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OPEN category rank bands based on 3 years of closing rank data (9 categories tracked)
High Chance
< 26,751
Qualified every year
Moderate Chance
26,751–35,668
Qualified some years
Low Chance
35,668–42,920
Did not qualify in any year
BDS admission at Faculty of Dentistry has become more accessible. OPEN moved from AIR 31,367 in 2023 to AIR 36,619 in 2025. For ST BDS candidates, the effective cutoff of AIR 2,21,456 is far more lenient than the OPEN mark of AIR 36,619. History shows BDS seats going in Round 2 and beyond, so keep Faculty of Dentistry on your preference list.
College data sourced from Dental Council of India