NEET BDS OPEN (General/Open) Cutoff in Punjab
Colleges
16
Most Competitive
996
Least Competitive
4,614
Years
2023-2025
What is OPEN (General/Open)?
General Merit (GM) in Karnataka NEET counselling refers to the unreserved category, open to all candidates irrespective of caste, religion, or community. Approximately 50% of state quota seats fall under GM after accounting for all reservation categories. These seats are filled strictly on NEET All India Rank merit. Any candidate, including those from reserved categories, can compete for GM seats. No caste certificate is required. GM is the most competitive category in Karnataka counselling, with the lowest closing ranks at top government medical colleges.
The OPEN (General/Open) category has cutoff data available across 16 dental colleges in Punjab. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 996 (most competitive) to 4,614 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for OPEN (General/Open) in Punjab are: Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Patiala (average closing rank 996), Government Dental College, Amritsar (average closing rank 1,203), Christian Dental College, Ludhiana (average closing rank 1,264), Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Amritsar (average closing rank 1,882), Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College Hospital & Research Institute, Ludhiana (average closing rank 1,924). 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 OPEN (General/Open) colleges with multi-round data, 28 closed at stronger ranks as only a few seats freed up and 1 held steady. Sri Sukhmani Dental College & Hospital, Dera Bassi moved the most, tightening from 4,614 in Round 1 to 3,051 by the final round.
For OPEN (General/Open) candidates targeting Punjab: cutoffs have remained relatively stable. Candidates with ranks between 996 and 4,614 had options across these 16 colleges in previous counselling cycles.