NEET Cutoff for BDS 2025: Qualifying Marks, Top Colleges

NEET Cutoff for BDS 2025: The expected NEET cutoff for BDS 2025 is 718-137 for under general category and 135-107 for the OBC, SC and ST categories. The NEET result 2025 and NEET final answer key 2025 will be released in Jun 2025 by the officials on the NTA website.

The BDS cutoff for NEET 2025 is the minimum qualifying score that aspirants should achieve to secure admission into private/government dental institutions in India. As per the official calendar of the NTA, NEET cutoff 2025  has been released. Moreover, a total of 27,868 BDS seats will be available through NEET 2025 counselling.

NTA has clarified that admissions to the BDS undergraduate course will be based on the marks acquired in NEET. Candidates who acquire the NEET cutoff marks would be eligible to get admission to BDS colleges across India.

NEET Expected Cutoff for BDS 2025 (Excepted)

The NEET cutoff for BDS 2025 will be announced by NTA based on the NEET 2025 results. Candidates must check the table below to know the BDS NEET qualifying percentiles 2025 for general and reserved category candidates:

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NEET Cutoff 2025 for BDS Government Colleges (Excepted)

NEET BDS 2025 cutoff for government colleges mentioned in the table below is created by assessing the previous year's data. Candidates can check the table to gain an understanding of the BDS cutoff for NEET 2025 for each college:

Previous Years NEET Cutoff for BDS

The NEET cutoffs are determined by a number of factors, including the number of candidates who will take the tests, the total number of seats available, and the degree of difficulty of the exams. Here is the previous year’s NEET cutoff for BDS:

NEET Cutoff for BDS 2024

The NEET cutoff for BDS 2024 has been announced by NTA based on the NEET 2024 results. Candidates must check the table below to know the BDS NEET qualifying percentiles 2024 for general and reserved category candidates:

NEET Cutoff for BDS 2023

The NEET cutoff for BDS 2023 was announced by NTA on the official website. The table below provides the BDS NEET cutoff 2023 for general and reserved category candidates.

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NEET Cutoff for BDS 2022

The NEET cutoff for BDS 2022 for different categories is shown in the table below. Candidates can gain a fair idea of the expected current year's NEET BDS cutoff marks by reviewing the previous year's data.

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NEET Cutoff for BDS 2021

The benchmarks for 2021 were lower than those for 2020. The qualifying cutoff values for the general category were decreased by 9 points. Similar to this, the cutoff marks range for candidates from the reserved category was dropped by 9–5 in 2021. To better understand how the NEET cutoff has changed over time, candidates can view the cutoffs by category.

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NEET 2021 BDS-AIQ Ranks Cutoff (Round-wise)

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NEET 2020 Cutoff for BDS 

The NEET cutoff for BDS in 2020 was a score of 113 for SC/ST/OBC/PwD candidates and a minimum of 147 for unreserved/general candidates. In response to requests regarding the candidates' hardship, AYUSH dropped the threshold.

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NEET Cutoff 2019 for BDS 

The NEET cutoff for BDS in 2019 was typical. A minimum score of 107 for the SC/ST/OBC/PwD category and a minimum score of 134 for the unreserved/general category. Well, the cutoff scores were revised due to increased requests from the candidates.

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NEET 2025 Cutoff for BDS Determining Factors

The parameters that are utilised to determine the BDS cutoff for NEET 2025 for the admission process are listed below:

• The number of applicants who took the medical entrance examination.
• The difficulty of the question bank for the test.
• Seats that are available for NEET.
• The number of chairs that are absolutely unoccupied.
• The number of candidates that showed up for the exam.
• The difficulty level of the NEET exam.
• The number of qualified applications.

Also Read: Chandigarh NEET Merit List 2025: MBBS/BDS Rank List, Seat Allotment

NEET BDS Merit List 2025 Tiebreaker

If two or more applicants get equal scores, their merit rank will be determined by the following factors in the following order of significance.

• Marks Obtained in Biology: Candidates who scored higher marks in the exam's biology section—which also includes botany and zoology—will be given significant precedence over those who did not.
• Marks Obtained in Chemistry: The candidate with the better Chemistry score will be given preference over those with lower scores if the aforementioned standards are not met.
• Number of Wrong Answers: If there is a tie after accounting for both of the aforementioned factors, the candidate with the fewest wrong answers will be given preference over those who have more.
• Age Factor: The older applicant will be given preference over the younger ones if there is a tie in the NEET 2025 passing marks.

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