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    NEET UG 2025: MBBS Management Quota Cut Off Drops in Private Medical Colleges

    NEET UG 2025: MBBS Management Quota Cut Off Drops in Private Medical Colleges

    Shamshad Ali DarUpdated on 03 Feb 2026, 11:17 AM IST

    With the declaration of NEET UG final stray round allotment 2025, the cut off data shows a sharp drop for management quota seats in deemed universities. Candidates have been allotted seats at much higher ranks during NEET counselling 2025. In the NEET stray round result 2025, open category closing rank reached 918,801 in private medical colleges this year as compared to 560,021 closing rank last year.

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    1. Closing Rank for Deemed Universities Under Management Quota
    2. MBBS management quota drop in Tamil Nadu NEET admission 2025
    3. Key Factors Affecting Management Quota Cut off in Private Colleges
    NEET UG 2025: MBBS Management Quota Cut Off Drops in Private Medical Colleges
    NEET UG 2025

    The sudden shift in MBBS management quota cut off has been caused due to addition of new seats, low qualifying cut off marks, change in counselling process and merging of NRI-lapsed seats in management quota. In Tamil Nadu NEET counselling 2025, students with a closing rank of 26,378 are being admitted under the management quota for MBBS course this year, compared to 6907 rank last year. Check this article to know more about MBBS management quota cut off drop in All India and State counselling in detail here.

    Closing Rank for Deemed Universities Under Management Quota

    As per the MCC stray round seat allotment data for NEET UG, deemed universities allotted MBBS seats to students with low NEET scores and higher ranks. The data indicates medical aspirants with ranks in multiple lakhs secure MBBS admission in private medical colleges. Candidates can check the MBBS cut off drop under management quota seats in the table given below.

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    Last rank for deemed colleges: NEET stray round (All India)

    College name

    Closing rank (stray round)

    Allotted category

    Year

    J R Medical College and Hospital, Chennai

    918801


    Open

    2025

    Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Science, Puducherry

    560021

    Open

    2024


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    MBBS management quota drop in Tamil Nadu NEET admission 2025

    In 2025, the Tamil Nadu MBBS cut off for the management quota seats has dropped, compared to previous year cut off trends. The Tamil Nadu stray round allotment result, released on November 17, 2025, has shown a sharp cut off drop for MBBS management quota seats in the state as compared to last year. In the table, we have provided the last rank required to get into private universities with low NEET scores.

    Tamil Nadu Management cut off 2025 for MBBS: NEET stray round (private universities)

    College name

    Closing rank (stray round)

    NEET scores 2025

    Year

    Dhanalaksmi Srinivasan Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Perambalur

    26348

    154

    2025

    26359

    26378



    Tamil Nadu Management cut off for MBBS: NEET stray round (private universities)

    College name

    Closing rank (stray round)

    NEET scores 2024

    Year

    Kanyakumari Medical Mission Research Center, Kanyakumari

    6907

    387

    2024

    Key Factors Affecting Management Quota Cut off in Private Colleges

    The significant drop in the MBBS management quota cut off in private institutions during NEET 2025 admissions was influenced by several factors. With NEET cut off 2025 drop, candidates with low scores can have a chance to secure seats in top private colleges.

    Addition of new seats: The addition of fresh seats in the last phase of NEET counselling 2025 has paved a way for students with higher ranks to secure seats in private colleges during the stray round. Last year, the closing ranks were significantly different due to the low number of seats available.

    Changes in counseling process: The changes in NEET counselling process 2025 made MBBS admission more accessible to students with higher ranks in new colleges. The low qualifying marks 2025 also lead more students to be considered for NEET admissions.

    Merging of NRI-lapsed seats in management quota: The shifting of NRI-lapsed seats to the management quota increased the availability of MBBS seats in private colleges and students with low NEET scores managed to secure their admission during NEET counselling rounds.

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