NEET BDS SC (Scheduled Caste) Cutoff in Kerala
Colleges
26
Most Competitive
18,265
Least Competitive
33,833
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 26 dental colleges in Kerala. This data covers 2 years of counselling from 2024 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 18,265 (most competitive) to 33,833 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for SC (Scheduled Caste) in Kerala are: Govt. Dental College, Kozhikkode (average closing rank 18,265), Sri Sankara Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram (average closing rank 18,347), Govt. Dental College, Thrissur (average closing rank 18,906), Govt. Dental College, Alappuzha (average closing rank 19,172), Kannur Dental College, kannur (average closing rank 19,187). 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 26 SC (Scheduled Caste) colleges with multi-round data, 26 extended to lower ranks in later rounds. Azeezia College of Dental Sciences & Research, Kollam moved the most, widening from 21,982 in Round 1 to 30,564 by the final round.
For SC (Scheduled Caste) candidates targeting Kerala: cutoffs have remained relatively stable. Candidates with ranks between 18,265 and 33,833 had options across these 26 colleges in previous counselling cycles.