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📊 Category-wise Cut-offs

🎯 Expected Safe Selection Rank by Category

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NORCET-9 MAINS: Your Category-Wise Expected Safe Selection Rank

The results for NORCET-9 MAINS are out, and with the cut-offs revealed, the big question on every candidate's mind is: What is a safe rank for selection?

May 20, 2026

3 min Read

By Dr. Prince Kaushik

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NORCET-9 MAINS: Your Category-Wise Expected Safe Selection Rank

The results for NORCET-9 MAINS are out, and with the cut-offs revealed, the big question on every candidate's mind is: What is a safe rank for selection?

Whether your rank is 3000, 5000, or 7000, this breakdown will provide an expected safe selection rank based on your category and gender.


🏥 Total Seats for NORCET-9 MAINS

For this session, the total number of seats available was 3,700. The distribution between male and female candidates is as follows:

  • Total Seats: 3700
  • Female Seats: 3050
  • Male Seats: 650

📊 Category-wise Cut-offs

CategoryPercentage Cut-off
UR/EWS50.000%
OBC45.000%
SC/ST40.000%
UR-PWBD45.000%
EWS-PWBD48.125%
OBC-PWBD41.667%
SC-PWBD37.917%
ST-PWBD35.833%

⚠️ These predictions consider both the 80:20 and 50:50 reservation ratios applied by different institutes. Ranks below the lower end of the range are considered safe for selection.


🎯 Expected Safe Selection Rank by Category

UR (Unreserved) Category

  • Male:
    • Total Seats: 301
    • Safe Selection Rank Range: 1062 – 1585
  • Female:
    • Total Seats: 998
    • Safe Selection Rank Range: 2290 – 2496

OBC (Other Backward Classes) Category

  • Male:
    • Total Seats: 198
    • Safe Selection Rank Range: 1378 – 1480
  • Female:
    • Total Seats: 723
    • Safe Selection Rank Range: 2339 – 2560

EWS (Economically Weaker Section) Category

  • Male:
    • Total Seats: 61
    • Safe Selection Rank Range: 2218 – 2430
  • Female:
    • Total Seats: 261
    • Safe Selection Rank Range: 3505 – 3655

SC (Scheduled Caste) Category

  • Male:
    • Total Seats: 97
    • Safe Selection Rank Range: 2400 – 2620
  • Female:
    • Total Seats: 386
    • Safe Selection Rank Range: 4220 – 4565

ST (Scheduled Tribe) Category

  • Male:
    • Total Seats: 44
    • Safe Selection Rank Range: 7335 – 7655
  • Female:
    • Total Seats: 176
    • Safe Selection Rank Range: 9775 – 9950

✅ What's Next?

  • If your rank falls within these safe zones, congratulations! 🎉 Start preparing your documents for choice filling.
  • If you didn’t achieve your desired rank this time, don’t be discouraged. The next opportunity, NORCET 10, is on the horizon.

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About the Author

Dr. Prince Kaushik

Dr. Prince Kaushik

Founder, NPrep

AIIMS Jodhpur | NPrep Founder He combines his medical background with advanced technology to design high-yield preparation frameworks for competitive nursing exams like AIIMS NORCET, RRB & Staff nurse exams.

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