TN MBBS Cutoff — Dr. MGR State Counselling Closing Marks & 2026 Analysis
Tamil Nadu fills 85% of government MBBS seats (plus all private/self-financing seats) through state counselling run by the Selection Committee, DME — under The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University umbrella — at tnmedicalselection.org. Allotment here goes by NEET marks with TN community reservation. Below: the verified 2025 closing marks for every government college, the 7.5% government-school quota, and what those marks translate to after the higher-scoring NEET 2026.
Government MBBS — 2025 Round 1 closing NEET marks (Government Quota)
Closing marks by community from the official 2025 Round 1 allotment of TN state counselling. MBC = MBC&DNC. "—" = no OC row in the official list for that college (read the BC column as the closest guide there).
| Government Medical College | OC | BC | MBC | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madras Medical College, Chennai | 609 | 591 | 580 | 547 |
| Stanley Medical College, Chennai | 581 | 572 | 568 | 528 |
| Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai | 568 | 564 | 558 | 519 |
| Madurai Medical College, Madurai | 562 | 554 | 547 | 500 |
| Govt. Medical College, Omandurar, Chennai | 560 | 554 | 549 | 502 |
| Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore | 558 | 551 | 544 | 497 |
| Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu | 551 | 545 | 540 | 492 |
| Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur | 550 | 544 | 540 | 490 |
| Govt. MC & ESIC Hospital, Coimbatore | 548 | 539 | 532 | 481 |
| Mohan Kumaramangalam MC, Salem | 548 | 542 | 537 | 487 |
| Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli | 547 | 536 | 528 | 479 |
| K.A.P. Viswanathan GMC, Trichy | 544 | 538 | 533 | 482 |
| Govt. Vellore Medical College, Vellore | 542 | 534 | 528 | 474 |
| Govt. Tiruppur Medical College Hospital | 542 | 527 | 513 | 460 |
| Govt. Medical College, Pudukottai | 541 | 517 | 508 | 454 |
| Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi | 541 | 523 | 507 | 461 |
| Govt. Thiruvallur Medical College Hospital | 540 | 527 | 520 | 471 |
| Theni Government Medical College, Theni | 539 | 532 | 521 | 471 |
| Govt. Villupuram Medical College | 538 | 529 | 523 | 474 |
| Govt. Dharmapuri Medical College | — | 526 | 522 | 465 |
| Kanyakumari GMC, Asaripallam | — | 524 | 505 | 456 |
| Govt. Thiruvannamalai Medical College | — | 524 | 517 | 464 |
| Govt. Medical College, Karur | — | 522 | 513 | 454 |
| Govt. Sivagangai Medical College | — | 517 | 502 | 450 |
| Govt. Namakkal Medical College Hospital | — | 517 | 505 | 449 |
| Thiruvarur Govt. Medical College | — | 515 | 505 | 454 |
| Govt. Dindigul Medical College Hospital | — | 515 | 501 | 444 |
| Govt. Krishnagiri Medical College Hospital | — | 515 | 508 | 448 |
| Govt. Medical College, Cuddalore | — | 514 | 505 | 451 |
| Govt. Virudhunagar Medical College Hospital | — | 513 | 500 | 444 |
| Govt. Kallakurichi Medical College Hospital | — | 512 | 500 | 448 |
| Govt. Ariyalur Medical College Hospital | — | 512 | 499 | 446 |
| Govt. Ramanathapuram Medical College Hospital | — | 510 | 497 | 443 |
| Govt. Nagapattinam Medical College Hospital | — | 509 | 497 | 442 |
| Govt. The Nilgiris Medical College Hospital | — | 509 | 496 | 441 |
| Govt. Erode Medical College, Perundurai | — | 500 | 498 | 449 |
Source: official TN Selection Committee 2025 Round 1 allotment lists (Government Quota, MBBS). BCM, SCA and ST closing marks run lower than the SC column; check your exact community in the College Path finder, which covers all communities and Rounds 1–3 + stray.
How the rounds move
Unlike AIQ ranks, TN state closing marks shift only a little between rounds — mostly down by 5–15 marks as seats refill, though a few colleges (e.g. Tirunelveli OC 547 → 557, ESIC Coimbatore OC 548 → 554) actually closed higher in Round 3 because upgradation churned the seats. Strategy: take your Round 1 allotment if it's in your top choices; count on later rounds only for a district-level college, not for a jump into the Chennai three.
