NEET MDS Cut off 2024 (Reduced): Check Qualifying Percentile & Scores

National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination for MDS admissions 2025 ( NEET MDS )

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Updated on Nov 12, 2024 12:27 IST

The NEET MDS 2024 cutoff was reduced by the Ministry of Health by 21.692 percentile for each category. According to the Health Ministry, the NEET MDS revised cutoff 2024 was reduced in order to fill the vacant seats for MDS counselling 2024. 

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The revised NEET MDS qualifying cutoff percentile 2024 is given in the following table:

Category

NEET MDS 2024 Cutoff Percentile (Revised)

NEET MDS 2024 Cutoff Score (Revised) 

General (UR/EWS)

28.308

196

SC/ST/OBC (Including PWD of SC/ST/OBC)

18.308

164

UR-PWD

23.308

180

NEET MDS 2024 exam was conducted on March 18, 2024, from 9 AM to 12 noon. The NEET MDS 2024 result was declared on April 3, 2024. Along with the result, the NEET MDS cutoff 2024 was also released. 

According to the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), the exam conducting body, the NEET MDS qualifying percentiles are as follows:

Category

NEET MDS Cutoff Percentile

NEET MDS 2024 Cutoff Score

General/EWS

50th Percentile

263

SC/ST/OBC (Including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC)

40th Percentile

230

General PWBD

45th Percentile

346

Only those candidates who will secure the NEET MDS cutoff 2024, will be eligible to participate in the NEET MDS 2024 counselling. Counselling for the MDS courses is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) based on the merit list. 

Q:   What do institute-wise cutoffs for NEET MDS signify?

A:

The cut off for every institute is different. It denotes the rank of the candidate who was last admitted to the institute. Candidates can use this data to predict which college they will get for the rank they have obtained in NEET MDS.

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Q:   What are the category-wise NEET MDS 2024 cutoff?

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The NEET MDS 2024 cutoff was released by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on April 3, 2024, along with the result. The category-wise NEET MDS cutoff percentile for both original and revised are given below. 

Category

NEET MDS Cutoff Percentile

NEET MDS 2024 Cutoff Percentile (Revised)

NEET MDS 2024 Cutoff Score (Original)

NEET MDS 2024 Cutoff Score (Revised)

General/EWS

50th Percentile

28.308 Percentile

263

196

SC/ST/OBC (Including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC)

40th Percentile

18.308 Percentile

230

164

General PWBD

45th Percentile

23.308 Percentile

246

180

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Q:   When will NBE release NEET MDS cutoff?

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NBE or the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), the NEET MDS exam conducting authority, releases the cutoff scores or the qualifying scores along with the result. The NEET MDS 2024 result was released on April 3, 2024. The NEET MDS 2024 cutoff has also been released on the same date. However, on September 17, the Ministry of Health released a notice stating the reduction of the NEET MDS 2024 cutoff percentile by 21.692 percentile for all categories. 

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Q:   What is the significance of NEET MDS cutoff?

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The cut off of NEET MDS determines the minimum marks that a candidate needs to score to clear the examination and participate in the counselling process. A candidate who scores less than the NEET MDS cut off is not eligible to attend the counselling.

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Deciding Factors for NEET MDS 2024 Cut off

NEET MDS 2024 cutoff percentile is pre-defined and remains constant. NBE can lower the cutoff percentile of NEET MDS, with the consent of DCI, if the number of candidates participating in the counselling process is insufficient. However, the NEET MDS cutoff marks for every year vary due to dynamic factors. Some of the factors that will influence the NEET MDS 2023 cutoff marks are:

  • Percentile cutoff of NEET MDS
  • The difficulty level of the examination
  • Total number of seats available
  • Number of candidates who appeared for the examination
  • Number of candidates who clear the examination (As per the defined NEET MDS cutoff percentile)

 

Q:   What are the factors deciding the NEET MDS cutoff?

A:

The factors which determine the NEET MDS cutoff are as follows:

  • Difficulty level of the examination
  • Total number of seats available
  • Number of candidates who appeared for the examination
  • Number of candidates who clear the examination 
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Q:   Will I be eligible to participate in the NEET MDS counselling if I do not qualify for the exam?

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No, candidates have to qualify NEET MDS 2024 to become eligible for NEET MDS 2024 counselling.  It is also to be noted candidates have to qualify NEET MDS exam with the minimum cut off which vary for each category. The minimum cut off percentile for general category candidates is 50 while for SC/ST, the cut off is 40th. Elligible candidates have to register on the official website, mcc.nic.in to participate in the counselling for NEET MDS 2024. Registration is followed by choice declaration. Candidates can declare as many choices as they want to in order of their prefrences.

