NEET OBC - Hilly Area Cutoff in Maharashtra

The OBC - Hilly Area category has cutoff data available across 35 medical colleges in Maharashtra. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 1,026 (most competitive) to 53,704 (least competitive).

The most competitive colleges for OBC - Hilly Area in Maharashtra are: Seth GS Medical College, and KEM Hospital, Mumbai (average closing rank 5,538), B. J. Government Medical College, Pune (average closing rank 6,203), Grant Medical College, Mumbai (average closing rank 9,324), Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai (average closing rank 13,886), H.B.T. Medical College & Dr. R.N. Cooper Municipal General Hospital, Juhu, Mumbai (average closing rank 14,224). These colleges consistently attract candidates with the lowest NEET All India Ranks in this category.

Across the 35 colleges with OBC - Hilly Area data: 2 have tightened their cutoffs over the period, 11 have relaxed, and 22 remain stable. Based on the available data, OBC - Hilly Area seats in Maharashtra have become somewhat easier to secure compared to previous years.

Cutoff ranks often shift between counselling rounds as seats open up. Among colleges with OBC - Hilly Area data, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai showed the largest movement: the closing rank went from 5,963 in Round 1 to 16,585 in later rounds, a gap of 10,622 ranks. On average, final-round cutoffs were 2,279 ranks higher than Round 1 cutoffs for this category.

For OBC - Hilly Area candidates targeting Maharashtra: cutoffs have relaxed at several colleges in recent years. Candidates with ranks up to 53,704 still had options in past cycles, though the most competitive colleges required ranks near 1,026.