NEET SC (Scheduled Caste) Cutoff in Odisha

Colleges

Most Competitive

2,270

Least Competitive

5,734

Data Range

2023-2025

What is SC (Scheduled Caste)?

The Scheduled Caste (SC) category in Karnataka has a 15% reservation of state quota seats. This covers all communities listed under the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order for Karnataka. Candidates must produce a Caste/Income Certificate issued by the jurisdictional Tahasildar at the time of document verification. No creamy layer criterion applies to SC candidates. Fee reimbursement at government medical colleges is administered by the Social Welfare Department (not the Backward Classes Welfare Department); check the latest Social Welfare Department notification for current income eligibility thresholds. Vacant SC seats follow the state's inter-se vacancy filling rules. SC candidates can also compete for GM seats on merit.

Other categories

EWS (Economically Weaker Section)OPEN (General/Open)ST (Scheduled Tribe)

Analysis

The SC (Scheduled Caste) category has cutoff data available across 17 medical colleges in Odisha. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 2,270 (most competitive) to 5,734 (least competitive).

The most competitive colleges for SC (Scheduled Caste) in Odisha are: Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital, Balasore (average closing rank 2,738), Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital, Balangir (average closing rank 2,838), Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital, Koraput (average closing rank 2,851), Government Medical College and Hospital, Keonjhar (average closing rank 2,886), JKMCH, Jajpur (average closing rank 3,012). These colleges consistently attract candidates with the lowest NEET All India Ranks in this category.

Across the 17 colleges with SC (Scheduled Caste) data: 1 have tightened their cutoffs over the period, 10 have relaxed, and 6 remain stable. Based on the available data, SC (Scheduled Caste) seats in Odisha have become somewhat easier to secure compared to previous years.

Cutoff ranks often shift between counselling rounds as seats open up. Among colleges with SC (Scheduled Caste) data, VIMSAR, Burla showed the largest movement: the closing rank went from 4,095 in Round 1 to 5,456 in later rounds, a gap of 1,361 ranks.

For SC (Scheduled Caste) candidates targeting Odisha: cutoffs have relaxed at several colleges in recent years. Candidates with ranks up to 5,734 still had options in past cycles, though the most competitive colleges required ranks near 2,270.

SC (Scheduled Caste) cutoffs by college

College	Avg rank	Range	Trend
Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital, Balasore	2,738	2,376 – 2,941	Harder
Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital, Balangir	2,838	2,393 – 3,100	Harder
Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital, Koraput	2,851	2,441 – 3,106	Harder
Government Medical College and Hospital, Keonjhar	2,886	2,436 – 3,118	Harder
JKMCH, Jajpur	3,012	2,974 – 3,050	Stable
Government Medical College and Hospital, Sundergarh	3,046	2,463 – 3,521	Harder
Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Medical College, Talcher	3,225	3,225 – 3,225	Stable
Government Medical College, Phulbani	3,357	3,357 – 3,357	Stable
Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital, Baripada	3,438	2,442 – 4,370	Harder
Government Medical College, Bhawanipatna	3,688	2,466 – 5,379	Harder
Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Rourkela	4,003	3,819 – 4,184	Stable
MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur	4,024	3,428 – 4,601	Easier
SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack	4,140	3,899 – 4,353	Stable
Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar	4,267	3,331 – 5,734	Harder
SJMCH, Puri	4,323	2,270 – 5,595	Harder
DRIEMS Institute of Health Sciences and Hospital, Hairapari	4,359	3,981 – 4,737	Stable
VIMSAR, Burla	4,361	2,408 – 5,456	Harder