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Q:   Why was NEET MDS 2023 cutoff reduced?

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The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), the exam conducting body reduced the NEET MDS 2023 cutoff as per the advisory by the Ministry of Health and Family Welface (MOHFW). Announcing the reduction in the NEET MDS cutoff 2023, NBE had stated, "In accordance with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India letter No. V. 12025/14/2023-DE dated 21st September 2023, the minimum qualifying percentiles have been lowered [in pursuance of the 2nd Proviso in clause 7 (1) of DCI’s Master of Dental Surgery Course (1st Amendment) Regulations, 2018] for NEET-MDS 2023."However, there was no change in the rank list. 

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NEET MDS 2025 Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NEET MDS 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates

Feb '25

NEET MDS 2025 Result

TENTATIVE

Mar '25

NEET MDS 2024 Scorecard Release

TENTATIVE

NEET MDS 2023 Cutoff

NEET MDS 2023 cut off was revised on September 21. The table given below highlights the revised NEET MDS cutoff percentile. As per this, the cutoff was reduced by 31.807 for each category, in accordance with the instruction by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW):

Category

Revised NEET MDS Cutoff 2023 percentile

Revised NEET MDS Cutoff 2023 score

General Category (UR/EWS)

18.193

168

SC/ST/OBC (including PWD of SC/ST/OBC)

8.193

125

UR-PWD

13.193

149

NEET MDS 2023 Cutoff (Original)

The original NEET MDS cutoff 2023 was released on March 10, along with the result. The following table brings the NEET MDS cutoff which was released originally by NBE.

Category

NEET MDS 2023 Cutoff percentile

NEET MDS 2023 Cutoff scores

General Category (UR/EWS)

50th

272

SC/ST/OBC (including PWD of SC/ST/OBC)

40th

238

UR-PWD

45th

255

Last year, additional rounds of counselling was conducted for candidates who were eligible as per the revised NEET MDS cutoff. 

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College202220232024
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education56064723477
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education453139832825
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College202220232024
SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital University Main Campus719235035729
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College202220232024
Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana939876455256
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MDS in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedies : NEET MDS 2024 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)
College202220232024
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, MAMC– / –– / –1
Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU1755
Government Dental College, Trivandrum24915
KGMU - King George's Medical University80– / –41
Government Dental College And Hospital,Mumbai47– / –91
Government Dental College, Kozhikode5– / –– / –
Post-Graduate Institute of Dental Science– / –18– / –
Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai25– / –– / –
Government Dental College, Kottayam– / –46– / –
Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad28204– / –
Government Dental College And Hospital, Nagpur92212– / –

Q:   Was NEET MDS 2023 cutoff percentile revised?

A:

Yes. NEET MDS 2023 cut off was revised by the Ministry of Health. The cut off was reduced by 31. 807 for each category. NBE had released the revised NEET MDS 2023 cutoff on September 21, 2023. For the newly qualified candidates, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducted additional rounds of counselling. 

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Q:   What is the NEET MDS cutoff percentile for OBC category students?

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The NEET MDS 2024 cutoff percentile for OBC candidates was originally 40, which has now been reduced to 18.308 and the cutoff score is 164. The Ministry of Health has announced the reduction of the cutoff percentile by 21.692 percentile. The NEET MDS 2024 cutoff was released by NBE on April 3, along with the result. Only those candidates from the OBC category, who have secured this score out of 960, will be eligible to participate in the NEET MDS 2024 counselling process.

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Q:   What was cut off score for candidates of different categories for NEET MDS 2023?

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The NEET MDS 2023 cutoff was reduced for each category by 31.807 percentile. Based on that, the NEET MDS 2023 cutoff for General, reserved category (SC, ST, OBC, PWD) and UR-PWD categories are 168, 125 and 149 respectively. As far as the percentiles are concerned, these are 18.193, 8.193 and 13.193 respectively. 

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NEET MDS 2022 Cut off: Qualifying Percentile and Scores (Original and Revised)

The following table brings the NEET MDS 2022 cutoff which was originally released by NBE along with the result.

Category

Percentile

Scores

General and EWS

50

263

SC/ST/OBC

40

227

General and EWS - PH

45

245

SC/ST/OBC - PH

40

227

NEET MDS 2022 Cutoff (Revised)

The following table brings the revised NEET MDS cutoff for 2022.

