NEET MDS cutoff 2025: every speciality
Where All India Quota and deemed-university MDS seats ran out in MCC's 2025 counselling, with 2026 so far (R1, R2). Ranks are NEET MDS All India Ranks.
- Specialities
- 9
- Round 1 seats, 2025
- 1,399
- AIQ Open, last admitted
- 780
MDS cutoff by speciality
Open category. Round 1 close: the last rank allotted in round 1. Last admitted: the furthest any round reached. Deemed = MCC's management / paid seats in deemed universities. Hardest first.
| Speciality | AIQ round 1 close | AIQ last admitted | Deemed last admitted | 2026 AIQ so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 156 | 283 | 9,896 | 231 |
| MDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | 195 | 285 | 12,189 | 253 |
| MDS Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry | 225 | 433 | 14,816 | 338 |
| MDS Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics | 157 | 436 | 12,399 | 238 |
| MDS Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge | 192 | 549 | 12,703 | 289 |
| MDS Periodontology | 263 | 603 | 17,385 | 346 |
| MDS Public Health Dentistry | 354 | 641 | 23,159 | 482 |
| MDS Oral Medicine and Radiology | 349 | 761 | 22,026 | 505 |
| MDS Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology | 429 | 780 | 22,455 | 600 |
All India Quota by category, 2025
| Category | Round 1 close | Last admitted |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 429 | 780 |
| OBC | 459 | 794 |
| EWS | 574 | 1,004 |
| SC | 2,038 | 3,133 |
| ST | 3,595 | 4,685 |
| Open PwD | 13,627 | 14,536 |
| EWS PwD | 14,536 | 14,536 |
| OBC PwD | — | 16,503 |
NEET MDS: common questions
Which MDS speciality has the highest cutoff?
In 2025, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery filled first: All India Quota Open seats were all taken by rank 283, and round 1 closed at 156. The table lists every speciality in that order.
What was the NEET MDS 2025 cutoff for a government college (All India Quota)?
For the Open category, All India Quota MDS seats closed at rank 429 in round 1 and the last was taken at 780 across all rounds. Each speciality and college closed somewhere in between.
Who conducts NEET MDS counselling?
MCC runs the 50% All India Quota of government dental colleges and every seat in deemed universities, plus the central and university quotas. The other 50% of government seats and private colleges' seats are filled by each state.
Also: BDS colleges and cutoff
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