NEET BDS OPEN-PWD (General/Open - PWD) Cutoff in All India Quota
Colleges
21
Most Competitive
4,70,171
Least Competitive
12,20,394
Years
2023-2025
What is OPEN-PWD (General/Open - PWD)?
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.
PwD (Persons with Benchmark Disability) sub-quota: 5% of seats within each category are reserved horizontally for candidates with at least 40% benchmark disability (in most disability categories) as defined under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Candidates must obtain a disability certificate from a designated government medical board.
The OPEN-PWD (General/Open - PWD) category has cutoff data available across 21 dental colleges in All India Quota. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 4,70,171 (most competitive) to 12,20,394 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for OPEN-PWD (General/Open - PWD) in All India Quota are: IMS BHU Dental (average closing rank 8,04,502), Faculty of Dentistry (average closing rank 8,92,422), FACULTY OF Dental Sciences (average closing rank 9,22,118), H.P. Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Shimla (average closing rank 9,47,593), GOVT. DC & RESEARCH Institute (average closing rank 9,85,681). These colleges consistently attract candidates with the lowest NEET All India Ranks in this category.
Across the 21 colleges with OPEN-PWD (General/Open - PWD) data: 4 have tightened their cutoffs over the period, 4 have relaxed, and 13 remain stable.
For OPEN-PWD (General/Open - PWD) candidates targeting All India Quota: cutoffs have remained relatively stable. Candidates with ranks between 4,70,171 and 12,20,394 had options across these 21 colleges in previous counselling cycles.