Category

Revised Qualifying Percentile

General (UR, EWS)

24.286

SC/ST/OBC

14.286

UR-PWD

19.286

NEET MDS Cut Off (Past Years' Trends)

Referring to the cut off of the past years will give candidates an idea of the difficulty level of the examination. NEET MDS cut off for the past three years has been given below.

Revised NEET MDS 2021 Cut Off

The cut off is revised to fill the vacant seats through the counselling process. The Central Government in consultation with the Dental Council of India revises the cut off if the number of candidates who qualify the examination is less than the required. Check the table below for revised cutoff marks and scores for NEET MDS 2021.

Category

Percentile

Scores

General and EWS

26.971

185

SC/ST/OBC

16.971

152

General and EWS - PH

21.971

170

SC/ST/OBC - PH

16.971

152


NEET MDS 2021 Cut Off

The below table brings the original NEET MDS cutoff for 2021. 

Category

Percentile

Scores

General and EWS

50

259

SC/ST/OBC

40

227

General and EWS - PH

45

243

SC/ST/OBC - PH

40

227

NEET MDS Cutoff 2020 (Revised)

The revised NEET MDS cutoff 2020 is given in the below table.

Category

Cut-off percentile (2020)

Cutoff marks (2020)

UR

31.065

220

SC/ ST/ OBC

21.065

188

UR - PWD

26.065

204

SC/ ST/ OBC – PWD

21.065

188

NEET MDS cutoff 2020 (Original)

Here we bring the original NEET MDS cutoff 2020 which was originally released by NBE.

Category

Cut off percentile

Cutoff Marks

General and EWS

50

286

SC/ST/OBC

40

250

General and EWS - PH

45

268

SC/ST/OBC - PH

40

250

NEET MDS Cutoff 2019

The table below brings the NEET MDS cutoff for 2019. 

Category

Qualifying percentile (Original)

Cutoff score (Original)

Qualifying percentile (Revised)

Cutoff score (Revised)

Unreserved category

50

250

25.835

172

Unreserved PWD

45

232

20.835

156

Reserved

40

215

15.835

140

Reserved PWD

40

215

15.835

156

NEET MDS Cutoff 2018 

The table below brings the NEET MDS cutoff for 2018. 

Category

NEET MDS 2018 cutoff marks

General

250

SC/ST/OBC

215

General PWD

232

NEET MDS Counselling 2024

Based on the cutoff of NEET MDS 2024 and the All India Merit List prepared by the NBE, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is conducting the counselling for MDS courses. Candidates must note that only those who scored more than or equal to the NEET MDS cutoff 2024 are eligible to participate in the counselling process. Candidates who wish to participate in the counselling of NEET MDS 2024 have to register on the official website of MCC.

NEET MDS Cut Off 2024: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding NEET MDS cutoff. 

Q:   What is the expected NEET MDS ranks for DY Patil Pune cutoff 2024?

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On analysing last three year cutoffs, the expected NEET MDS ranks for DY Patil Pune cutoff 2024 for R1 for the General category All India students may range as follows for top courses:

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Q:   I have NEET MDS rank of 10108. Can I get admission in DY Patil Pune? I belong to General Category.

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Candidates seeking admission to DY Patil MDS course must have a valid score in NEET MDS. The final admission to the university is based on NEET MDS Counselling results. Candidates with 10108 rank and above can get the following specialisations for General category All India Quota:

CourseRound 1 (Closing Rank)Last Round (Closing Rank)
MDS in Oral Medicine and Radiology880821388
MDS in Periodontology1309817234
MDS in Public Health Dentistry1071010710
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Q:   What is NEET MDS cutoff for Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences?

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Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences offers admission to MDS programme through Faculty of Medical Sciences, DU. The institute considers NEET MDS score for admission to MDS programme. MDS is a competitive programme and candidates must score well to get a seat. Below is NEET MDS cutoff for MAIDS Delhi MDS:

Course202120222023
MDS in Prosthodontics, Crown and bridge13NA
MDS in Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryNA2112
MDS in Oral Pathology and MicrobiologyNA132NA
MDS in Oral Medicine and Radiology150NANA
MDS in Public Health DentistryNANA87
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Q:   What could be the expected NEET MDS cutoff for AMU MDS for OBC Category?

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The expected closing ranks for NEET MDS cutoff for AMU MDS R1 for OBC Category can be anticipated from the last three year cutoff ranges as mentioned below: 

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Q:   What is NEET MDS cutoff for MDS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery offered at DU?

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DU offers MDS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery through affiliated colleges Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi and Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, MAMC. Tabulated below  is NEET MDS cutoff for MDS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery offered at DU:

College2023
Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi2
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, MAMC12
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