NEET Scheduled Tribe Cutoff in Kerala

Colleges

Most Competitive

11,656

Least Competitive

29,420

Data Range

2023-2025

What is Scheduled Tribe?

The Scheduled Tribe (ST) category in Karnataka has a 3% reservation of state quota seats. This includes all communities listed under the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order for Karnataka. Candidates need a Caste/Income Certificate from the jurisdictional Tahasildar. No creamy layer criterion applies. Fee reimbursement at government medical colleges is administered by the Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department (not the Backward Classes Welfare Department); check the latest departmental notification for current income eligibility thresholds. ST candidates are also eligible to compete for GM seats.

Other categories

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Analysis

The ST (Scheduled Tribe) category has cutoff data available across 33 medical colleges in Kerala. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 11,656 (most competitive) to 29,420 (least competitive).

The most competitive colleges for ST (Scheduled Tribe) in Kerala are: Government Medical College, Kozhikkode (average closing rank 11,656), Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (average closing rank 17,277), Government Medical College, Kottayam (average closing rank 17,812), Government Medical College, Thrissur (average closing rank 18,453), Government Medical College, Ernakulam (average closing rank 19,298). These colleges consistently attract candidates with the lowest NEET All India Ranks in this category.

Closing ranks do not move the same way across rounds at every college. Of the 32 ST (Scheduled Tribe) colleges with multi-round data, 16 extended to lower ranks in later rounds and 16 held steady. Government Medical College, Kozhikkode moved the most, widening from 6,153 in Round 1 to 11,656 by the final round.

For ST (Scheduled Tribe) candidates targeting Kerala: cutoffs have remained relatively stable. Candidates with ranks between 11,656 and 29,420 had options across these 33 colleges in previous counselling cycles.

Scheduled Tribe cutoffs by college

College	Avg rank	Range	Trend
Government Medical College, Kozhikkode	11,656	11,656 – 11,656	—
Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram	17,277	17,277 – 17,277	—
Government Medical College, Kottayam	17,812	17,812 – 17,812	—
Government Medical College, Thrissur	18,453	18,453 – 18,453	—
Government Medical College, Ernakulam	19,298	19,298 – 19,298	—
Government Medical College, Parippally, Kollam	20,179	20,179 – 20,179	—
T.D. Government Medical College, Alappuzha	20,723	20,723 – 20,723	—
Government Medical College, Idukki	20,938	20,938 – 20,938	—
Government Medical College, Manjeri	21,411	21,411 – 21,411	—
Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla	21,826	21,826 – 21,826	—
Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur	21,871	21,871 – 21,871	—
Government Medical College, Palakkad	22,753	22,753 – 22,753	—
Government Medical College, Kannur	22,920	22,920 – 22,920	—
Jubilee Mission Medical College, Thrissur	23,192	23,192 – 23,192	—
Government Medical College, Kasaragod	24,479	24,479 – 24,479	—
Azeezia Institute of Medical Science, Meyyannoor	24,719	24,719 – 24,719	—
Mount Zion Medical College, Pathanamthitta	24,801	24,801 – 24,801	—
Government Medical College, Konni	24,871	24,871 – 24,871	—
Dr. Moopens Medical College, Meppadi	25,110	25,110 – 25,110	—
Government Medical College, Wayanad	25,421	25,421 – 25,421	—
MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna	25,601	25,601 – 25,601	—
Sree Gokulam Medical College, Venjaramoodu	26,042	26,042 – 26,042	—
Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Science, Thiruvalla	26,187	26,187 – 26,187	—
Malabar Medical College Hospital, Kozhikkode	26,274	26,274 – 26,274	—
Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College, Karakonam	26,678	26,678 – 26,678	—
KMCT Medical College, Mukkom	26,857	26,857 – 26,857	—
Al Azhar Medical College, Thodupuzha	27,405	27,405 – 27,405	—
Travancore Medical College, Umayanalloor	28,460	28,460 – 28,460	—
Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Chalakka	28,517	28,517 – 28,517	—
Kerala Medical College, Palakkad	28,819	28,819 – 28,819	—
SUT Academy of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram	29,304	29,304 – 29,304	—
Palakkad Institute of Medical Sciences, Walayar	29,388	29,388 – 29,388	—
P K Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Ottapalam	29,420	29,420 – 29,420	—