If we have NEET MDS All India Rank (AIR) of 1180, you have a good chance of getting a government seat in MDS counseling either under the All India 50% quota or in the state counseling depend on the category and the branch you want.

Nevertheless, the top clinical departments such as Oral Surgery, Endodontics, Orthodontics might set higher in the best government colleges, still, with such rank, you can count on the possibilities of:

Mid and high level condiment dentistry colleges

The less competitive arms-Para-clinical branches

Reserved category seat (where available)

Ensure to attend AIQ counseling through MCC as well as personal state counseling because, depending on the states, different seats are available and different cutoffs exist.

Hello Divya

With a rank of 1188 in NEET MDS, you have  a good chance of getting a government college as for the clinical branch, the cutoff rank is usually from 1,000 - 1,200 and non clinical branch is up to 1,500 or even higher.

So these are the colleges you can get:

1. Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences, Chandigarh
2. Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur
3. Government Dental College, Raipur
4. Government Dental College, Indore
5. Government Dental College, Bangalore
6. Government Dental College, Kottayam

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Hello,

Securing a government seat in the general category is unlikely, but not unattainable, given an All India Rank of 1188 in Neet MDS 2025. There are still opportunities through the State Quota or by looking into private or deemed universities, even though spaces at government colleges are normally given to applicants with lower ranks (usually below 1000).

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