540 marks in the NEET 2026 re-exam (ReNEET): estimated All India Rank
Estimated AIR for 540 marks
✓ Calibrated on official NTA 2026 resultsRange: 41,113 – 50,249· from NTA’s official 2026 rank-vs-marks data
How 540 marks performed across years
| Year | AIR for 540 marks | Change from previous |
|---|---|---|
| 2026NTA | ~45,681 | 28,338 worse |
| 2025 | ~17,343 | 1.33 lakh better |
| 2024 | ~1.50 lakh | 78,083 worse |
| 2023 | ~72,355 | 16,863 worse |
| 2022 | ~55,492 | 2,260 worse |
| 2021 | ~53,232 | — |
College outlook for AIR ~45,681
For NEET 2026, 540 marks corresponds to an estimated rank of ~45,681. This reads off NTA’s official 2026 rank-vs-marks data, published with the result on 16 July 2026 for the 19,99,895 candidates who appeared in the ReNEET.
A score of 540 in NEET-UG corresponded to approximately rank 17,343 in 2025. The same score corresponded to rank 53,232 in 2021. Differences reflect changes in the candidate pool, exam difficulty, or NTA's scoring methodology.
With 540 marks, candidates typically qualify for private medical colleges and some government seats under reservation categories. The exact options depend on your domicile state and category.
In the last 5 years, 540 marks has corresponded to ranks between 17,343 (2025, the best year) and 1.50 lakh (2024, the toughest). This 8.7x variation reflects changes in exam difficulty and candidate pool size (16.1L in 2021 to 23.4L in 2024).
Year-to-year rank variation for the same marks depends on exam difficulty, total candidate count, and NTA's scoring methodology. The 2026 figure is calibrated on NTA's official 2026 result data (published 16 July 2026); the historical figures are the official NTA merit-list ranks for 2021 to 2025.
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Rank for every mark near 540
Estimated All India Rank for each marks value from 545 to 535, based on empirical NTA merit list data.
| Marks | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Per-mark gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 545 | ~49,923 | ~51,979 | ~68,241 | ~1.44 lakh | ~14,612 | — |
| 544 | ~50,599 | ~52,835 | ~68,987 | ~1.45 lakh | ~15,115 | — |
| 543 | ~51,295 | ~53,293 | ~69,717 | ~1.47 lakh | ~15,677 | — |
| 542 | ~51,873 | ~54,200 | ~70,517 | ~1.48 lakh | ~16,145 | — |
| 541 | ~52,568 | ~54,761 | ~71,303 | ~1.49 lakh | ~16,677 | — |
| 540YOU | ~53,232 | ~55,492 | ~72,355 | ~1.50 lakh | ~17,343 | — |
| 539 | ~54,020 | ~56,088 | ~73,161 | ~1.52 lakh | ~17,877 | — |
| 538 | ~54,647 | ~56,750 | ~73,878 | ~1.53 lakh | ~18,524 | — |
| 537 | ~55,386 | ~57,413 | ~74,671 | ~1.54 lakh | ~19,109 | — |
| 536 | ~56,086 | ~58,169 | ~75,412 | ~1.56 lakh | ~19,771 | — |
| 535 | ~56,877 | ~58,823 | ~76,490 | ~1.57 lakh | ~20,460 | — |