Colleges
38
Most Competitive
2,08,253
Least Competitive
13,14,333
Data Range
2023-2025
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.
The ST (Scheduled Tribe) category has cutoff data available across 38 medical colleges in West Bengal. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 2,08,253 (most competitive) to 13,14,333 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for ST (Scheduled Tribe) in West Bengal are: Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata (average closing rank 3,61,674), Medical College, Kolkata (average closing rank 3,79,442), Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata (average closing rank 4,56,912), Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata (average closing rank 4,60,054), R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata (average closing rank 4,79,917). These colleges consistently attract candidates with the lowest NEET All India Ranks in this category.
Across the 38 colleges with ST (Scheduled Tribe) data: 1 have tightened their cutoffs over the period, 29 have relaxed, and 8 remain stable. Based on the available data, ST (Scheduled Tribe) 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 ST (Scheduled Tribe) data, Santiniketan Medical College showed the largest movement: the closing rank went from 6,62,262 in Round 1 to 10,44,488 in later rounds, a gap of 3,82,226 ranks. On average, final-round cutoffs were 38,962 ranks higher than Round 1 cutoffs for this category.
For ST (Scheduled Tribe) candidates targeting West Bengal: cutoffs have relaxed at several colleges in recent years. Candidates with ranks up to 13,14,333 still had options in past cycles, though the most competitive colleges required ranks near 2,08,253.
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata
Medical College, Kolkata
Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata
Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata
R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata
College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kamarhati
College of Medicine and JNM Hospital, Kalyani
North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Darjeeling
Barasat Government Medical College and Hospital
Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura
Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital
Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore
ESI-PGIMSR and ESIC Medical College, Joka, Kolkata
Jhargram Government Medical College and Hospital
Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, Murshidabad
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Government Medical College and Hospital
Malda Medical College and Hospital, Malda
Deben Mahata Government Medical College and Hospital
Prafulla Chandra Sen Government Medical College
Raiganj Government Medical College and Hospital
Tamralipto Government Medical College and Hospital
Jalpaiguri Government Medical College and Hospital
Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital
Maharaja Jitendra Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Cooch Behar
KPC Medical College and Hospital, Jadavpur
Raniganj Institute of Medical Science
Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital
ICARE Institute of Medical Science and Research, Haldia
IQ City Medical College, Durgapur
Santiniketan Medical College
JIS School of Medical Science and Research
JMN Medical College
East West Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital
Jakir Hossain Medical College and Research Institute
Krishnanagar Institute of Medical Science
Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Sanaka Hospitals
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