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    How Many Students Qualified In NEET MDS 2026?

    How Many Students Qualified In NEET MDS 2026?

    Deep PathakUpdated on 02 Jun 2026, 05:43 PM IST

    The NEET MDS 2026 result has been declared by the NBEMS at its official website natboard.edu.in in PDF format. The result of NEET MDS 2026 mentions the number of students qualified in the exam. Only such candidates who scored equal or above the NEET MDS cutoff 2026 have qualified the exam. As per the declared result, a total of 18244 students qualified for NEET MDS 2026 exam out of total 30389 appeared candidates.
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    1. How many students qualified in NEET MDS 2026?
    2. NEET MDS qualifying marks 2026
    3. What after qualifying NEET MDS 2026?
    4. NEET MDS counselling process
    How Many Students Qualified In NEET MDS 2026?
    How Many Students Qualified In NEET MDS 2026?

    How many students qualified in NEET MDS 2026?

    The complete details of the total number of qualified students in NEET MDS 2026 is provided below.

    NEET MDS 2026 qualified students

    Particular

    Details

    Total candidates applied

    31407

    Total appeared candidates

    30389

    Total qualified students

    18244

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    NEET MDS qualifying marks 2026

    For NEET MDS 2026 exam, only such candidates who score equal or more than the qualifying marks are declared qualified. The qualifying marks for NEET MDS 2026 are provided below.

    Qualifying marks for NEET MDS 2026

    Category

    Minimum qualifying criteria

    Minimum qualifying marks (Out of 960)

    General category (UR/EWS)

    50 percentile

    308

    General - PwBD

    45 percentile

    289

    SC/ST/OBC (Including PwBD)

    40 percentile

    271

    Previous year NEET MDS qualified candidates trend

    Year

    Total Appeared

    Total Qualified

    2025

    29,220

    17,562

    2024

    29,152

    16,909

    What after qualifying NEET MDS 2026?

    After qualifying NEET MDS 2026, candidates are eligible to participate in the counselling and admission process for MDS seats offered across dental colleges in India. The counselling process for All India Quota seats is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee.

    NEET MDS counselling process

    Qualified students need to participate in the NEET MDS counselling process to secure admission to postgraduate dental courses. The counselling is conducted in multiple rounds, including Round 1, Round 2, mop-up round, and stray vacancy round.

    MCC counselling registration

    Candidates are required to register online on the official MCC website by entering their NEET MDS credentials and paying the counselling fee. Only registered candidates are allowed to participate in the seat allotment process.

    Choice filling and locking

    Candidates who register successfully, need to fill their choice of college and specialisation. During the choice filling process, candidates must select and arrange their preferred colleges and specialisations in order of priority. After selecting the choices, candidates need to lock them before the deadline announced by MCC.

    Seat allotment process

    The seat allotment is done based on the candidate’s NEET MDS rank, category, seat availability, and choices filled during counselling. Candidates allotted a seat must download the allotment letter from the official portal.

    Admission Process

    After seat allotment, candidates have to report to the allotted college within the specified dates for document verification and admission confirmation.

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    Questions related to NEET MDS

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    Have a question related to NEET MDS ?

    Hello,

    if your estimate is correct (232 attempts with ~60 wrong), your expected score may still keep you in contention for a government MDS seat. Based on previous years, government colleges for lower-demand branches and later counselling rounds closed at comparatively higher ranks. Top colleges may be difficult, but government

    If you are applying under the NEET MDS 2026 and belong to the OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) category, you will select OBC-NCL while filling the application form during registration, and in some cases you may be asked to upload a category certificate or declaration. However, the actual verification of your OBC-NCL

    With a NEET MDS rank of 1,172, your chances of getting admission to Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences, Chandigarh, are very strong under the All India Quota. The institute’s closing rank for general category candidates in recent years has been well beyond your rank, making you eligible

    Hello aspirant,

    As your rank is high, it is very much possible for you to get a seat in government dental college, Triuvananthpuram in OMFS department.

    For better updates, vist the link given below,

    https://medicine.careers360.com/neet-mds-college-predictor


    In NEET MDS, the All India 50% category rank is your rank among candidates of the same category (like OBC, SC, ST) only for AIQ 50% seats. It helps in category-wise seat allotment during counseling. The lower the rank, the better your chances in your category.