NEET BDS OPEN (General/Open) Cutoff in Tamil Nadu
Colleges
23
Most Competitive
3,755
Least Competitive
27,904
Years
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 23 dental colleges in Tamil Nadu. This data covers 1 year of counselling from 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 3,755 (most competitive) to 27,904 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for OPEN (General/Open) in Tamil Nadu are: Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai (average closing rank 3,755), Government Dental College, Pudukkottai (average closing rank 4,543), Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Cuddalore (average closing rank 4,763), Sri Ramakrishna Dental College & Hospital, Coimbatore (average closing rank 7,194), CSI College of Dental Sciences & Research, Madurai (average closing rank 8,403). 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 42 OPEN (General/Open) colleges with multi-round data, 41 extended to lower ranks in later rounds and 1 held steady. Adhiparasakthi Dental College & Hospital, Melmaruvathur moved the most, widening from 13,884 in Round 1 to 25,539 by the final round.
For OPEN (General/Open) candidates targeting Tamil Nadu: cutoffs have remained relatively stable. Candidates with ranks between 3,755 and 27,904 had options across these 23 colleges in previous counselling cycles.