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Tamil Nadu NEET UG Cut-offs: Madras Medical College, CMC Vellore among top choices

Ruchika Kumari | May 25, 2026 | 06:23 PM IST | 3 mins read

Tamil Nadu MBBS cut-off 2025: Check open, OBC, SC, ST category-wise ranks, marks and closing cut-offs for top medical colleges.

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Category-wise NEET cut-offs for top medical colleges including Madras Medical College (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)
Category-wise NEET cut-offs for top medical colleges including Madras Medical College (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

Tamil Nadu continues to remain one of the most competitive states for MBBS admissions. If not All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS, aspirants aim for other popular institutions such as Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore, Madras Medical College (MMC), and Stanley Medical College. These colleges witnessed high closing ranks in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Under Graduate (NEET UG) 2025 counselling. Category-wise cut-off data shows that candidates from general category required significantly higher marks for admission, while reserved categories saw comparatively lower closing ranks across several government medical colleges.

Tamil Nadu has recorded a steady rise in NEET participation over the years. In 2022, 57,215 candidates qualified NEET out of 99,610 who appeared. The number increased to 78,693 qualifiers in 2023 and further rose to 89,198 in 2024, reflecting growing competition for MBBS seats in the state. Despite the increase in MBBS seats over recent years, competition for top government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu remained intense across all major categories.

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Popular colleges with highest closing ranks

OBC seats remained highly competitive in institutions such as MMC Chennai, Stanley Medical College, Kilpauk Medical College and Chengalpattu Medical College. At MMC Chennai, the OBC category closed at NEET rank 168, while the SC category closed at 926 and the ST category at 1247. Although reserved category cut-offs were lower than Open Community ranks, admission to top institutions still required strong NEET scores.

CollegeCategoryTotal MarksClosing Rank
Government Medical College, ThiruvallurOBC5271854
Government Medical College, TirupurOBC5271851
Stanley Medical College, ChennaiSC5281811
IRT Perundurai Medical College, PerunduraiOBC5291752
Government Villupuram Medical College, VillupuramOBC5291745
Stanley Medical College, ChennaiST5311627
ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, ChennaiOBC5321602
Theni Medical College, TheniOBC5321574
Government Vellore Medical College, VelloreOBC5341469
Tirunelveli Medical College, TirunelveliOBC5361404

Category-wise cutoffs (Open, OBC, SC, ST)

Newer government colleges are gradually attracting more applicants as MBBS seat availability expands across the state.

CollegeCategoryTotal MarksOpening RankClosing Rank
Christian Medical College, VelloreOpen Community6182137
Madras Medical College, ChennaiOpen Community6092470
Madras Medical College, ChennaiOBC5916168
Madras Medical College, ChennaiSC54742926
Madras Medical College, ChennaiST53912471247
Stanley Medical College, ChennaiOBC572169358
Stanley Medical College, ChennaiSC5289291811
Stanley Medical College, ChennaiST53116271627
Government Kilpauk Medical College, ChennaiOpen Community568253418
Government Kilpauk Medical College, ChennaiOBC564216500

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NEET UG cut-offs are influenced by several factors, including the number of candidates appearing for the examination, difficulty level of the NEET paper, availability of MBBS seats and category-wise reservation policies.

Top colleges see higher competition due to strong academic reputation, lower fees, better clinical exposure. Apart from these, factors such as hostel facilities, counselling rounds also play a key role in determining the final closing ranks.

NEET 2024 Cut-off for medical colleges

Tamil Nadu Medical CollegeGeneralGeneral EWSOBC NCLSCST
Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu13530250161391586365158996
Coimbatore Medical College9774228911142393039127375
ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, Chennai195781922721816109131144424
Government Dharamapuri Medical College141462748014595122029155938
Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai10663121741181674322100861
Government Medical College and ESIC Hospital, Coimbatore10679236751205898682154198
Government Medical College and Hospital, Karur144682845414733131961163379
Government Medical College and Hospital, Pudukkottai205512856417670132476166217
Government Medical College, Omandurar9624272481146877275100188
Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem10846258031777898661122239
Government Sivagangai Medical College and Hospital176642650417780132577163170
Government Thiruvarur Medical College171642840017587130316161206
Government Thoothukudi Medical College144672826714840127205161326
Government Thiruvannamalai Medical College177262672017772123078160995
Government Vellore Medical College193042467413513118737137261
Government Villupuram Medical College159712795717152114396162494
IRT Perundurai Medical College129042727714110126598156658
Kanyakumari Government Medical College131822735018953126293160607
KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College, Tiruchirapalli130512306113289100848144908
Madras Medical College, Chennai1318492120481037692801
Madurai Medical College10467234191155975910138861
Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalainagar175962830517844136699159902
Stanley Medical College, Chennai7114118821379013416881472
Thanjavur Medical College12188278461384197800145207
Theni Medical College133612721520670127064161051
Tirunelveli Medical College251942686819861135357151297

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NEET UG 2026 on June 21

The NEET UG exam held on May 3 was cancelled after allegations of a question paper leak surfaced, leading to protests, legal proceedings and a CBI probe. Following the row, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced a re-examination on June 21. The controversy has raised serious concerns regarding exam transparency, security measures and the growing pressure on medical aspirants.

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