NEET BDS ST (Scheduled Tribe) Cutoff in Kerala
Colleges
25
Most Competitive
27,685
Least Competitive
44,704
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 25 dental colleges in Kerala. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 27,685 (most competitive) to 44,704 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for ST (Scheduled Tribe) in Kerala are: Govt. Dental College, Kottayam (average closing rank 27,685), Govt. Dental College, Kozhikkode (average closing rank 31,374), Century International Institute of Dental Sciences, Poinachi (average closing rank 31,493), Kannur Dental College, kannur (average closing rank 31,731), Travancore Dental College (average closing rank 32,043). 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 21 ST (Scheduled Tribe) colleges with multi-round data, 11 extended to lower ranks in later rounds and 10 held steady. Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Kothamangalam moved the most, widening from 36,474 in Round 1 to 43,969 by the final round.
For ST (Scheduled Tribe) candidates targeting Kerala: cutoffs have remained relatively stable. Candidates with ranks between 27,685 and 44,704 had options across these 25 colleges in previous counselling cycles.