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400 marks in NEET typically corresponds to an All India Rank of roughly 2,00,000 to 2,80,000. In the unreserved pool that is short of a government seat almost everywhere, but it is close enough that two options are genuinely worth checking rather than assuming: government-quota seats inside private colleges, and — if you are in a reserved category — government seats in your own state. Beyond those, management-quota and deemed-university seats convert, at ₹45 lakh to ₹1.2 crore for the course.
How to read these ranks: a NEET score does not convert to a fixed rank. The same marks produce a different All India Rank each year depending on paper difficulty and the number of candidates. The bands here are indicative, drawn from recent cycles, and are for planning only — your actual rank is the one printed on your NTA rank card, and that is the number to use when reading a seat matrix.
What to check, in this order
1. Your own state’s category-wise closing ranks. If you are OBC-NCL, SC, ST or EWS, 400 marks is not obviously out of government range in every state. Open your state authority’s round-wise allotment result for the last cycle and read the final round for your category. This is the single highest-value check available to you.
2. Government quota inside private colleges. These are state-subsidised seats in private institutions — roughly ₹1 to ₹5 lakh a year against ₹8 to ₹20 lakh for management quota in the same building. They close at ranks candidates routinely assume are unreachable because all private seats get mentally lumped together. List them high. See low NEET cutoff private medical colleges.
3. Only then, paid seats. Management quota through state counselling, or deemed universities through MCC.
The realistic picture
| Route | At 400 marks, unreserved | Course cost |
|---|---|---|
| Government, state quota | Very unlikely | Under ₹5,00,000 |
| Government, reserved category | Check your state | Under ₹5,00,000 |
| Government quota, private college | Possible in later rounds | ₹10,00,000 – ₹30,00,000 |
| Management quota, private | Yes | ₹45,00,000 – ₹1,10,00,000 |
| Deemed university | Yes | ₹1,00,00,000 – ₹1,45,00,000 |
Is repeating worth it at 400?
400 is a genuine near-miss rather than a collapse, which cuts both ways. There is real headroom — the gap between 400 and a government-seat score is often one weak subject rather than the whole syllabus — but a second year rarely produces the 150-point jump that would guarantee it.
The honest test: can you name the specific reason you lost the marks? A clearly weak section, a disrupted exam, a first attempt taken without serious preparation — those are repeatable-and-fixable. “I just need to work harder” usually is not, and repeats built on it tend to move the score far less than families expect.
Frequently asked questions
What rank is 400 marks in NEET?
Approximately All India Rank 2,00,000 to 2,80,000, varying each year with paper difficulty and the number of candidates. Your NTA rank card is the number to plan against.
Can I get a government medical college with 400 marks?
Not in the unreserved pool in most states. If you are in a reserved category, check your own state’s category-wise closing rank in the final counselling round before ruling it out — it is closer than most candidates assume.
What is the cheapest MBBS option with 400 marks?
A government-quota seat inside a private college, at roughly ₹1 to ₹5 lakh a year. These are far cheaper than management-quota seats in the same college and are frequently overlooked.
Other NEET scores
300 marks · 350 marks · 450 marks · 500 marks · 550 marks
Background reading: NEET marks vs rank · NEET percentile to rank · MBBS admission with a low NEET score
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