NEET OPEN - Hilly Area Cutoff in Maharashtra

The OPEN - Hilly Area category has cutoff data available across 38 medical colleges in Maharashtra. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 949 (most competitive) to 50,633 (least competitive).

The most competitive colleges for OPEN - Hilly Area in Maharashtra are: Seth GS Medical College, and KEM Hospital, Mumbai (average closing rank 2,567), B. J. Government Medical College, Pune (average closing rank 5,118), Grant Medical College, Mumbai (average closing rank 5,896), Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai (average closing rank 9,357), Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai (average closing rank 11,051). These colleges consistently attract candidates with the lowest NEET All India Ranks in this category.

Across the 38 colleges with OPEN - Hilly Area data: 9 have tightened their cutoffs over the period, 12 have relaxed, and 17 remain stable. Based on the available data, OPEN - 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 OPEN - Hilly Area data, Rajashree Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Government Medical College, Kolhapur showed the largest movement: the closing rank went from 6,204 in Round 1 to 26,538 in later rounds, a gap of 20,334 ranks. On average, final-round cutoffs were 5,570 ranks higher than Round 1 cutoffs for this category.

For OPEN - Hilly Area candidates targeting Maharashtra: cutoffs have relaxed at several colleges in recent years. Candidates with ranks up to 50,633 still had options in past cycles, though the most competitive colleges required ranks near 949.