cut-off marks (last selected) | Out of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 cycle (merit list 29 May 2026) | Assistant, ICMR-NIRT Chennai (5: UR 4, OBC 1) | UR | 70.10 | 100 |
2025 cycle (merit list 29 May 2026) | Assistant, ICMR-NIRT Chennai (5: UR 4, OBC 1) | OBC | 68.54 | 100 |
2025 cycle (merit list 29 May 2026) | Assistant, ICMR-NIRBI Kolkata (3: UR 2, SC 1) | UR | 68.64 | 100 |
2025 cycle (merit list 29 May 2026) | Assistant, ICMR-NIRBI Kolkata (3: UR 2, SC 1) | SC | 66.49 | 100 |
The margins at the top of the ICMR-NIRBI list show how tight selection is:
ICMR-NIRBI UR list (29 May 2026) | Figure |
|---|---|
Gap between the last selected UR candidate and the top of the UR waitlist | 0.79 marks |
Candidates within about 3.6 marks of the last selected UR score | 36 |
The ICMR CRE-4 result of 9 July 2026 lists selected candidates by rank, not marks, so no closing marks are available for that route.
What Affects the ICMR Assistant Cut-off
Factor | How it affects the cut-off |
|---|---|
Vacancies per institute | With only two to five posts in a notification, a single extra vacancy can lower the closing mark noticeably. |
Paper difficulty and normalisation | The 2025 CBT ran in two shifts, and scores were normalised using a percentile method. |
Number of applicants | Popular cities attract more candidates for the same few posts, which pushes closing marks up. |
Experience marks | Up to 5 marks can move a candidate several places in a close list. |
How to Set Your Target Score
Cut-offs change every year with difficulty, vacancies and the number of applicants. Treat these figures as a benchmark only, and aim for a clear margin above them rather than a bare pass.
Benchmark | Raw CBT score (out of 100) | Final score (out of 100) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Minimum to qualify the CBT (UR / OBC) | 50 | Not applicable | Official qualifying mark (2025 notifications) |
Recent UR closing marks | Not applicable (final score shown) | 68.64 to 70.10 | Official merit lists, 29 May 2026 |
Expected safe target for an unreserved fresher | About 75 to 78 | Roughly 71 to 74 | Indicative only, not an official figure |
Check official results on the ICMR results page: https://www.icmr.gov.in/career-results
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