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.
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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.
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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 |
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