NEET BDS SC (Scheduled Caste) Cutoff in Maharashtra
Colleges
29
Most Competitive
2,09,900
Least Competitive
4,87,676
Years
2025
What is SC (Scheduled Caste)?
The Scheduled Caste (SC) category in Maharashtra has a 13% reservation in government and corporation colleges, and 6.5% in private unaided institutions. This includes Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Caste converts to Buddhism (Neo-Buddhists), as recognized under the Constitution of India. Candidates must produce a Caste Certificate and a Caste Validity Certificate issued by the Caste Scrutiny Committee at the time of document verification. No Non-Creamy Layer Certificate is required for SC candidates. If a candidate fails to produce the Caste Validity Certificate during document verification, they will be treated as an OPEN category candidate (if otherwise eligible). Maharashtra organises reserved categories into three groups for inter-se vacancy filling (merit-based priority within the same group): Group I (SC + ST), Group II (VJA + NTB), and Group III (NTC + NTD + OBC). Vacant SC seats are filled through inter-se merit among Group I candidates.
The SC (Scheduled Caste) 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 2,09,900 (most competitive) to 4,87,676 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for SC (Scheduled Caste) in Maharashtra are: Government Dental College & Hospital, Mumbai (average closing rank 2,09,900), Nair DC MUMBAI (average closing rank 2,11,219), Government Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur (average closing rank 2,13,641), Government Dental College & Hospital, Aurangabad (average closing rank 2,22,744), Mahatma Gandhi Missions Dental College & Hospital, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai (average closing rank 2,35,176). 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 SC (Scheduled Caste) 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. Dr. Hedgewar Smruti Rugna Seva Mandals Dental College & Hospital, Hingoli moved the most, widening from 3,66,603 in Round 1 to 4,79,643 by the final round.
For SC (Scheduled Caste) candidates targeting Maharashtra: cutoffs have remained relatively stable. Candidates with ranks between 2,09,900 and 4,87,676 had options across these 29 colleges in previous counselling cycles.