S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital

Given its status as Odisha's premier government dental college, closing ranks for the state quota and AIQ have historically required strong NEET scores. Exact cutoff ranks vary by counselling round, category, and quota; confirm current-year figures on the MCC/Odisha counselling portals.

Admission to BDS at S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital requires a valid, qualifying NEET-UG score. NEET qualification is defined by percentile, not a fixed score — the qualifying percentile is fixed every year, while the equivalent raw score moves with exam difficulty.

Qualifying NEET only makes you eligible — it does not guarantee a seat. The actual closing rank for a BDS seat at S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital depends on your category, the counselling quota, the number of seats, and how many higher-ranked candidates pick this college ahead of you (explained below). Always confirm the current-year qualifying score on the official NTA NEET result.

BDS seats at S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital are filled through NEET-UG counselling in two quotas:

• •State Quota (~85% of seats) — through Odisha state counselling, for Odisha-domicile candidates.
• •All India Quota (~15% of seats) — through MCC (Medical Counselling Committee), open to candidates nationwide.

Counselling runs in multiple rounds — Round 1 → Round 2 → Mop-up → Stray Vacancy. Closing ranks loosen in later rounds as higher-ranked candidates settle elsewhere, so a rank that misses an early round can still convert to a seat later.

As a government dental college, S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital usually has the most competitive closing ranks (lowest ranks / highest scores) because of its heavily subsidised fees — state-quota seats typically close at stronger ranks than the All India Quota. Exact closing ranks change every year by category and round; check the Odisha counselling and MCC portals for current-year figures, or use the College Predictor to estimate your chances.