OverviewTamil Nadu’s MBBS and BDS admission competition is expected to intensify in 2026, with government medical college cut-offs likely to rise by up to 40 marks for open-category candidates and 21–41 marks for some reserved categories. The state’s NEET 2026 topper scored 705/720, compared with 665 last year, while more than 6,000 students scored above 500 marks. Tamil Nadu has 9,999 MBBS seats, with 7,157 entering the state counselling matrix after the All India Quota share. BDS has 1,383 seats, including 213 in government dental colleges and 1,170 government-quota seats in self-financing colleges. Experts say BDS cut-offs remain difficult to predict as many students now prefer repeating NEET rather than choosing dentistry.