With 308 marks in NEET 2025 and SC category, it is very difficult to get a seat in a government BDS college. Usually, SC category students need around 380 to 430 marks to get BDS in a government college.

But still, if the cut-off goes down this year or some seats remain vacant, you may have a very small chance in the mop-up or stray vacancy rounds.

You can get admission in private BDS colleges with 308 marks, especially under SC quota. Many private colleges accept students with lower scores.

You should take part in all counselling rounds. You can also think about doing B.Sc. in allied health sciences or other medical-related courses, or try NEET again next year for a better score.

You can check official BDS cut-off details here:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/minimum-marks-required-in-neet-for-bds-in-government-college

Hello aspirant,

The expected cutoff for government dental colleges 2025 for SC category is 380 to 420 which is somewhat higher than your score. So getting admission in government dental college might be difficult for you. But you can go for private dental colleges or other Ayush courses.

For accuarte prediction, use careers360 college predictor,

Best of luck for your future.

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With a NEET score of 308 and belonging to the SC category, you have moderate chances of getting a BDS seat in a government dental college, especially through state quota.

All India Quota (15%):

Very tough at 308 marks.

For SC candidates, cutoffs under AIQ for BDS in govt colleges usually range between 360–400+

State Quota (85%):

SC cutoff for BDS in many state government colleges is lower than AIQ.

Example states where 308 may be enough for SC category BDS in govt colleges:

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

Madhya Pradesh

Odisha

Rajasthan (somewhat close)

Chhattisgarh

West Bengal (borderline)

Very few seats and high competition.