List of Dental Colleges in India Accepting NEET scores

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Choosing the right college can be a difficult task if you are not aware of all the available options. To make this easier for those wanting to pursue BDS courses, Shiksha.com brings a list of dental colleges accepting NEET scores in India. The list of Dental colleges accepting NEET scores for BDS degree courses in India will help them choose the

List of Dental Colleges in India Accepting NEET Scores: To pursue Bachelor of Dental Surgery, candidates need to qualify NEET UG and participate in the counselling process. There are around 280 dental colleges in India, out of which some of the top institutes include: Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Patna Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Dental Colleges, etc. To know more about best BDS colleges accepting NEET scores, read below. 

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List of Dental Colleges Accepting NEET Scores for Admission: Like MBBS, BDS is also considered one of the reputed medical courses offered in India. For admission to MDS colleges in India, it is important to qualify for the NEET UG exam. The final selection of the applicants is based on the marks/rank obtained in central or state-level NEET counselling. If you are someone looking for Dental Colleges in India, then this article will help you choose the best college according to your preference. 

BDS Colleges Accepting NEET Scores for Admission in India

The list of colleges accepting NEET scores for BDS degree courses in India will help them choose the right college for themselves. All the dental colleges across India, which admit students for BDS, use the NEET merit for admission. This includes Government, Private, deemed, as well as Central institutions. To apply, students need to qualify in NEET as well as satisfy eligibility criteria laid by the Dental Council of India, among others.

In the table given below, we have listed all the government dental colleges in India accepting NEET scores and their seat intake through the 15% AIQ. Aspirants of NEET 2022 can also find the links to articles with detailed information on the dental colleges, divided into different regions, in the next section.

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Q:   What is the cutoff for NEET?
A: 

The NEET 2026 cutoff is released along with the results. The NTA released the NEET UG cutoff marks based on the difficulty level. Till then, take a look at the NEET 2025 cutoff for reference. 

CategoryCut off percentileCut off marks
UR/EWS50th Percentile715–213
OBC40th Percentile212–177
SC40th Percentile212–177
ST40th Percentile212–177
SC/OBC - PwD40th percentile193 - 177
ST - PwD40th Percentile191 - 178

 

Q:   When did NTA release the official cutoff for NEET 2025?
A: 

The NEET 2025 cutoff was released along with the result on June 14, 2025. The NEET cutoff for each candidate category was mentioned on the result PDF. The NTA lowered the NEET cut off 2025 as the level of difficulty was higher and the number of test-takers was lower. 

Q:   What is the NEET cut off for MBBS in Dr SN Medical College Jodhpur?
A: 

Dr SN Medical College Jodhpur cutoff 2022 was 9251 for General category candidates in All India quota for MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Dr SN Medical College Jodhpur admissions 2023 to MBBS course is based in NEET UG scores followed by the NEET UG Counselling. The MCC, which is the conducting body of NEET UG Counselling will be conducting the counselling in multiple rounds from Jul 29, onwards. In order to be eligible for NEET Counselling 2023, candidates must have a valid NEET UG score. Further, NEET cut off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.

Q:   Will NTA lower the NEET cut off for this year?
A: 

Yes, NTA lowered the NEET cutoff for this year. As the difficulty level of the NEET 2025 exam was higher than last year and the number of test takers was lower, the NEET 2025 cutoff has reduced than last year. NTA determines the NEET cut off based on the factors such as difficulty level of the exam, total number of test-takers, total number of seats, candidate category and programme. 

 The table below brings the qualifying or pass marks of NEET over the past few years.

Category

NEET 2025 Qualifying Score

NEET 2024 Qualifying Score

NEET 2023 Qualifying Score

NEET 2022 Qualifying Score

 

NEET 2021 Qualifying Score

General/Unreserved (UR)

686-144

720-164

720-137

715-117 

720-138

OBC/SC/ST

143-113

163-129

136-107

116-93

137-108

PwD (General/UR)

143-127

163-146

136-121

116-105

137-122

PwD (Reserved)

126-113

141-129

120-107

104-93

121-108

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List of Dental Colleges in Inida Accepting NEET scores

Institute

State

Total Number of Seats

Government Dental College, RIMS, Kadapa

Andhra Pradesh

15

Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada

Andhra Pradesh

6

Regional Dental College, Guwahati

Assam

6

Patna Dental College And Hospital

Bihar

6

Government Dental College, Raipur

Chhattisgarh

15

ESIC Dental College, New Delhi

Delhi

7

Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences

Delhi

6

Government Dental College, Goa

Goa

6

Government Dental College & Hospital, Jamnagar

Gujarat

15

Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad

Gujarat

15

Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, University of Health Science, Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak

Haryana

15

Government Dental College, Shimla

Himachal Pradesh

9

Dental Institute, RIMS, Ranchi

Jharkhand

7

ESIC Dental College, Gulbarga

Karnataka

8

Government Dental College & Research Institute, Bellary

Karnataka

7

Government Dental College, Bangalore

Karnataka

9

Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala

7

Government Dental College, Kozhikode

Kerala

8

Government Dental College, Alappuzha

Kerala

8

Government Dental College, Thrissur

Kerala

8

Government Dental College, Kannur

Kerala

9

Government Dental College, Kottayam

Kerala

6

College of Dentistry, Indore

Madhya Pradesh

7

Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai

Maharashtra

15

Government Dental College and Hospital, Aurangabad

Maharashtra

7

Government Dental College, Nagpur

Maharashtra

7

Nair Dental College, Mumbai

Maharashtra

9

Imphal Dental College, RIMS

Manipur

7

Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Dental Sciences, Imphal

Manipur

7

Sriram Chandra Bhanja Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack

Odisha

7

Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry

Puducherry

6

Government Dental College, Patiala

Punjab

6

Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar

Punjab

6

RUHS College of Dental Science, Jaipur

Rajasthan

6

Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu

12

Government Dental College, Chennai

Tamil Nadu

15

Government Dental College, Hyderabad

Telangana

15

Faculty Of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow

Telangana

9

IMS BHU Dental, Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh

50

Burdwan Dental College & Hospital, Burdwan

West Bengal

15

Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata

West Bengal

15

Total

419

The seats are categorized into All India Quota, State-level quota, and management quota as per the type of institution. NEET is a requirement for dentistry education, and there is no entrance exam other than NEET for admission to BDS courses at all dental colleges.

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