NEET BDS SC (Scheduled Caste) Cutoff in Karnataka
Colleges
39
Most Competitive
2,25,091
Least Competitive
4,17,683
Years
2024-2025
What is SC (Scheduled Caste)?
The Scheduled Caste (SC) category in Karnataka has a 15% reservation of state quota seats. This covers all communities listed under the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order for Karnataka. Candidates must produce a Caste/Income Certificate issued by the jurisdictional Tahasildar at the time of document verification. No creamy layer criterion applies to SC candidates. Fee reimbursement at government medical colleges is administered by the Social Welfare Department (not the Backward Classes Welfare Department); check the latest Social Welfare Department notification for current income eligibility thresholds. Vacant SC seats follow the state's inter-se vacancy filling rules. SC candidates can also compete for GM seats on merit.
The SC (Scheduled Caste) category has cutoff data available across 39 dental colleges in Karnataka. This data covers 2 years of counselling from 2024 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 2,25,091 (most competitive) to 4,17,683 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for SC (Scheduled Caste) in Karnataka are: BGS Global Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bangalore (average closing rank 2,25,091), Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore (average closing rank 2,29,434), Govt. Dental College & Research Institute, Bellary (average closing rank 2,30,103), Dayanand Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore (average closing rank 2,31,857), Farooqia Dental College & Hospital, Mysore (average closing rank 2,35,411). 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 35 SC (Scheduled Caste) colleges with multi-round data, 33 extended to lower ranks in later rounds and 2 held steady. Al Badar Dental College and Hospital moved the most, widening from 2,62,510 in Round 1 to 4,17,683 by the final round.
For SC (Scheduled Caste) candidates targeting Karnataka: cutoffs have remained relatively stable. Candidates with ranks between 2,25,091 and 4,17,683 had options across these 39 colleges in previous counselling cycles.