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The National Board of Examinations (NBE) has released the NEET MDS 2026 cutoff along with the result declaration. The qualifying cutoff for the General category is 308 marks, while the cutoff for the General-PwD category is 289 marks and 271 marks for SC/ST/OBC (including PwD) candidates. The qualifying percentile remains 50th percentile for General and 40th percentile for reserved categories.
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Last year, the NEET MDS 2025 cutoff scores were 261 for the General category, 244 for General-PwD, and 227 for SC/ST/OBC (including PwD) candidates. Aspirants can also check the previous year's NEET MDS admission opening and closing ranks for various colleges and counselling rounds to analyse cutoff trends and estimate their admission chances.
The NEET MDS 2026 cut off is provided below based on the NEET MDS result declared by the NBEMS.
| Category | Cutoff Percentile | Cutoff Marks (Out of 960) |
|---|---|---|
General and EWS | 50th percentile | 308 |
SC/ ST/ OBC | 40th percentile | 271 |
General and EWS- PH | 45th percentile | 289 |
SC/ ST/ OBC- PH | 40th percentile | 271 |
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The previous year NEET MDS cutoff qualifying marks are provided below.
| Category | Cutoff Percentile | Cutoff Marks (Out of 960) |
|---|---|---|
General and EWS | 50th percentile | 261 |
SC/ ST/ OBC | 40th percentile | 227 |
General and EWS- PH | 45th percentile | 244 |
SC/ ST/ OBC- PH | 40th percentile | 227 |
| Category | Cutoff Percentile | Cutoff Marks (Out of 960) |
|---|---|---|
General/ EWS | 50th percentile | 263 |
SC/ ST/ OBC | 40th percentile | 230 |
General/ EWS- PH | 45 the percentile | 246 |
SC/ ST/ OBC- PH | 40th percentile | 230 |
In case the marks of two or more candidates are equal, then the authority uses the following inter-se merit process to determine the merit position:
The NEET MDS 2026 admission cutoff will be updated after the completion of the counselling process. Meanwhile, candidates can check the previous year's NEET MDS Round 1 admission cutoff for the General category under the All India Quota (AIQ) to understand the expected cutoff trends for MDS admissions.
| Actual College Name | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | 11 | 11 |
| Government Dental College, Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak | 16 | 16 |
| Government Dental College, Kottayam | 19 | 19 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad | 29 | 29 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai | 34 | 34 |
| Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh | 37 | 37 |
| Government Dental College, Kozhikode | 45 | 45 |
| Tamilnadu Government Dental College, Chennai | 57 | 67 |
| Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar | 84 | 84 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Jamnagar | 91 | 91 |
| Dr R Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata | 92 | 105 |
| Government Dental College, Raipur | 126 | 126 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada | 153 | 153 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Patiala | 154 | 154 |
| Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry | 157 | 157 |
| Actual College Name | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi | 210 | 210 |
| Government College of Dentistry, Indore | 259 | 259 |
| Government Dental College, Kozhikode | 273 | 273 |
| Dr R Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata | 291 | 291 |
| Tamilnadu Government Dental College, Chennai | 311 | 311 |
| Government Dental College, Kottayam | 321 | 321 |
| SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack | 251 | 362 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad | 369 | 369 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Medical College Campus, Aurangabad | 371 | 371 |
| Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai | 375 | 375 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada | 382 | 382 |
| Government Dental College, Raipur | 386 | 386 |
| Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar | 405 | 405 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur | 415 | 415 |
| Government Dental College, Kadapa | 429 | 429 |
| Actual College Name | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| King George's Medical University, Lucknow | 4 | 4 |
| Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | 9 | 9 |
| Government Dental College, Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak | 18 | 18 |
| Lady Hardinge Medical College for Women, New Delhi | 24 | 24 |
| SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack | 39 | 39 |
| Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh | 51 | 51 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai | 54 | 54 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur | 58 | 58 |
| Government Dental College, Raipur | 75 | 75 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad | 77 | 77 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Medical College Campus, Aurangabad | 78 | 78 |
| Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram | 74 | 80 |
| Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar | 87 | 87 |
| Tamilnadu Government Dental College, Chennai | 93 | 93 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Jamnagar | 115 | 115 |
| Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim | 131 | 131 |
| Indira Gandhi Government Dental College and Hospital, Jammu | 136 | 136 |
| Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry | 138 | 138 |
| Government Dental College, Kadapa | 156 | 156 |
| Actual College Name | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| King George's Medical University, Lucknow | 204 | 204 |
| Government Dental College, Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak | 253 | 253 |
| Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh | 269 | 269 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur | 270 | 270 |
| Tamilnadu Government Dental College, Chennai | 276 | 276 |
| Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim | 290 | 290 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai | 293 | 293 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad | 302 | 302 |
| Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar | 330 | 330 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur | 349 | 349 |
| Actual College Name | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi | 1 | 1 |
| Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | 2 | 2 |
| Government Dental College, Kottayam | 3 | 15 |
| King George's Medical University, Lucknow | 13 | 17 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur | 28 | 28 |
| Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore | 35 | 35 |
| Tamilnadu Government Dental College, Chennai | 49 | 49 |
| Dr R Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata | 50 | 50 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad | 27 | 89 |
