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NPrep's NORCET 11 Prelims Results at a Glance

How Tough Was This Cut?

What the Result Checker Told Us

What Made the Difference

Now the Real Race Begins: NORCET 11 Mains

To Those Who Did Not Clear This Time

Congratulations, NPrep Family

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1,625+ NPrep Aspirants Clear NORCET 11 Prelims 2026 | NPrep Results

1,625+ NPrep aspirants have qualified for NORCET 11 Mains, with top scores up to the 99.98th percentile. See the numbers, the cutoff, and the plan for Mains on 30 September.

Sep 21, 2026

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By Dr. Prince Kaushik

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1,625+ NPrep Aspirants Clear NORCET 11 Prelims 2026 | NPrep Results

The AIIMS NORCET 11 Prelims Result 2026 is out, and it has been a proud moment for the NPrep community. 1,625+ NPrep aspirants have qualified for NORCET 11 Stage II (Mains), out of the 12,638 candidates called by AIIMS, and the count is still going up as more students report their results.

Our top performers scored as high as the 99.98th percentile, and many more crossed the 99th. That means roughly 1 in every 8 candidates who will sit the NORCET 11 Mains on 30 September 2026 prepared with NPrep.

To every one of you who cleared: congratulations. The hardest filter is behind you, and the final stage is now in front of you.


NPrep's NORCET 11 Prelims Results at a Glance

ParticularsNumber
Candidates who appeared in NORCET 11 Prelims1,00,804
Candidates called for Mains (all India)12,638
NPrep aspirants who qualified for Mains1,625+
Share of the Mains list from NPrep12.9%+
NORCET 11 Mains exam date30 September 2026

How Tough Was This Cut?

NORCET 11 Stage I was one of the most competitive prelims in recent cycles (see the full NORCET 11 result and cutoff). AIIMS called only 12,638 of the 1,00,804 candidates who appeared, which is about 12.5%.

The official cutoff percentiles show just how high the bar was set:

CategoryCutoff Percentile
UR95.1589222
EWS82.2407840
OBC86.9062735
SC84.1940796
ST79.7051704

A general category candidate had to outperform more than 95% of all candidates just to reach the Mains. Clearing this stage is a real achievement, not a formality.


What the Result Checker Told Us

On result day, NPrep ran a result checker so aspirants could find their status instantly instead of scrolling through a 199-page PDF.

  • 4,747 aspirants used it, together running 7,120 result checks
  • 3,117 of them were NPrep students
  • Among everyone who checked, 20.1% had cleared, well above the 12.5% national qualifying rate

The people who came to check were serious, prepared candidates, and a large share of them walked away with good news.


What Made the Difference

Most of our qualified aspirants will tell you the same thing: they did not win this in the last month. They won it through consistency.

  • Exam-level practice: regular full-length tests that matched the real NORCET pattern, so the actual paper felt familiar
  • Concept clarity first: clinically integrated video lessons before jumping into question practice
  • Honest analysis: subject-wise performance reports that showed exactly where marks were being lost
  • A plan they could follow: study schedules built around the hours they actually had, not an ideal day

Now the Real Race Begins: NORCET 11 Mains

Qualifying the Prelims gets you into the room. The Mains decides your rank and your selection.

EventDate
Exam State and City Intimation23 September 2026
Mains Admit Card26 September 2026
NORCET 11 Stage II (Mains)30 September 2026

The Mains is a different paper: 160 nursing questions in 180 minutes, all case-based, with 1/3 negative marking. There is no GK section to lean on, and the questions test clinical judgment and prioritization rather than recall.

For dates, pattern and a day-by-day plan, read our NORCET 11 Mains 2026 guide. For the next few days, focus on three things:

  1. Full-length timed mocks, taken at the same time of day as your exam slot (try a free AIIMS NORCET mock test)
  2. Your mistake notebook, because the errors you understand are worth more than new topics
  3. Accuracy over attempts, since a clean 130 usually beats a rushed 155 with negative marking

To Those Who Did Not Clear This Time

If your roll number was not on the list, take a day, then look at your percentile against your category cutoff. Many candidates missed by a very small margin, and that gap is exactly the kind that closes with a focused next cycle.

NORCET 12 Prelims is expected on 10 April 2027. Starting now gives you over six months, which is more than enough time to come back stronger. Build your personalised day-by-day plan with Mission NORCET 12, NPrep's free study planner.


Congratulations, NPrep Family

1,625+ of you are going into the NORCET 11 Mains. We are proud of every one of you, and we will be with you through the final stretch.

All the best for 30 September.

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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