NEET BDS ST (Scheduled Tribe) Cutoff in Tamil Nadu
Colleges
22
Most Competitive
14,874
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 14,874 (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 15,577), Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai (average closing rank 16,225), Government Dental College, Pudukkottai (average closing rank 17,814), Madha Dental College & Hospital, Kundrathur (average closing rank 21,046), Tagore Dental College & Hospital, Chennai (average closing rank 21,610). These colleges consistently attract candidates with the lowest NEET All India Ranks in this category.
Across the 22 colleges with ST (Scheduled Tribe) data: 14 have relaxed, and 8 remain stable. Based on the available data, ST (Scheduled Tribe) 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 ST (Scheduled Tribe) data, Best Dental Science College, Madurai showed the largest movement: the closing rank went from 22,342 in Round 1 to 33,720 in later rounds, a gap of 11,378 ranks. On average, final-round cutoffs were 1,476 ranks higher than Round 1 cutoffs for this category.
For ST (Scheduled Tribe) candidates targeting Tamil Nadu: cutoffs have relaxed at several colleges in recent years. Candidates with ranks up to 33,720 still had options in past cycles, though the most competitive colleges required ranks near 14,874.