Admission to medical colleges in India is given on the basis of NEET UG scores. Students who secure the NEET UG cutoff marks have to appear for the online counselling of 15% AIQ and 85% state quota seats. Admission to medical colleges can be challenging for students with low NEET scores, but not impossible. Several medical colleges in India accept admission even with low NEET scores.
According to the NEET 2026 marking scheme, candidates will receive +4 marks for each correct answer, -1 mark for every incorrect answer, and no marks will be deducted or awarded for unanswered questions.
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Students with low NEET UG scores can get admission to medical colleges by targeting BDS and BAMS courses or private MBBS colleges. Government colleges like Government Medical College, Hingoli (MBBS), Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh (BDS), and National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur (BAMS) offer admission for scores around 150 - 400, while private colleges like Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College accept scores as low as 140. In this article, we have provided a comprehensive detail of the medical colleges accepting low NEET scores.
Top medical colleges in India require a good NEET score; however, there are several other medical colleges that offer admission even with low NEET scores, especially private and deemed institutes.
MBBS admission through NEET generally requires high scores due to the limited number of seats and being the first preference of students. Based on the previous year's cutoff scores, the medical colleges accepting low NEET scores are provided here.
| College Name | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
66748 | 75786 | ~350 - 400 | |
Government Medical College, Solapur | 45011 | 45977 | ~400 - 450 |
36374 | 43866 | ~450 - 500 | |
Government Medical College, Gondia | 37050 | 43376 | ~450 - 500 |
| College Name | Scores |
|---|---|
~350 - 400 | |
~200 - 250 | |
~300 - 500 |
BDS admissions through NEET are relatively easier than MBBS due to low competition. Based on previous years’ trends, the list of BDS colleges admitting students with low NEET scores is given below.
| College Name | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh | 24890 | 48636 | ~250 - 300 |
Government Dental College, Raipur | 31894 | 34662 | ~300–350 |
Government Dental College, Dibrugarh | 28197 | 35422 | ~300–350 |
Government Dental College, Kadapa | 29662 | 35690 | ~300 - 350 |
| College Name | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College, Kolhapur | 668039 | 1104610 | ~140 - 150 |
Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s Dental College, Navi Mumbai | 279878 | 516342 | ~150 - 200 |
YMT Dental College and Research Institute, Kharghar | 269749 | 944148 | ~140–150 |
SMBT Institute of Dental Sciences, Nashik | 254939 | 1053106 | ~140–150 |
On Question asked by student community
NTA is yet to announce the NEET 2026 correction date. Please refer to this article for the latest information about the NEET form correction 2026- https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-correction-window .
Dear Student,
You can check marks required in NEET for Government Colleges category-wise here .
Hello Student,
The admission process will start once the NEET Results are out and the counselling begins in sometime between July and August.
For more informatin you can also go through the link below.
Link - Admission in BPT and BOT through NEET 2026
Hope this was helpful!
Hi, the Karnataka board usually releases the timetable for Exam-1 and Exam-2 first. After seeing the results, they decide whether Exam-3 is needed. If needed, they will release the timetable later.
So at the moment, there may simply be no notification yet, which is why they told you that they
Hey Gaurav, yes you can fill out a declaration/undertaking form in place of the EWS certificate for the NEET 2026 application process to tentatively claim the EWS category. However, you must obtain a valid EWS certificate (issued on or after April 1, 2026, for the 2026-27 session) before the counselling
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