NEET BDS ST (Scheduled Tribe) Cutoff in Karnataka
Colleges
38
Most Competitive
2,20,105
Least Competitive
9,29,594
Years
2023-2025
What is ST (Scheduled Tribe)?
The Scheduled Tribe (ST) category in Karnataka has a 3% reservation of state quota seats. This includes all communities listed under the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order for Karnataka. Candidates need a Caste/Income Certificate from the jurisdictional Tahasildar. No creamy layer criterion applies. Fee reimbursement at government medical colleges is administered by the Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department (not the Backward Classes Welfare Department); check the latest departmental notification for current income eligibility thresholds. ST candidates are also eligible to compete for GM seats.
The ST (Scheduled Tribe) category has cutoff data available across 38 dental colleges in Karnataka. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 2,20,105 (most competitive) to 9,29,594 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for ST (Scheduled Tribe) in Karnataka are: Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore (average closing rank 2,20,105), ESIC Dental College (average closing rank 2,52,109), Govt. Dental College & Research Institute, Bellary (average closing rank 2,56,123), SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad (average closing rank 2,67,293), Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore (average closing rank 2,75,351). 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 ST (Scheduled Tribe) colleges with multi-round data, 34 extended to lower ranks in later rounds and 1 held steady. Farooqia Dental College & Hospital, Mysore moved the most, widening from 3,42,852 in Round 1 to 7,17,672 by the final round.
For ST (Scheduled Tribe) candidates targeting Karnataka: cutoffs have remained relatively stable. Candidates with ranks between 2,20,105 and 9,29,594 had options across these 38 colleges in previous counselling cycles.