NEET BDS OPEN (General/Open) Cutoff in All India Quota
Colleges
78
Most Competitive
13,694
Least Competitive
10,82,566
Years
2023-2025
What is OPEN (General/Open)?
The OPEN (unreserved) category under All India Quota is available to all candidates regardless of caste, religion, or domicile. Approximately 50% of AIQ seats fall under this category after reserved quotas are filled. Any candidate from any state can compete for OPEN seats on NEET All India Rank merit, including OBC candidates whose families fall within the creamy layer. No caste or domicile certificate is required. OPEN is the most competitive AIQ category, with the lowest closing ranks at top government colleges.
The OPEN (General/Open) category has cutoff data available across 78 dental colleges in All India Quota. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 13,694 (most competitive) to 10,82,566 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for OPEN (General/Open) in All India Quota are: RUHS College of Dental Science (average closing rank 13,694), Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (average closing rank 24,046), FACULTY OF Dental Sciences (average closing rank 27,731), Govt. Dental College, Kozhikode (average closing rank 29,365), Govt. Dental College, Trivandrum (average closing rank 30,005). These colleges consistently attract candidates with the lowest NEET All India Ranks in this category.
Closing ranks do not move the same way across rounds at every college. Of the 94 OPEN (General/Open) colleges with multi-round data, 58 extended to lower ranks in later rounds, 33 closed at stronger ranks as only a few seats freed up, and 3 held steady. Malla Reddy Institute of Dental Sciences moved the most, tightening from 9,14,227 in Round 1 to 2,84,632 by the final round.
For OPEN (General/Open) candidates targeting All India Quota: cutoffs have remained relatively stable. Candidates with ranks between 13,694 and 10,82,566 had options across these 78 colleges in previous counselling cycles.