NEET BDS SCA (SC (Arunthathiyar)) Cutoff in Tamil Nadu

The SCA (SC (Arunthathiyar)) 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 15,898 (most competitive) to 30,005 (least competitive).

The most competitive colleges for SCA (SC (Arunthathiyar)) in Tamil Nadu are: Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai (average closing rank 15,898), Sri Ramakrishna Dental College & Hospital, Coimbatore (average closing rank 20,349), Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Cuddalore (average closing rank 20,660), Government Dental College, Pudukkottai (average closing rank 20,848), CSI College of Dental Sciences & Research, Madurai (average closing rank 22,287). 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 23 SCA (SC (Arunthathiyar)) colleges with multi-round data, 21 extended to lower ranks in later rounds, 1 closed at stronger ranks as only a few seats freed up, and 1 held steady. Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College moved the most, widening from 23,169 in Round 1 to 30,005 by the final round.

For SCA (SC (Arunthathiyar)) candidates targeting Tamil Nadu: cutoffs have remained relatively stable. Candidates with ranks between 15,898 and 30,005 had options across these 23 colleges in previous counselling cycles.