NEET BDS SC (Scheduled Caste) Cutoff in Kerala
Colleges
26
Most Competitive
15,294
Least Competitive
42,863
Years
2023-2025
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 26 dental colleges in Kerala. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 15,294 (most competitive) to 42,863 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for SC (Scheduled Caste) in Kerala are: Govt. Dental College, Kozhikkode (average closing rank 16,707), Sri Sankara Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram (average closing rank 17,383), Govt. Dental College, Kottayam (average closing rank 17,736), Govt. Dental College, Thrissur (average closing rank 17,929), Kannur Dental College, kannur (average closing rank 18,349). These colleges consistently attract candidates with the lowest NEET All India Ranks in this category.
Across the 26 colleges with SC (Scheduled Caste) data: 14 have tightened their cutoffs over the period, 3 have relaxed, and 9 remain stable. Based on the available data, SC (Scheduled Caste) seats in Kerala are trending harder to secure.
Cutoff ranks often shift between counselling rounds as seats open up. Among colleges with SC (Scheduled Caste) data, Travancore Dental College showed the largest movement: the closing rank went from 23,367 in Round 1 to 38,798 in later rounds, a gap of 15,431 ranks. On average, final-round cutoffs were 5,985 ranks higher than Round 1 cutoffs for this category.
For SC (Scheduled Caste) candidates targeting Kerala: cutoffs have been tightening across most colleges, so aiming for a rank below 16,823 gives a reasonable buffer for top-tier options.