Safe Score in NEET 2021 for SC Category Candidates to Get Government Medical College Admission

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Updated on Dec 28, 2021 15:51 IST

This article aims to answer one of the most common questions of NEET aspirants, which is, what is a safe score in NEET 2021 for SC category candidates to get admission in a Government medical college.

NEET Cutoff for SC Candidates at Government Medical Colleges

NEET Cutoff for SC Candidates at Government Medical Colleges

NEET 2021 takers aiming for MBBS admission at government colleges are on the quest to know the safe score which will bag them a seat at a Government medical college. Since the NEET 2021 cutoff for the Government medical colleges is yet to be announced, candidates are advised to take a look at the last year’s NEET cut off to make an estimate on whether students will get Government medical college admission or not. A number of NEET takers have approached Shiksha asking what is the safe score in NEET 2021 for SC category candidates to get Government medical college admission. This article aims to answer their question by providing the NEET 2021 cut off for Scheduled Caste (SC) category candidates at Government medical colleges across India.

Upon tallying the last year’s NEET cut off, it can be assumed that a score in the range of 436 to 550 is a safe score in NEET 2021 for SC category candidates to get admission to a Government medical college. For the top medical colleges like Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, the NEET 2021 cutoffs for SC category candidates was higher, which were 661, 611 and 609 respectively. For the majority of the Government medical colleges in India, the safe score in NEET 2021 for SC category candidates is 436 and above.

Safe score in NEET 2021 for SC category candidates for Government Medical College Admissions

The following table brings the last year’s NEET cut off for the SC category candidates for some top government medical colleges across India. This will help students estimate their admission chances for NEET 2021 and gauge the safe score in NEET 2021 for SC category candidates to get Government medical college admission.

College

State

NEET Cutoff for SC Category

Siddartha Medical College, Vijayawada

Andhra Pradesh

473

Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam

553

Government Medical College, Government Gen. Hosp. Road, Ananthapur

466

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa

469

Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh

Assam

472

Tezpur Medical College, Tezpur

467

Silchar Medical College, Silchar

493

Guwahati Medical College, Guwahati

479

Patna Medical College, Patna

Bihar

543

Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna

485

Vardhman Institute of Medical Sciences, Nalanda

493

Goverment Medical College, Bettiah

476

Pt. J N M Medical College, Raipur

Chhattisgarh

498

Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur

477

Lt. B R K Government Medical College, Jagdalpur

474

Government Medical College, Rajnandgaon

475

Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi

Delhi

661

VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

611

Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi

609

Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi

568

Goa Medical College, Panaji

Goa


 

496

Goa Dental College & Hospital, Goa

451

Government Medical College, Bhavnagar

Gujarat

502

Government Medical College, Baroda

523

Government Medical College, Surat

519

Pt. D.D.U Medical College, Rajkot

508

Kalpana Chawla Govt. Medical College, Karnal

Haryana

538

Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College, Faridabad

510

SHKM Government Medical College, Nalhar

515

BPS Government Medical College, Sonepat

505

Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla

Himachal Pradesh

546

Dr. YS Parmar Government Medical College, Nahan

497

Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College, Chamba

491

Government Medical College Hamirpur

493

Pataliputra Medical College, Dhanbad

Jharkhand

483

Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi

485

M.G.M. Medical College, Jamshedpur

487

Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore

Karnataka

581

Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum

478

Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli

472

ESIC MC, Gulbarga, Karnataka

470

Government Medical College, Ernakulam

Kerala

471

Government Medical College, Thrissur

486

Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

509

Government Medical College, Kottayam

514

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College, Vidisha

Madhya Pradesh

489

Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar

490

Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara

487

Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal

504

BJ Government Medical College, Pune

Maharashtra

608

Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded

520

Government Medical College and Hospital, Baramati

518

Government Medical College and Hospital, Jalgaon

517

JN Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal

Manipur

518

Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Lamphelpat

533

Dental College, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal

497

Zoram Medical College, Falkawn

Mizoram

512

Government Medical College and Hospital, Balangir

Odisha

514

Government Medical College and Hospital, Balasore

520

MKCG Medical College, Berhampur

559

Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital, Baripada

517

Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Kathirkamam

 

 

Puducherry

512

Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry

499

Government Medical College, Amritsar

Punjab

545

Government Medical College, Patiala

570

Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot

544

Dr Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur

Rajasthan

567

Government Medical College, Barmer

536

Government Medical College, Dungarpur

534

Government Medical College, Kota

561

ESIC Medical College and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Chennai

Tamil Nadu

521

Government Dharamapuri Medical College, Dharmapuri

512

Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai

551

Government Medical College and ESIC Hospital, Coimbatore

516

ESIC Medical College, Hyderabad

Telangana

541

Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Secunderabad

594

Government Medical College, Mahabubnagar

526

Government Medical College, Nalgonda

520

Agartala Government Medical College, Agartala

Tripura

514

Doon Medical College, Dehradun

Uttarakhand

531

Government Medical College, Haldwani

541

Autonomous State Medical College and Associated Teaching Hospital, Bahraich

Uttar Pradesh

525

Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

570

King George's Medical University, Lucknow

615

Maharani Laxmibai Medical College, Jhansi

533

Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata

West Bengal

547

Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata

552

RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata

536

Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan

522

Get the complete list of NEET cut off for Government medical colleges here.

States with NEET Cut Off Score Above 600 for SC Category

There are a few states with top Government medical colleges with a NEET cut off score above 600 for SC category candidates. Some such states are as follows:

  • Delhi

  • Maharashtra

  • Rajasthan

  • Tamil Nadu

  • Uttar Pradesh

NEET aspirants must note that the above mentioned cut off marks for the SC category is that of last year, i.e. 2020. The NEET 2021 cut off marks will be updated soon after it is officially released. Candidates may also note that the NEET 2021 cut off scores for government medical colleges is likely to reduce since the exam’s qualifying cut off as released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) is lower than that of last year.

Read More:
Government MBBS Seats Available Through NEET

List of Medical Colleges Accepting NEET Scores in India

List of Dental Colleges Accepting NEET Scores in India

Know which colleges you can get into based on your NEET 2021 marks, use the Shiksha College Predictor.

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