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Odisha
DMET Odisha NEET UG counselling, college cutoffs (sophisticated 19+ quota encoding with UNIQUE Green Card quota and separate UR/OP categories), seat aggregates, fees, and teaching hospital data for the 2025 to 2026 cycle.
15
government colleges
3
private colleges
3
deemed colleges
3,025
total MBBS seats
section · counselling & admission
Odisha NEET UG counselling.
Odisha NEET UG counselling is conducted by the Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET), Odisha through dmetodisha.gov.in. The counselling allocates 85% State Quota seats in 14 State Government Medical Colleges plus Cat-A and Cat-B seats in 3 Private Medical Colleges. AIIMS Bhubaneswar admits 100% via MCC AIQ counselling (statutory autonomous). 3 Deemed Universities (KIMS, SUM, SUM Campus II) admit exclusively via MCC AIQ Deemed counselling. Odisha cutoffs use sophisticated encoding with 19+ distinct quota codes including the UNIQUE Green Card (GC) quota for state employees wards.
Counselling highlights
| factor | particular |
|---|---|
| Counselling Name | Odisha NEET UG Counselling |
| Conducting Body | Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET), Odisha |
| NEET Counselling Type | NEET UG |
| Courses Offered | MBBS, BDS |
| Official Website | dmetodisha.gov.in |
| Application Fee | Rs. 1,000 (UR/OBC) / Rs. 500 (SC/ST/PwD) |
| Mode | Online application; offline document verification at allotted college |
| Cutoff Type | Opening and closing AIR + Score per round per quota |
| Quota Structure | 85% State + 15% AIQ for govts; Cat-A Conv + Cat-B Mgmt + Cat-C NRI for privates |
About the rounds
DMET Odisha runs an online counselling cycle over 4-5 rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Stray Round, and Spot Stray Round if seats remain. Each round publishes opening and closing AIR per college per category per quota. The cutoff data has 954 rows in the database covering 2024-2025 with this granular detail.
Odisha reservation policy (22.5% ST - 3rd highest in India)
| category | % | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Open Competition (OP) | Approximately 32% | Open category - DIFFERENT from UR/Unreserved in Odisha encoding |
| Unreserved (UR) | Variable | Higher-level General quota separate from Open category |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 11.25% | Composite with Open category in some quota codes |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 10% | General category economically weaker |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 16.25% | SC certificate from Odisha authority |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 22.5% | HIGH ST reservation (3rd highest in India) reflecting 22.85% tribal population |
| Green Card (GC) | Reserved | UNIQUE to Odisha - children of state government employees with Green Card |
| Ex-Serviceman (EX/ES) | Reserved | Children of Armed Forces personnel |
| Sports (SG) | Reserved | Sportspersons quota |
| Persons with Disabilities (PH) | 5% horizontal | Applied across all categories |
Odisha has UNIQUE reservation features: (1) Separate UR and OP (Open) categories in cutoff data - not merged like other states, (2) Green Card (GC) quota UNIQUE to Odisha for state government employees wards, (3) 22.5% ST reservation reflecting 22.85% tribal population (3rd-highest in India after Mizoram and Lakshadweep). Quota codes use composite encoding: HS-{CATEGORY}{SPECIAL_TAG} where special tags include EX/ES (Ex-Serviceman), GC (Green Card), NO (Normal/default), PH (PwD), SG (Sports).
Odisha quota structure
Home State 85% State Quota (HS)
For 14 govt colleges. Filled by DMET Odisha through online counselling. Multiple category quotas: HS-UR, HS-OP, HS-EWS, HS-SC, HS-ST with special tag variants.
Home State 15% AIQ
For govt colleges filled by MCC at All India level.
AIIMS Bhubaneswar
125 seats. AIQ-only via MCC. Statutory Autonomous - does NOT participate in DMET Odisha counselling. 5th AIIMS in India (2012).
Private Cat-A Convenor
For 3 private colleges (Hi-Tech BBSR, Hi-Tech Rourkela, DRIEMS). Filled by DMET Odisha at state quota rates.
Private Cat-B Management
For 3 private colleges. Filled per institutional criteria.
Private NRI Quota (HS-NRI / NRI-OPNO)
NRI seats for private colleges.
Deemed Universities (3 colleges)
KIMS (KIIT), IMS-SUM, IMS-SUM Campus II. Admit exclusively via MCC AIQ Deemed counselling. KIMS and SUM each have 250 seats. SUM Campus II is new 2024 with 250 seats.
