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Your score of 342 marks in NEET UG 2024 under the SC category gives you good opportunities for AYUSH government college enrollment. The admission criteria for AYUSH courses among candidates from the SC group falls within the 163-129 mark interval. Students who apply for BDS can achieve admission at some government colleges although the official cutoff values tend to be higher. Your marks of 342 in the SC category for NEET UG 2024 qualify you as a competitive applicant for BDS programs in various states where the cutoff stands at 320-350.

Here is the full detail get admission to the dental hygienist programme at AIIMS Rishikesh :

1) You should have got 50% marks for general category and 45%  marks for reserved castes . This is a minimum criteria just for qualification

2) Fill the form and appear for Entrance Test 

3) If you get selected, you will see your name in merit list

You can then take admission in the specified course.

Over the past three years, the cut-off ranks required for IMS BHU BDS admission have shown a declining trend. In 2024, the closing rank for the last round of BDS admission was 28,901 for the General AI category candidates. The same was 25,669 in 2023 and 23,284 in 2022. This indicates that getting admission to the BDS course of IMS BHU became comparatively easier over the last three years. The IMS BHU BDS cut-off trend based on the last round cut-off for the General AI category candidates is depicted in the table below:

The IMS BHU BDS cut-off varies yearly. It further varies depending on the reservation category and admission quota (All-India/Home State) of the applicants. In 2024, the closing NEET UG rank at which BDS admisson concluded for the General AI category candidates was 28,901. For OBC category candidates, the NEET UG last round cutoff ranks was 31,523, within the All India quota. Candidates willing to get a BDS seat at the institute must aim at securing a rank better than the previous-year cut-off as per their reservation category.

Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) BHU and Government Dental College and Hospital (GDCH) Aurangabad are two government institutes offering BDS courses at the UG level. Both the institutes have an affordable fee structure as compared to the private institutions offering the course. However, comparing the BDS tuition fees of the two institutes, IMS BHU turns out to be the more economical option. Check out the following table for the BDS fee at IMS BHU and GDCH Aurangabad:

NOTE: The mentioned fees are taken from the official websites of the institutes/sanctioning bodies. They are still subject to changes and hence, are indicative.

Your NEET score of 457 in NEET 2024 restricts the possibilities of admission to MBBS colleges. A number of private medical institutions accept scores for admission beyond the NEET cutoff. KIMS in Bhubaneshwar and Gitam Institute of Medical Science and Research stand among the best private medical colleges that admit students to their MBBS programs through marks spanning from 500 to 600. The competition could be intense at medical colleges that accept test scores between 200-400 even though deemed medical colleges fall under this range of marks. 

Given your 536 marks from NEET under the general category in Uttar Pradesh you hold reasonable opportunities to secure a spot in a government BDS college. The cutoff for BDS admission in government colleges across UP during the 2022 NEET counseling period reached between 520-550 marks among general category students. The entrance score requirement to study BDS at King George's Medical University, Lucknow reached 543 marks but Saraswati Dental College, Lucknow accepted applicants with 529 marks. Your score places you at a strong position to obtain admission to a BDS programme in any government institution. 

Candidates seeking admission to the BDS course of IMS BHU Varanasi must apply through the NEET UG exam. The NEET UG registration process is conducted online. To complete the registration process, candidates must submit the fees as per their reservation category. The fee must be paid in an online mode, via Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking or UPI. The following table presents the latest NEET UG application fee for various categories:

Institute of Medical Science or IMS offers a BDS in affiliation with BHU. The institute has not yet released any official placement report of BDS placements. Based on the available information, IMS BHU graduates are placed at top recruiting organisations, such as AIIMS, Fortis Healthcare, Apollo Hospitals, Max Hospitals, etc. The median salary packages offered during UG (5-year) placements as per the overall BHU NIRF Report 2024 are presented in the table below:

NOTE: The aforementioned data is not specificially applicable to BDS at IMS BHU.