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OPEN category rank bands based on 3 years of closing rank data (16 categories tracked)
High Chance
< 3,27,029
Qualified every year
Moderate Chance
3,27,029–4,08,786
Qualified some years
Low Chance
4,08,786–8,35,212
Did not qualify in any year
BDS cutoff history at HKE's S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences is erratic — AIR 8,06,506 in 2023, AIR 8,84,803 in 2024, AIR 6,35,459 in 2025. Budget for uncertainty when listing this college. HKE's S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences works as a BDS fallback for students in the AIR 6,20,471–AIR 9,30,707 bracket.
College data sourced from Dental Council of India