With 148 marks in NEET 2025, getting a seat in a government BDS college is very unlikely because the cutoff is usually much higher. You may still have a chance at a private or deemed dental college, especially under reservation categories like OBC, SC, or ST. Some colleges allow admission around 140–150 marks, mostly in later rounds with higher fees.

Keep an eye on your state’s AYUSH or dental counselling portal. When counselling opens, apply and fill in your choices. You can also look into BAMS or BHMS courses as alternatives since their cutoff is lower.

Websites to check counselling and college options:
https://aaccc.gov.in
https://mcc.nic.in

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Yes, NEET marks are very important for admission to medical courses like MBBS, BDS, and PG courses. Your neet score decides whether you qualify  or not if you score high it's give you a  chance to study in India's top government institutions with lower fees .Apart from MBBS and BDS, if your NEET score is not very high, you can also explore other options like B.Sc. Nursing, Paramedical courses, B.Sc. in Radiology, Lab Technician, , or Pharmacy. These are good career paths in the medical field and are available in both government and private institutions. Some of these may require NEET, while others may have separate entrance tests or merit-based admission.

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Unfortunately, no. Without a National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) score, you cannot get directly admitted to a Bachelor of Ayurvedic medicine and surgery program (BAMS). According to the National Commission for Indian system of medicines and the ministry of AYUSH, NEET required admission test for all under desert medical programs in India, including BAMS. A NEET score is sometimes required even for private colleges that grand admission through management or NRI quotas. So, You have to appear in NEET exams for getting admission in BAMS.

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Being an OBC candidate and receiving 222 marks on the NEET 2025 with an AIR of almost 7 lakh places you at the bottom of the list of Neet qualified applicants. However, DY Patil Medical Colleges which are deemed universities and offer MBBS seats under management/NRI quota, may still accept students with lower NEET scores, but an extremely exorbitant costs.

So, Apply for MCC Deemed University Counseling and keep eye on mop - up or stray vacancy rounds.

Yes, you can appear for NEET in 2026 and 2027 as a private candidate through NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling). The National Medical Commission (NMC) has officially confirmed that NIOS students, including private or open school candidates, are eligible for NEET UG under the Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023. You can even take additional subjects through NIOS from authorised institutions if needed. So your plan to complete PCB through NIOS in 2026 and attempt NEET in 2027 is fully valid and allowed.

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A BDS seat at a Government Medical College is extremely unlikely to be obtained with a NEET 2025 score of 248. Generally speaking, government BDS seats demand much higher marks, depending on the state and category. It's not a certainty, but there maybe few opportunities at some private universities, particularly those with the greater tuition or in less competitive areas.

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In India, the Ministry of AYUSH overseas the professional Medical program known as BHMS. According to the National Commission for Homoeopathy and Ministry of AYUSH's current norms, admission to BHMS programs in both Government and private university in India requires completion of Neet.

So, you cannot get direct admission to BHMS without appearing in NEET.

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Yes, if your school is denying the Transfer Certificate (TC) you can request a TC denial letter in writing from the school. For MCC NEET UG counselling you can also provide an affidavit stating your Class 12th was done privately and TC is not issued . This is generally accepted as an alternative

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Yes, NTA can reduce the qualifying score of NEET if needed.

This is usually done when the number of qualified candidates is very low or for some specific reason. NTA has the right to lower the cutoff marks in special cases.

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A NEET 2025 score of 333 marks, an All India Rank (AIR) near 3,56,000, and belonging to the SC category from Andhra Pradesh suggest a fair possibility of obtaining an MBBS seat within the state quota, especially in private medical colleges under Category A (government quota seats in private institutions).

In Andhra Pradesh, SC category cut-offs for Category A seats in private institutions generally vary from 320 to 370, influenced by the college and the counselling round. Government medical colleges tend to be more competitive, with the SC cut-off for MBBS frequently rising, often exceeding 400 marks.

Although obtaining a government MBBS seat is improbable, you stand a feasible opportunity in private medical colleges within A category (which offer lower tuition than B and C categories). In Round 2 or the Mop-Up round, you can anticipate improved opportunities, since cut-offs generally decrease when other students move to superior colleges or vacate seats.

Colleges such as NRI Medical College (Guntur), Katuri Medical College (Guntur), Great Eastern Medical School (Srikakulam), Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences (Eluru), and Fathima Institute of Medical Sciences (Kadapa) are among those where seats could become available for SC students in subsequent rounds under Category A.

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