Green Card (GC) Quota
UNIQUE to Odisha - children of state govt employees with Green Card certification. Appears as -GC suffix in quota codes.
Ex-Serviceman Sub-Quota
-EX or _ES suffix in quota codes (HS-OPEX, HS-UR_ES) for Armed Forces children.
Sports Sub-Quota
-SG or _SG suffix in quota codes (HS-UR_SG, HS-SCSG) for sportspersons.
PwD (5% horizontal)
-PH suffix in quota codes applied across all categories.
Domicile rules
To claim Odisha state quota seats, candidates must satisfy Odisha domicile clauses: (a) born in Odisha with continuous residence + education, (b) parent is an Odisha state government employee, (c) parent is a permanent resident of Odisha, (d) candidate studied in Odisha for the qualifying years. Odisha Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) from Tehsildar is required at verification. Green Card claim requires state employee Green Card from the Department of Personnel.
Documents required
- NEET UG 2025 Admit Card and Scorecard / Rank Card
- Class 10 (HSC) and Class 12 (CHSE) Mark Sheets and Certificates
- Odisha Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) from Tehsildar
- Odisha Caste Certificate (OBC/SC/ST/EWS) issued by competent authority
- Income Certificate for OBC NCL and EWS claims
- Green Card (if claiming GC quota - state employee parent)
- PwD Certificate / UDID if applicable
- Ex-Serviceman Certificate / Discharge Certificate (if claiming -EX/-ES quota)
- Sports Certificate / SAI Recognition (if claiming -SG quota)
- NRI Sponsor Documents if claiming HS-NRI / NRI-OPNO quota at private college
- Aadhaar Card and one additional Government Photo ID
- Recent passport-size photographs
- Application fee payment receipt (Rs. 1,000 UR/OBC, Rs. 500 SC/ST/PwD)
NEET UG qualifying cutoffs (2022 to 2025)
| category | percentile | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UR / EWS | 50th | 715 to 117 | 720 to 137 | 720 to 164 | 686 to 144 |
| OBC / SC / ST | 40th | 116 to 93 | 136 to 107 | 163 to 129 | 143 to 113 |
| UR / EWS & PwD | 45th | 116 to 105 | 136 to 121 | 163 to 146 | 143 to 127 |
| OBC / SC / ST & PwD | 40th | 104 to 93 | 120 to 107 | 145 to 129 | 126 to 113 |
Important notes
- Sriram Chandra Bhanj Medical College Cuttack (SCB MC, 1944) is the OLDEST medical college in Odisha, established 3 years before Indian independence.
- AIIMS Bhubaneswar (2012) is the 5th AIIMS established in India under Phase II. Admits 100% via MCC AIQ counselling.
- Odisha has 8 DIFFERENT affiliating universities for its state govt colleges - MOST FRAGMENTED university affiliation among Indian states: Utkal University, Sambalpur University, Berhampur University, Orissa University of Health Sciences, Fakir Mohan University Balasore, MSCBD University Baripada, Kalahandi University, North Odisha University Baripada.
- GREEN CARD (GC) reservation is UNIQUE to Odisha - children of state government employees with Green Card certification receive a specific quota appearing as -GC suffix in cutoff codes.
- Cutoffs use SEPARATE UR and OP (Open) categories - unique among Indian states. Other states merge these into one Unreserved/General category.
- 2 SAHEED (MARTYR) MEDICAL COLLEGES commemorate tribal freedom fighters: Saheed Laxman Naik MC Koraput (2017) and Saheed Rendo Majhi MC Bhawanipatna Kalahandi (2023, renamed from GMC).
- 2018 RENAME INITIATIVE: GMC Balangir was renamed Bhima Bhoi MC (after the 19th-century Odia poet-philosopher), and GMC Balasore was renamed Fakir Mohan MC (after the founder of modern Odia literature).
- 22.5% ST reservation reflects Odiisha 22.85% tribal population, 3rd-highest in India after Mizoram and Lakshadweep.
- 14 state govt colleges (1,800 seats) + AIIMS Bhubaneswar (125) = 1,925 total Govt MBBS seats. Plus 3 Private (350 seats) + 3 Deemed (750 seats) = 3,025 total MBBS seats across 20 colleges.
- Government MBBS fees range Rs. 20,000/year at Pt. Raghunath Murmu Baripada (lowest) to Rs. 36,900/year at VIMSAR Burla (highest). SCB Cuttack at Rs. 29,764/year despite heritage status.
Contact
DMET Odisha portal
address
Director of Medical Education and Training, Heads of Department Building, Annex Building, Old Secretariat, Bhubaneswar, Odisha