HKE's S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences, Gulbarga

Planning around HKE's S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences, Gulbarga is difficult. The OPEN cutoff has swung by 5,00,445 ranks across 3 years of data, which is a 55% 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.

Later rounds significantly widen the entry window here. The closing rank relaxed by 51,451 ranks (30%) between Round 1 and Round 2 in 2025. If you missed the Round 1 cutoff by up to 36,016 ranks, keep this college on your preference list for subsequent rounds.

Category matters significantly at this college. The OTHERS cutoff is 5.8× the OPEN cutoff, meaning reserved category students have a dramatically wider rank window. If you belong to OTHERS, this college is accessible at ranks that would be far out of reach for general category candidates.

This college is accessible to a wide rank range. Ranks better than AIR 3,27,029 are safe; ranks up to AIR 8,35,212 have a reasonable shot. Use it as a safety pick if your rank is in the lower half of this range.