Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

Planning around Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore is difficult. The OPEN cutoff has swung by 5,67,436 ranks across 3 years of data, which is a 36% coefficient of variation. Students should keep a wider safety margin when including this college on their preference list and avoid placing it as their sole target in any rank band.

There is a modest 33,718-rank opening between early and later rounds in 2025. Later rounds can help if you narrowly missed Round 1, but the window is tight.

This college is accessible to a wide rank range. Ranks better than AIR 5,23,553 are safe; ranks up to AIR 11,04,327 have a reasonable shot. Use it as a safety pick if your rank is in the lower half of this range.