Which Colleges Accept NEET UG Scores?
NEET UG is the single gateway for MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BSMS, and BSc Nursing admissions across India. Every government, private, and deemed medical college-including all AIIMS, JIPMER, and central universities-fills its undergraduate seats through this one exam. In NEET 2025, there were 1,18,190 MBBS seats, 27,868 BDS seats, and thousands more AYUSH and nursing seats up for grabs.
This page maps out the colleges you can realistically target with your NEET score. We have pulled together the final 2025 closing ranks for General, OBC, EWS, SC, and ST categories across AIQ, state quotas, and deemed universities. Use these numbers as a baseline for the NEET UG 2026 cycle-they move, but the pecking order stays remarkably stable.
Before you dive into the lists, get familiar with the NEET UG counselling process and the cutoff trends. And if you want a personalised shortlist, run your expected rank through the NEET college predictor.
AIIMS Institutes: MBBS Seats and Cutoffs
India has 26 AIIMS, of which 20 are functional and admitting MBBS students. AIIMS Delhi closes at an all-India rank of 48, while the newer AIIMS in Madurai or Deoghar can extend past rank 3,500 for a general seat. The total AIIMS MBBS seats in 2025 exceeded 2,260.
Below are the 2025 round-1 closing ranks for General category seats. Reserved category cutoffs are listed on the full NEET UG cutoffs page.
Ranks tighten in later counselling rounds. For example, AIIMS Madurai’s General seat drifted to 7,143 by round 3, and AIIMS Jammu’s to 3,993. If you are a borderline candidate, never exit counselling early.
JIPMER, BHU, AMU, and Other Central Institutes
These central institutions fill seats through the All India Quota managed by MCC. The closing ranks shown are the final ones after all rounds in 2025.
JIPMER Puducherry and AIIMS Delhi cutoffs barely move-the seat is almost always locked in round 1. JIPMER Karaikal, on the other hand, saw its general seat slide from rank 2,633 in round 1 to 5,731 in round 3. If you rank around 5,500-6,000, you should still keep Karaikal in your choices and float until the last round.
All India Quota (AIQ) State-Wise MBBS Closing Ranks
Fifteen per cent of government MBBS seats are filled through the AIQ route, open to candidates from every state. The table below gives the final UR closing rank within each state’s AIQ pool in 2025-the rank at which the last general-category student got a seat somewhere in that state.
For the most competitive states-Delhi, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu-the AIQ cutoffs are set by a handful of flagship colleges. In larger states like UP or Bihar, the closing rank hits 26,000-27,000 because of new and peripheral government colleges that open up at those ranks.
To see college-level cutoffs within a state’s AIQ or the larger 85% state quota, check your state counselling authority’s website. The NEET UG counselling page lists all the official portals.
Deemed Medical Universities: Fees and Management Quota Scores
Deemed universities fill seats through MCC under a separate management and NRI quota. There is no state quota in deemed colleges. General-category students compete for management seats at cutoffs that can be surprisingly forgiving-the 2025 MGT closing score was 175. Minority quotas (Muslim, Jain) have their own, often higher, benchmarks.
The table below picks 15 representative deemed colleges, their annual tuition in ₹, and the management and NRI scores that secured a seat in 2025. Full college-wise data with round details is on the NEET cutoffs page.
*Ramaiah data not present in the current gap research; verify via MCC.
Management quota fees are strict; the package shown is for tuition only and hostel, mess, and other charges will push the annual outflow to ₹18-30 L. NRI seats are paid in USD or equivalent INR, with lower score requirements but steep cost.
BDS Colleges Accepting NEET Scores
BDS admission also runs through MCC and state counselling, using the same NEET score. In 2025, 27,868 BDS seats were on offer. The top government dental colleges close ranks similar to mid-tier MBBS colleges-a welcome fallback if your score can’t fetch an MBBS seat.
BDS cutoffs are naturally softer: for the same rank, you can often secure a better-located BDS institution than an MBBS seat. Private and deemed dental colleges accept scores down to the 1.5-2 lakh rank mark for management quota seats.
AYUSH Colleges: BAMS, BHMS, and BUMS
NEET scores are mandatory for BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, and BSMS admissions, with AACCC conducting the centralised counselling for All India quota AYUSH seats. The top government BAMS colleges close between rank 35,000 and 48,000 for the open category. Government BHMS colleges are a step easier, closing between 54,000 and 1.0 lakh. Unani (BUMS) seats are fewer and fill by state-specific counselling; in Madhya Pradesh, for example, the Hakim Syed Ziaul Hasan Govt. Autonomous Unani College, Bhopal, closes its general seats around rank 1.3 lakh in the UR category.
Top Government BAMS Colleges (2025 Opening & Closing Ranks, UR):
Top Government BHMS Colleges (2025 Closing Ranks, UR):
Remember, AYUSH cutoffs vary significantly by state quota and category. The NEET UG cutoffs article breaks down category-wise scores for each stream.
BSc Nursing and Veterinary Sciences
NEET UG scores are also used by several institutes for BSc Nursing admissions under AFMS and state nursing councils, as well as for BVSc & AH (veterinary science) programmes. The top nursing colleges, such as Lady Hardinge Medical College (closing rank 62,205) and ABVIMS & RML Hospital (68,701), fall within the 30,000-80,000 rank band for open seats. Veterinary science cutoffs sit between 21,811 (Madras Veterinary College) and 47,130 (SKUAST Kashmir). If your rank falls in the 60,000-90,000 range, a good government nursing or veterinary seat becomes a very realistic option.
How to Prioritise Colleges Using Your NEET Rank
Start with the safest top bracket: AIIMS Delhi, JIPMER Puducherry, MAMC, VMMC, and Seth GS-these rarely slip beyond rank 1,200 for general seats. If your expected rank is under 3,000, lock in an AIIMS or a central institute in the first counselling round and float for an upgrade.
Between 3,000 and 15,000, you should target flagship state medical colleges through AIQ and state quota: Grant Medical College Mumbai, Madras Medical College, BHU, AMU, and the older AIIMS like Bhubaneswar, Rishikesh, and Nagpur. Always fill both AIQ and your home state’s counselling form. The 85% state quota often gives a substantial rank relaxation-a candidate rank 4,000 in Karnataka may get Bangalore Medical College through state quota long before the AIQ cutoff of 1,338.
Between 15,000 and 30,000, you are now looking at new government colleges, AIQ seats in bigger northern states, and lower-tier AIIMS such as Deoghar, Guwahati, or Jammu. Deemed universities with a management quota score of 300-400 also open up.
Beyond 40,000, management quota seats in deemed medical colleges (closing score ~175) and government BDS, BAMS, and BHMS seats are realistic. NRI quota seats require scores as low as 113 but come with the fee burden of ₹1.1-2.0 crore over the course duration.
Your NEET 2026 rank will not appear until July, but you can already list colleges you would attend at every 500-rank band using the 2025 data above. Refer to the NEET college predictor tool for a personalised shortlist, and check the eligibility page to confirm you meet the minimum PCB aggregate and age criteria before locking any choice.