Hello Swikriti,

There are more than 250 private dental colleges all over India. While it depends a lot on college what cut-offs it has. These colleges also have management quota along with general ones so even if you score just qualifying marks, you still have a chance to get admitted but of course, with a lot more fees. 

Most of the official websites of these dental institutions have mentioned only NEET qualification as the criteria of admission. Like Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala’s admission notices for the year 2018-19 mentioned the following details-

The counselling for BDS for M.M. College of Dental Sciences and research, Mullana will be conducted by DGHS, Government of India. 

NEET CUT OFF FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES:

General Category - 119

OBC/SC/ST - 96

General (PH) – 107

Though as the last answer suggested, it will be better if you score above 250 marks in NEET UG because that will ensure you face less problems in admission. A better score will surely help you to get a seat in the first counselling itself.

Some of the best private colleges in India-

Andhra Pradesh -

• C.K.S. Teja Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Tirupati

• Care Dental College, Guntur

Bihar -

• Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Kankarbagh, Patna

• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patna

Chhattisgarh -

• Chattisgarh Dental College & Research Institute, Rajnandgaon

• New Horizon Dental College & Research Instiute, Bilaspur

• Rungta College of Dental Sciences & Research, Bhilai

• Triveni Institute of Dental Sciences, Hosptial & Research Centre, Bilaspur

Gujarat -

• Ahmedabad Dental College & Hospital, Gandhinagar

• College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Ahmedabad

• Faculty of Dental Science, Dharmsingh Desai University, Nadiad

• Goenka Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Gandhinagar

Haryana -

• B.R.S. Institute of Medical Sciences Dental College & Hospital

• D.A.V. Centenary Dental College, Yamuna nagar 

• Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences & Research, Mullana

• Manav Rachana Dental College, Faridabad

Himachal Pradesh -

• Bhojia Dental College & Hospital, Nalagarh

• Himachal Dental College, Sunder Nagar

• Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Poanta Sahib

• M.N.D.A.V. Dental College & Hospital, Solan

Jammu & Kashmir -

• Institute of Dental Sciences, Sehora

Jharkhand -

• Awadh Dental College & Hospital, Jamshedpur

• Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Hazaribag

Karnataka -

• A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

• A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

• AME’s Dental College & Hospital, Raichur

• Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore

Kerala -

• Al-Azhar Dental College, Kerala

• Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi

• Century International Institute of Dental Science & Research Center, Kasaragod

Madhya Pradesh –

• Bhabha College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal

• College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Indore

• Guru Gobind Singh College of Dental Science & Research Centre, Burhanpur

• Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital, Jabalpur

• Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Indore

Maharashtra -

• Aditya Dental College, Beed

• Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumba

• Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Pune

• Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Sangli

• Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Shikshan Sanstha’s Dental College & Hospital, Aurangabad

• D.Y. Patil Dental School, Pune

Odisha -

• Hi-Tech Dental College & hospital, Bhubaneswar

• Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar

• Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar

Pondicherry -

• Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry

• Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Mahe

• Sri Venkateshwaraa Dental College, Puducherry

Punjab -

• Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Bathinda

• Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College Hospital & Research Institute, Ludhiana

• Christian Dental College, Ludhiana

Rajasthan -

• Darshan Dental College & Hospital, Udaipur

• Daswani Dental College & Research Centre, Kota 

• Eklavya Dental College & Hospital, Kotputli

• Geetanjali Dental & Research Institute, Udaipur

• Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur

Tamilnadu -

• Asan Memorial Dental College & Hospital, Kancheepuram

• Best Dental Science College, Madurai

• Chettinad Dental College & Research Institute, Kancheepuram

• CSI College of Dental Sciences & Research, Madurai

Uttar Pradesh -

• Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow

• Career Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Lucknow

• D.J. College of Dental Sciences & Research, Modi Nagar

• Dental College Azamgarh

• I.T.S. Centre for Dental Studies & Research, Ghaziabad

• I.T.S. Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Greater Noida

• Inderprastha Dental College & Hospital, Ghaziabad

Uttrakhand -

• Seema Dental College & Hospital, Rishikesh 

• Uttaranchal Dental College & Medical Research Institute, Dehradun 

West Bengal -

• Gurunanak Institute of Dental Science & Research, Kolkatta

I hope I was able to help you. if you have any other query, feel free to ask.

Good luck!

Hey Swikriti!

It depends totally upon the college you are applying to. But, I would go with a 200+ score, it will get you into any private dental college.

Wishing you all the best!