NEET BDS SC (Scheduled Caste) Cutoff in Punjab
Colleges
19
Most Competitive
2,45,696
Least Competitive
13,84,329
Years
2023-2025
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 19 dental colleges in Punjab. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 2,45,696 (most competitive) to 13,84,329 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for SC (Scheduled Caste) in Punjab are: Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Patiala (average closing rank 3,09,477), Government Dental College, Amritsar (average closing rank 3,16,535), Christian Dental College, Ludhiana (average closing rank 4,75,402), Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Amritsar (average closing rank 4,98,430), Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Amritsar (average closing rank 6,03,065). These colleges consistently attract candidates with the lowest NEET All India Ranks in this category.
Across the 19 colleges with SC (Scheduled Caste) data: 12 have tightened their cutoffs over the period, 6 have relaxed, and 14 remain stable. Based on the available data, SC (Scheduled Caste) seats in Punjab are trending harder to secure.
Cutoff ranks often shift between counselling rounds as seats open up. Among colleges with SC (Scheduled Caste) data, Rayat Bahra Dental College, Mohali showed the largest movement: the closing rank went from 5,17,734 in Round 1 to 12,89,309 in later rounds, a gap of 7,71,575 ranks. On average, final-round cutoffs were 2,07,705 ranks higher than Round 1 cutoffs for this category.
For SC (Scheduled Caste) candidates targeting Punjab: cutoffs have been tightening across most colleges, so aiming for a rank below 2,70,266 gives a reasonable buffer for top-tier options.