NEET OBC-A Cutoff in West Bengal

Colleges

Most Competitive

9,005

Least Competitive

4,07,745

Data Range

2023-2025

Other categories

EWS (Economically Weaker Section)OBC-B OPEN (General/Open)SC (Scheduled Caste)ST (Scheduled Tribe)

Analysis

The OBC-A category has cutoff data available across 37 medical colleges in West Bengal. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 9,005 (most competitive) to 4,07,745 (least competitive).

The most competitive colleges for OBC-A in West Bengal are: Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata (average closing rank 12,083), Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata (average closing rank 16,958), R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata (average closing rank 18,489), Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata (average closing rank 20,138), College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kamarhati (average closing rank 24,589). These colleges consistently attract candidates with the lowest NEET All India Ranks in this category.

Across the 37 colleges with OBC-A data: 1 have tightened their cutoffs over the period, 32 have relaxed, and 4 remain stable. Based on the available data, OBC-A seats in West Bengal 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-A data, Medical College, Kolkata showed the largest movement: the closing rank went from 16,105 in Round 1 to 4,07,745 in later rounds, a gap of 3,91,640 ranks. On average, final-round cutoffs were 14,643 ranks higher than Round 1 cutoffs for this category.

For OBC-A candidates targeting West Bengal: cutoffs have relaxed at several colleges in recent years. Candidates with ranks up to 4,07,745 still had options in past cycles, though the most competitive colleges required ranks near 9,005.

OBC-A cutoffs by college

College	Avg rank	Range	Trend
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata	12,083	9,005 – 14,258	Harder
Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata	16,958	16,958 – 16,958	Stable
R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata	18,489	12,903 – 21,448	Harder
Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata	20,138	15,376 – 25,478	Harder
College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kamarhati	24,589	20,501 – 29,172	Harder
Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan	24,898	20,197 – 30,665	Harder
College of Medicine and JNM Hospital, Kalyani	29,797	22,340 – 36,751	Harder
Barasat Government Medical College and Hospital	31,305	27,452 – 34,001	Harder
North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Darjeeling	33,601	27,645 – 37,923	Harder
Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital	33,719	24,777 – 40,635	Harder
Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, Murshidabad	34,395	28,172 – 39,511	Harder
Malda Medical College and Hospital, Malda	37,055	30,239 – 43,010	Harder
Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura	38,564	31,669 – 45,194	Harder
Prafulla Chandra Sen Government Medical College	39,068	35,026 – 42,019	Harder
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Government Medical College and Hospital	39,280	33,584 – 42,817	Harder
Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore	40,745	34,867 – 48,097	Harder
Tamralipto Government Medical College and Hospital	41,565	35,099 – 48,056	Harder
Raiganj Government Medical College and Hospital	42,039	33,272 – 49,898	Harder
Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital	42,694	35,139 – 49,915	Harder
Jalpaiguri Government Medical College and Hospital	43,325	36,263 – 50,415	Harder
Maharaja Jitendra Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Cooch Behar	43,572	35,871 – 50,399	Harder
Deben Mahata Government Medical College and Hospital	43,665	35,890 – 51,022	Harder
Jhargram Government Medical College and Hospital	43,998	36,629 – 51,164	Harder
KPC Medical College and Hospital, Jadavpur	45,121	37,167 – 52,895	Harder
ICARE Institute of Medical Science and Research, Haldia	49,310	44,752 – 54,154	Harder
Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital	53,854	47,558 – 61,329	Harder
JIS School of Medical Science and Research	57,791	50,289 – 65,119	Harder
IQ City Medical College, Durgapur	62,947	52,720 – 77,831	Harder
Santiniketan Medical College	63,358	48,752 – 82,288	Harder
Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital	66,420	55,540 – 81,089	Harder
Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Sanaka Hospitals	68,852	57,687 – 83,625	Harder
JMN Medical College	68,932	62,913 – 74,951	Harder
Krishnanagar Institute of Medical Science	80,905	68,791 – 93,019	Harder
Raniganj Institute of Medical Science	90,102	90,102 – 90,102	Stable
Jakir Hossain Medical College and Research Institute	93,703	93,703 – 93,703	Stable
East West Institute of Medical Sciences and Research	96,567	96,567 – 96,567	Stable
Medical College, Kolkata	1,45,134	11,217 – 4,07,745	Easier