NEET BDS ST (Scheduled Tribe) Cutoff in Tamil Nadu
Colleges
22
Most Competitive
16,279
Least Competitive
33,720
Years
2023-2025
What is ST (Scheduled Tribe)?
The Scheduled Tribe (ST) category in Karnataka has a 3% reservation of state quota seats. This includes all communities listed under the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order for Karnataka. Candidates need a Caste/Income Certificate from the jurisdictional Tahasildar. No creamy layer criterion applies. Fee reimbursement at government medical colleges is administered by the Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department (not the Backward Classes Welfare Department); check the latest departmental notification for current income eligibility thresholds. ST candidates are also eligible to compete for GM seats.
The ST (Scheduled Tribe) category has cutoff data available across 22 dental colleges in Tamil Nadu. This data covers 3 years of counselling from 2023 to 2025. Closing ranks for this category range from 16,279 (most competitive) to 33,720 (least competitive).
The most competitive colleges for ST (Scheduled Tribe) in Tamil Nadu are: Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Cuddalore (average closing rank 16,279), Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai (average closing rank 17,512), Government Dental College, Pudukkottai (average closing rank 17,814), Tagore Dental College & Hospital, Chennai (average closing rank 21,634), Asan Memorial Dental College & Hospital, Kancheepuram (average closing rank 22,296). 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 20 ST (Scheduled Tribe) colleges with multi-round data, 12 extended to lower ranks in later rounds, 1 closed at stronger ranks as only a few seats freed up, and 7 held steady. Best Dental Science College, Madurai moved the most, widening from 19,711 in Round 1 to 33,720 by the final round.
For ST (Scheduled Tribe) candidates targeting Tamil Nadu: cutoffs have remained relatively stable. Candidates with ranks between 16,279 and 33,720 had options across these 22 colleges in previous counselling cycles.