| Government College of Dentistry, Indore | 76 | 111 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad | 119 | 119 |
| Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim | 121 | 121 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Medical College Campus, Aurangabad | 71 | 140 |
| Government Dental College, Raipur | 147 | 147 |
| Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar | 148 | 148 |
| Government Dental College, Kadapa | 169 | 169 |
| Regional Dental College, Guwahati | 188 | 188 |
| Indira Gandhi Government Dental College and Hospital, Jammu | 193 | 193 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada | 195 | 195 |
| Actual College Name | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Government Dental College, Kozhikode | 60 | 60 |
| Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi | 61 | 61 |
| University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi | 82 | 82 |
| Government Dental College, Kottayam | 94 | 94 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai | 106 | 106 |
| Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram | 114 | 114 |
| Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai | 116 | 116 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad | 150 | 150 |
| Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar | 166 | 166 |
| Dr R Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata | 202 | 202 |
| Government Dental College, Kadapa | 225 | 225 |
| Actual College Name | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack | 118 | 118 |
| King George's Medical University, Lucknow | 36 | 141 |
| Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh | 142 | 142 |
| Government Dental College, Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak | 170 | 170 |
| Tamilnadu Government Dental College, Chennai | 177 | 177 |
| Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai | 198 | 198 |
| Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai | 201 | 201 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai | 205 | 205 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur | 209 | 209 |
| Indira Gandhi Government Dental College and Hospital, Jammu | 215 | 215 |
| Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore | 196 | 224 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad | 216 | 228 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Medical College Campus, Aurangabad | 231 | 231 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad | 233 | 233 |
| Dr R Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata | 234 | 234 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada | 241 | 241 |
| Government College of Dentistry, Indore | 244 | 244 |
| Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar | 250 | 250 |
| Government Dental College, Kadapa | 255 | 255 |
| Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar | 243 | 263 |
| Actual College Name | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | 5 | 5 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur | 8 | 8 |
| King George's Medical University, Lucknow | 12 | 12 |
| Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh | 21 | 38 |
| Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai | 40 | 40 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad | 44 | 44 |
| Government Dental College, Kozhikode | 48 | 48 |
| SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack | 66 | 66 |
| Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram | 63 | 86 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur | 88 | 88 |
| Tamilnadu Government Dental College, Chennai | 101 | 101 |
| Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar | 113 | 113 |
| Government College of Dentistry, Indore | 128 | 128 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Jamnagar | 135 | 135 |
| Dr R Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata | 139 | 149 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad | 152 | 152 |
| Regional Dental College, Guwahati | 158 | 158 |
| Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry | 167 | 167 |
| ESIC Dental College, Gulbarga | 168 | 168 |
| Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar | 180 | 180 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada | 192 | 192 |
| Actual College Name | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Government Dental College, Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak | 268 | 274 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur | 304 | 304 |
| Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim | 353 | 353 |
| Government Dental College, Raipur | 354 | 354 |
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducts the NEET MDS 2026 counselling for admission to 50% All India Quota seats, deemed and central universities/colleges. To be eligible for counselling, candidates must secure the minimum qualifying NEET MDS 2026 cut off as prescribed by NBE. To participate in NEET MDS counselling, aspirants have to register themselves online by entering the required details. During the registration process, they have to fill out their preferences of colleges as well as courses. On the basis of these preferences, NEET MDS rank and availability of seats, the seat allotment process is done. Once admission is granted, candidates must report to the allotted college for verification of documents and completion of the admission procedure.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The NEET MDS 2026 qualifying cutoff scores are the minimum marks at which students are declared qualified and are eligible for the counsellling. The NEET MDS 2026 qualifying cutoff are provided above.
The cutoff percentile for NEET MDS 2026 is 50th for General and EWS, and 40th for SC, ST and OBC.
For the NEET MDS 2026, the passing marks for General category is 308, for General-PwD category candidates is 289 and SC/ST/OBC (including PwD) is 271.
The Institute-wise cutoffs for NEET MDS signify the minimum rank or score a candidate needs to secure an MDS seat in a specific dental college or specialisation.
On Question asked by student community
Hello, with a NEET MDS rank of 2159, your admission chances depend on factors such as your category, preferred MDS specialisation, state quota, and counselling round.
You can check your possible college options using the NEET MDS College Predictor here: NEET MDS College Predictor 2026
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The Kerala NEET MDS 2026 counselling has not yet started.
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Hello Dear Student,
Official state-wise data showing how many candidates scored 700+ marks in NEET MDS 2026 has not been released by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS). The result and merit list provide candidates' scores and ranks, but do not publish a state-wise distribution of top
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