JIPMER Cut-Off 2026: NEET Closing Ranks for MBBS

JIPMER no longer holds its own MBBS entrance test. Since 2020, both of its campuses, Puducherry and Karaikal, admit MBBS students through NEET UG scores and central counselling by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). So the JIPMER cut-off today is the closing NEET rank at which the last MBBS seat in each category was allotted in a counselling round.

This page lists the previous JIPMER closing ranks for both campuses, explains where 2026 counselling stands, what moves the numbers each year and how to set a realistic target rank. Use these figures as benchmarks, not promises.

Table of Contents

1. JIPMER Cut-Off at a Glance

2. JIPMER Puducherry Closing Ranks

3. JIPMER Karaikal Closing Ranks

4. JIPMER Cut-Off 2026: Current Status

5. What Affects the JIPMER Cut-Off

6. How to Set Your Target Rank

JIPMER Cut-Off at a Glance

Clearing the qualifying percentile only makes you eligible for counselling. A JIPMER seat needs a rank far inside the closing ranks below.

JIPMER Puducherry Closing Ranks

Open seat quota, All India Rank. Figures are compiled from reported MCC allotment data and may differ slightly from the final lists; check the official PDFs on the MCC website.

JIPMER Karaikal Closing Ranks

For 2025, the General closing rank at Karaikal was reported at about 5,731. Karaikal runs the same JIPMER MBBS programme, so many candidates who miss Puducherry choose it in later rounds.

JIPMER Cut-Off 2026: Current Status

NEET UG 2026 was first held on 3 May 2026, cancelled by the NTA on 12 May and re-conducted on 21 June 2026. MCC counselling for 2026 is in progress. Early Round 1 reports place the Puducherry General closing rank around 300, but later rounds usually shift it. Treat 2026 figures as provisional until MCC publishes the final round lists.

What Affects the JIPMER Cut-Off

• Paper difficulty: A closing rank near 300 can mean very different marks in an easy year and a tough one, which is why ranks are a steadier benchmark than marks.

• Seat matrix: Added or withdrawn seats in any category move its closing rank.

• Round dynamics: Upgrades and surrendered seats open places in later rounds, so closing ranks often stretch after Round 1.

• Campus preference: Most top rankers fill Puducherry first, which is why Karaikal closes several thousand ranks later.

How to Set Your Target Rank

Aim for a clear margin above the last closing rank of your category, not the rank itself. A General candidate targeting Puducherry should plan for a rank comfortably inside the top 250. Use the previous year's NEET marks-versus-rank data to turn that rank into a target score, and remember that Biology carries half the paper's 720 marks.