With an All India Rank of 85,400 in NEET 2025, your chances of getting a BDS seat in a government dental college depend heavily on your category, state of domicile, and whether you're applying under the 15% All India Quota (AIQ) or 85% State Quota.

If you belong to the Unreserved (General) category, it is difficult to secure a seat in government dental colleges through AIQ, as the cutoff usually closes by around 55,000–60,000 rank. Even in State Quota for general candidates, most government dental colleges tend to close by 65,000–70,000, though it can vary depending on how competitive the year is and the number of applicants in your state.

If you belong to a reserved category like SC, ST, or OBC, especially under the State Quota, your chances are significantly better. In many states like Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, and Uttar Pradesh, SC candidates have secured BDS seats in government colleges at ranks above 80,000 in the second or mop-up rounds. States with a higher number of dental colleges and reserved seats tend to have more flexibility in cutoffs for SC/ST categories.

Also, the availability of seats and number of applicants in a particular state impacts the final cutoff. For example, in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, government dental seats for SC candidates have remained open till around 90,000–95,000 rank in previous years, especially in later rounds like mop-up or stray vacancy rounds.

You should definitely participate in both All India and your State Quota counseling, stay active throughout all rounds, and be open to less sought-after colleges. Also, consider looking at government-aided or semi-government colleges where the fee is affordable and ranks go lower than central institutions.

Hope this helps!

Hello aspirant,

With your rank it is unlikely to get admission in government dental college. But, if you are from reserved category you might have chance in government dental colleges with lower cut off. But if you are from general category you should search for private colleges. Or you can try other courses like Ayurveda and Homeopathy.

For more details click on the link given below,

https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-cut-off-for-dental-government-colleges

Best of luck for your future