The BDS cutoff 2026 is of two types: the qualifying cutoff and admission cutoff. The BDS qualifying cutoff 2026 for government colleges is the minimum marks required to qualify the NEET exam whereas admission cutoff is the last rank at which admission is granted in the dental colleges. Candidates can check NEET 2026 BDS cutoff for government colleges from the article below.
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Admission to BDS courses in government dental colleges is granted through the scores obtained in NEET UG exam. Candidates who wish to secure admission in government BDS colleges must score above the NEET 2026 cutoff marks. The BDS cutoff for government colleges varies every year depending on the factors such as NEET exam difficulty level, number of candidates appeared, seat availability and others. Candidates seeking admission to BDS government colleges must secure the marks equal to above NEET 2026 cutoff. The BDS cutoff 2026 for government colleges will be available after the counselling process is over. Candidates can check the expected NEET 2026 BDS cutoff and previous year’s admission cutoff here.
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To qualify for the NEET 2026 exam, candidates must secure the cutoff marks. The BDS expected cutoff for NEET 2026 can be checked from the table below.
| Category | NEET 2026 Qualifying Percentile | NEET 2026 Expected Cutoff for BDS (Out of 720) |
|---|---|---|
UR/EWS | 50th percentile | 165 |
SC/ST/OBC | 40th percentile | 128 |
UR-PwD | 45th percentile | 140 |
SC/ST/OBC-PwD | 50th percentile | 128 |
Disclaimer: This expected NEET 2026 BDS cutoff is provided for informational purposes only and should not be treated as definitive or conclusive.
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The NEET 2026 BDS cutoff for government colleges will be available after the counselling process is over. Meanwhile, candidates can check previous year’s NEET 2026 BDS cutoff for government colleges from the table below. Candidates must note that the data provided below is from previous year’s NEET counselling, round 1, general category only.
| College Name | NEET Opening Rank | NEET Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi | 9786 | 10590 |
Government Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur | 14991 | 14991 |
SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack | 9540 | 16154 |
Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur | 15918 | 19057 |
Government Dental College, Kozhikode | 9890 | 19466 |
ESIC Dental College, Gulbarga | 18838 | 19688 |
Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada | 19482 | 20006 |
Government Dental College, Thrissur | 13225 | 20121 |
Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore | 13208 | 20488 |
Agartala Government Dental College and IGM Hospital, Agartala | 20598 | 21193 |
Government Dental College and Hospital, Medical College Campus, Aurangabad | 16839 | 21712 |
Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi | 21001 | 22118 |
UP King George's University of Dental Science, Lucknow | 17513 | 22426 |
Government Dental College, Pudukkottai | 18441 | 22612 |
Government Dental College, Trivandrum | 19963 | 23966 |
Patna Dental College and Hospital, Patna | 10902 | 24303 |
Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | 7565 | 26356 |
Government Dental College, Kottayam | 20168 | 26766 |
Dental College, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal | 23744 | 26953 |
Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim | 24998 | 27586 |
Indira Gandhi Government Dental College and Hospital, Jammu | 22229 | 27747 |
Burdwan Dental College and Hospital, Burdwan | 20153 | 27900 |
Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry | 21094 | 28026 |
Government Dental College, Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak | 22657 | 28090 |
North Bengal Dental College, Sushrutanagar | 10567 | 28196 |
Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Dental Sciences, Imphal | 25565 | 28553 |
Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar | 19216 | 28756 |
ESIC Dental College and Hospital, Rohini | 23305 | 29024 |
Tamilnadu Government Dental College, Chennai | 19792 | 29130 |
Government Autonomous College of Dentistry, Indore | 17388 | 29308 |
Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai | 21936 | 29367 |
Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh | 14660 | 29433 |
Government Dental College, Kannur | 24277 | 29564 |
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi | 20101 | 29900 |
Himachal Pradesh Government Dental College and Hospital, Shimla | 25955 | 31005 |
Dr R Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata | 20219 | 31207 |
Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad | 5692 | 31482 |
Government Dental College and Hospital, Patiala | 26743 | 31572 |
Government Dental College, Alappuzha | 23417 | 31734 |
Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai | 19396 | 31804 |
Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bellary | 21663 | 32469 |
Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar | 30089 | 32599 |
Government Dental College and Hospital, Srinagar | 23652 | 32619 |
Government Dental College and Hospital, Nalanda | 26549 | 33004 |
Regional Dental College, Guwahati | 31562 | 33163 |
Government Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad | 24665 | 33425 |
Government Dental College and Hospital, Jamnagar | 15656 | 33644 |
Government Dental College, Raipur | 31894 | 34662 |
Government Dental College, Dibrugarh | 28197 | 35422 |
Government Dental College, Kadapa | 29662 | 35690 |
Government Dental College, Silchar | 33113 | 36972 |
Several important factors that influence the BDS cutoff for government colleges every year are mentioned below.
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