The BDS admission cutoff marks and safe rank for NEET 2025 are the last closing rank and its corresponding marks at which admission to the BDS course is granted. The NEET safe rank for BDS admission 2025 will be released after each round of MCC’s NEET counselling and state counselling in the form of closing ranks and will be provided here. Meanwhile, candidates can check the previous year's minimum rank at which BDS admissions through NEET for government colleges were given to get an idea about the estimated BDS minimum marks and rank for NEET 2025.
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The NEET 2025 safe rank required for BDS admission will be available after the MCC releases the round-wise cutoff. Based on the NEET 2025 cutoff and previous year trends, an estimated safe score and rank are provided below.
| Category | NEET 2025 good score | NEET 2025 admission safe rank |
|---|---|---|
General | ~ 485 | ~72,000 |
OBC | ~ 482 | ~74,000 |
SC | ~ 395 | ~2,22,000 |
ST | ~ 350 | ~3,25,000 |
The cutoff marks for BDS admission through NEET 2025, are the minimum marks that students must secure to be eligible for counselling. The NEET 2025 cutoff for BDS admission is provided below.
| Category | Qualifying Percentile | Cutoff Score |
|---|---|---|
UR/EWS | 50th percentile | 686 - 144 |
OBC | 40th percentile | 143 - 113 |
SC | 40th percentile | 143-113 |
ST | 40th percentile | 143-113 |
UR/ EWS - PwBD | 45th percentile | 143 - 127 |
OBC PwD | 40th percentile | 126 - 113 |
SC PwD | 40th percentile | 126 - 113 |
ST PwD | 40th percentile | 126 - 113 |
The NEET rank for BDS admission 2025 will be released separately by the MCC and state counselling authorities. To get an idea about the expected NEET 2025 BDS government college rank, the last year's MCC NEET counselling closing ranks for BDS admission of each round and category are provided below.
| Counselling round | Institute Name | Closing rank |
|---|---|---|
1 | Government Dental College, Silchar | 36972 |
2 | Government Dental College, Dibrugarh | 45415 |
3 | Government Dental College, Kadapa | 55217 |
Stray Round | Government Dental College, Kadapa | 71563 |
*Key observation - For the general category in 2024, NEET BDS admission ranks increased with each counselling round, indicating reduced competition or vacant seats. By the stray round, candidates with ranks beyond 70,000 were able to secure admission, showing that lower-ranked aspirants still had chances in later rounds.
Counselling round | Institute name | Closing rank |
|---|---|---|
1 | Government Dental College, Kozhikode | 159726 |
2 | Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Dental Sciences, Imphal | 180193 |
3 | Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar | 193970 |
Stray round | Government Dental College, Kozhikode | 221758 |
*Key observation - In the SC category, candidates could gain admission to NEET BDS with a rank of approximately 2.21 lakh during the stray round in 2024. The final ranks were consistently above 1.5 lakh in all rounds, suggesting that there was less competition and a greater opportunity for SC applicants to obtain a seat, even with average scores.
| Counselling round | Institute name | Closing rank |
|---|---|---|
1 | Government Dental College, Kottayam | 210456 |
2 | Government Dental College, Raipur | 250035 |
3 | Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar | 268338 |
Stray round | SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack | 325552 |
*Key observation - For the ST category, admissions to government colleges for NEET BDS were open up to a rank of approximately 3.25 lakh during the stray round. The closing ranks in all rounds exceeded 2 lakh, indicating low competition and plenty of available seats for ST candidates, even with comparatively lower NEET scores.
| Counselling round | Institute name | Closing rank |
|---|---|---|
1 | Government Dental College, Raipur | 40425 |
2 | Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry | 50559 |
3 | Government Dental College, Kadapa | 59556 |
Stray round | Government Dental College, Kadapa | 73804 |
*Key observation - In the OBC category, BDS admissions through NEET 2024 were available for candidates with ranks up to approximately 73,000 during the stray round. The closing ranks steadily rose throughout the counselling rounds, indicating that OBC applicants with average NEET scores had some opportunities for admission, particularly in the later rounds.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
For BDS under state quota, General category students may need 400–450+ marks, while SC/ST/OBC students may get admission with 300–400 marks, depending on the state cutoff trends and seat availability in 85% state quota.
A safe rank for BDS in government colleges through NEET 2025 is usually below 70,000 for the General category. For reserved categories, ranks up to 1,00,000 or more may also get a seat, depending on the state and competition level.
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