2026-equivalent marks — adjust before you compare
Re-NEET 2026 was notably higher scoring than 2025, so a 2025 closing mark understates what the same seat will need in 2026. Converting each 2025 mark through both years' score distributions (with the candidate-pool adjustment) gives this correction:
| 2025 closing mark | 2026-equivalent | Adjustment |
|---|---|---|
| 600 | ~602 | +2 |
| 590 | ~595 | +5 |
| 580 | ~588 | +8 |
| 570 | ~579 | +9 |
| 560 | ~568 | +8 |
| 550 | ~557 | +7 |
| 540 | ~547 | +7 |
| 530 | ~538 | +8 |
| 520 | ~528 | +8 |
| 510 | ~517 | +7 |
| 500 | ~506 | +6 |
| 480 | ~482 | +2 |
| 460 | ~460 | ±0 |
Applied to the headline colleges, the 2026-equivalent closing marks look like:
| College | OC 2025 → 2026-eq | BC 2025 → 2026-eq |
|---|---|---|
| Madras Medical College | 609 → ~610 | 591 → ~595 |
| Stanley Medical College | 581 → ~588 | 572 → ~581 |
| Kilpauk Medical College | 568 → ~576 | 564 → ~572 |
| Madurai Medical College | 562 → ~570 | 554 → ~561 |
| Coimbatore Medical College | 558 → ~565 | 551 → ~558 |
| Chengalpattu Medical College | 551 → ~558 | 545 → ~551 |
| Thanjavur Medical College | 550 → ~557 | 544 → ~550 |
| Newest district GMCs (BC band) | — | 500–517 → ~506–524 |
Method: 2025 mark → all-India position on the 2025 distribution → pool-adjusted (÷1.1036) → equivalent mark on the official Re-NEET 2026 distribution. These are planning estimates (±5 marks); actual 2026 closing marks also depend on new seats and choice behaviour. Same caution as our rank-equivalence analysis: borderline = possible, not assured.
7.5% government-school quota — far lower closing marks
Government-school students (Classes 6–12 in a TN government school) compete in a separate 7.5% preferential sub-quota. 2025 Round 1 closing marks there were dramatically lower than the general government quota:
| College | BC | MBC | SC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madras Medical College, Chennai | 498 | 520 | 492 |
| Stanley Medical College, Chennai | 490 | 500 | 465 |
| Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai | 485 | 492 | 455 |
| Madurai Medical College, Madurai | 475 | 480 | 441 |
| Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore | 476 | 489 | 455 |
| Govt. Virudhunagar Medical College Hospital | 431 | 446 | 416 |
| Govt. Nagapattinam Medical College Hospital | 429 | 444 | 409 |
A government-school student with ~430–500 marks can reach government MBBS through this quota — 60 to 90 marks below the open government-quota cutoffs. The app's dedicated 7.5% tab covers all 63 colleges in this pool, all communities and rounds.
Check every TN college your 2026 mark can reach
Enter your NEET 2026 score, community and quota — see round-wise government, 7.5%, self-financing and AIQ options with a downloadable PDF.
🎯 Open the Free College Finder →Using this in 2026 counselling
- Register at tnmedicalselection.org when the DME opens 2026 registration — state counselling runs in parallel with MCC AIQ; fill both.
- Compare your 2026 mark against the 2026-equivalent column, not the raw 2025 marks — a 545 in 2026 is not a 2025-style Chengalpattu-BC mark; it behaves like a 2025 ~538.
- Community matters more than the OC row: BC/MBC/SC columns differ by 40–100+ marks at the same college.
- Government-school students should plan primarily around the 7.5% quota table — it changes which colleges are realistic by several tiers.
- Self-financing colleges under state counselling closed far lower still (many below 480 in 2025) — they are the fallback tier in the same application.
Related guides
- NEET 2026 marks vs rank — Re-NEET result analysis & cutoff
- Tamil Nadu MBBS counselling — State (Dr. MGR) vs All India Quota
- AIQ 2025 cutoff — round-wise MBBS closing ranks
- Full list of government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu
- NEET rank-wise MBBS college predictor for Tamil Nadu
- Free NEET & TNEA college finder
Data source: official Tamil Nadu Selection Committee (DME) 2025 round-wise allotment lists — Government Quota and 7.5% government-school quota, MBBS. 2026-equivalent figures are College Path estimates from the NTA 2025 and Re-NEET 2026 score distributions. Always verify on tnmedicalselection.org before counselling decisions.