Hello Dhruva,

With an All India Rank of 21,742 in NEET MDS 2025, it may be difficult to get a seat in clinical MDS in either a government or a top private college in Karnataka in case of AIQ 50% or state government quota in high-demand branches like Oral Surgery, Endodontics or Orthodontics. Possibilities remain with deemed universities or lower-level private colleges, but still in the following branches: Oral Pathology, Public Health Dentistry, or Conservative Dentistry, in the later rounds or mop-up round if there is management quota available. Its best that you:

• Attend Karnataka state counselling (KEA) and Deemed University counselling (MCC).

• Look for mop-up and stray vacancy rounds.

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• Have documents handy, in case a seat opens up for you to take it quickly.
  
  

With a NEET MDS 2025 rank of 21,742, securing a seat in a clinical MDS branch in Karnataka is challenging but not impossible.  While government dental colleges typically have much lower closing ranks, there are opportunities in private and deemed universities, especially in less competitive specializations.