NEET BDS SC (Scheduled Caste) Cutoff in Tamil Nadu
Colleges
23
Most Competitive
9,900
Least Competitive
26,974
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 23 dental colleges in Tamil Nadu. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 9,900 (most competitive) to 26,974 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for SC (Scheduled Caste) in Tamil Nadu are: Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai (average closing rank 12,590), Government Dental College, Pudukkottai (average closing rank 13,343), Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Cuddalore (average closing rank 13,821), Sri Ramakrishna Dental College & Hospital, Coimbatore (average closing rank 16,181), Chettinad Dental College & Research Institute, Kancheepuram (average closing rank 17,426). These colleges consistently attract candidates with the lowest NEET All India Ranks in this category.
Across the 23 colleges with SC (Scheduled Caste) data: 13 have relaxed, and 10 remain stable. Based on the available data, SC (Scheduled Caste) seats in Tamil Nadu have become somewhat easier to secure compared to previous years.
Cutoff ranks often shift between counselling rounds as seats open up. Among colleges with SC (Scheduled Caste) data, Madha Dental College & Hospital, Kundrathur showed the largest movement: the closing rank went from 19,091 in Round 1 to 26,109 in later rounds, a gap of 7,018 ranks. On average, final-round cutoffs were 2,899 ranks higher than Round 1 cutoffs for this category.
For SC (Scheduled Caste) candidates targeting Tamil Nadu: cutoffs have relaxed at several colleges in recent years. Candidates with ranks up to 26,974 still had options in past cycles, though the most competitive colleges required ranks near 9,900.