NEET BDS OBC (Other Backward Class) Cutoff in Maharashtra
Colleges
29
Most Competitive
1,00,516
Least Competitive
4,93,866
Years
2025
What is OBC (Other Backward Class)?
The Other Backward Class (OBC) category in Maharashtra carries a 19% reservation in government and corporation medical colleges, and 9.5% in private unaided institutions. This 19% includes the Special Backward Class (SBC) sub-group, which has a 2% allocation carved out from within the OBC total. Candidates must hold a valid Caste Certificate, a Caste Validity Certificate issued by the Caste Scrutiny Committee, and a Non-Creamy Layer Certificate valid for the current financial year. The creamy layer income threshold is Rs 8 lakh per annum, consistent with the central government standard. Candidates whose families fall within the creamy layer are not eligible for OBC reservation and must compete under the OPEN category.
The OBC (Other Backward Class) category has cutoff data available across 29 dental colleges in Maharashtra. This data covers 1 year of counselling from 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 1,00,516 (most competitive) to 4,93,866 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for OBC (Other Backward Class) in Maharashtra are: Government Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur (average closing rank 1,00,516), Nair DC MUMBAI (average closing rank 1,03,544), Government Dental College & Hospital, Mumbai (average closing rank 1,04,401), Government Dental College & Hospital, Aurangabad (average closing rank 1,11,413), Government Dental College & Hospital, Jalgaon (average closing rank 1,20,112). 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 29 OBC (Other Backward Class) colleges with multi-round data, 27 extended to lower ranks in later rounds, 1 closed at stronger ranks as only a few seats freed up, and 1 held steady. Nanded Rural Dental College & Research Center, Nanded moved the most, widening from 3,20,096 in Round 1 to 4,58,699 by the final round.
For OBC (Other Backward Class) candidates targeting Maharashtra: cutoffs have remained relatively stable. Candidates with ranks between 1,00,516 and 4,93,866 had options across these 29 colleges in previous counselling cycles.