NEET 2019 Reduced Cutoff for BDS Admissions: MCC releases schedule for stray vacancy round

New Delhi: With the reduced cutoff percentile for NEET 2019 candidates vying for BDS admissions , now being announced, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the schedule for the stray vacancy round for BDS seats

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the Dental Council of India (DCI) has lowered the cut off percentile or qualifying marks for NEET 2019 candidates who intend to take admission to BDS Course for the academic session 2019-20.

The information to this effect came via a recent notice uploaded by the Dental Education section of the MoHFW informing all the Health/Medical Education Secretary and Director of Medical Education of all the States/UT, Registrar of the University having dental colleges affiliated to them and all the Dental Colleges running BDS Course in the Country.

The Qualifying percentiles for NEET-UG 2019 for admissions to BDS courses for the academic session 2019-20 stands lowered as under:

S.No.	Category	Qualifying Percentile
1	General	40
2	SC/ST/OBC	30
3	General candidates with BenchMark Disabilities specified under the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016	35

In view of the above, the candidates who have become eligible after lowered cut off can register on MCC website as per the following schedule. The candidates who are already registered need to report to the colleges/ Institutes directly for participation in Stray Vacancy Round for BDS seats.