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    NEET Score For BDS Government Colleges 2025: Category-wise Score Range

    NEET Score For BDS Government Colleges 2025: Category-wise Score Range

    Deep PathakUpdated on 19 Aug 2025, 05:19 PM IST

    The NEET score for BDS government colleges 2025 is the minimum marks at which admission to a government BDS college is given in NEET 2025. Admission to BDS courses in the government colleges is given through the MCC’s and state counselling for the 15% AIQ and 85% state quota seats respectively. As per the seat allotment of NEET counselling 2025, the NEET 2025 score required for admission in government BDS colleges is provided in this article.

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    1. NEET score for BDS government colleges 2025
    2. NEET 2025 score for top government BDS colleges
    3. NEET 2025 qualifying marks for BDS admission
    4. NEET score required for government BDS college: Previous year
    5. Factors affecting NEET score required for BDS government college
    NEET Score For BDS Government Colleges 2025: Category-wise Score Range
    NEET Score For BDS Government Colleges 2025:

    NEET score for BDS government colleges 2025

    The minimum marks at which students get admission in BDS government colleges in NEET counselling 2025 is the NEET score for BDS government colleges. The category-wise NEET score for BDS government colleges 2025 is provided below.

    NEET score 2025 for government BDS college

    CategoryNEET 2025 score range

    General

    600 - 513

    SC

    475 - 427

    ST

    461 - 402

    OBC

    559 - 510

    EWS

    543 - 502

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    NEET 2025 score for top government BDS colleges

    NIRF rankingCollege NameNEET 2025 score

    3

    Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Science

    591 - 548

    15

    Government Dental College, Nagpur

    537

    17

    Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

    546 - 524

    18

    Aligarh Muslim University,

    538 - 516

    21

    Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram

    546 - 530

    25

    Government Dental College, Mumbai

    559 - 519

    28

    Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai

    536 - 533

    NEET 2025 qualifying marks for BDS admission

    The admission to BDS programmes is given through the MCC BDS counselling and state authorities counselling. To be eligible for the BDS admission through these counsellings, students need to secure the minimum qualifying marks. The NEET 2025 qualifying marks for BDS are provided below.

    NEET qualifying marks for BDS 2025

    CategoryQualifying percentileCutoff score

    UR/EWS

    50th percentile

    686 - 144

    UR/ EWS - PwBD

    45th percentile

    143 - 127

    ST PwD

    40th percentile

    126 - 113

    ST

    40th percentile

    143-113

    SC PwD

    40th percentile

    126 - 113

    SC

    40th percentile

    143-113

    OBC PwD

    40th percentile

    126 - 113

    OBC

    40th percentile

    143 - 113

    NEET score required for government BDS college: Previous year

    Based on last year’s NEET UG counselling, the marks required for admission to government BDS colleges in India are provided below.

    NEET score for BDS government colleges 2024

    Category

    NEET 2024 score range

    General

    680 - 642

    SC

    617 - 540

    ST

    570 - 499

    OBC

    675 - 638

    EWS

    660 - 640

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    Factors affecting NEET score required for BDS government college

    The NEET score required for admission to Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programmes in government colleges for 2025 is influenced by several key factors. These factors determine the cutoff marks and ranks needed to secure a BDS seat. Some of these factors are as following -

    • Exam Difficulty Level: The level of the NEET 2025 question paper significantly impacts the NEET cutoff scores. A tougher exam results in lower overall scores, leading to reduced cutoffs, while an easier exam increases competition and raises cutoffs.

    • Number of Applicants: The total number of candidates appearing for NEET exam also affects the score required for BDS admission in government colleges. A higher number of applicants increases competition, pushing cutoffs higher, especially for limited government college seats.

    • Seat Availability: The number of BDS seats in government colleges is limited, with around 3,000+ seats available across 300+ dental colleges in India. There are very limited seats under the All India Quota (AIQ) (15% of seats), leading to higher cutoffs. However, State quotas (85% of seats) may have slightly lower cutoffs due to less competition and more available seats.

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