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Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College & Hospital, Dhanbad MBBS · NEET cutoff 2026

Official name (NMC): Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College & Hospital, Dhanbad (formely known as Patliputra Medical College, Dhanbad)

About this college

Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College & Hospital, Dhanbad is a government college in Jharkhand offering MBBS. NMC approved 100 MBBS seats for 2026–27. In MCC’s 2026 counselling, All-India Quota Open-category seats closed at All-India Rank 10,317 in round 1, 15,882 in round 3 and 27,107 in the stray vacancy round. By round 1 Open closing rank it was #213 in demand among MBBS colleges in MCC’s 2026 counselling (a measure of demand, not quality).

Type: Government
State: Jharkhand
MBBS seats 2026–27 (NMC): 100
All-India Quota (15%) (MCC): 15
MCC college code: 200159

Fees: MCC’s Participating Institute Details list each college’s profile, college fee, hostel fee and bond, where the college has uploaded them (choose the institute type, then search for code 200159). The colleges supply these documents, so confirm the fees with the college before you choose it.

Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College & Hospital, Dhanbad: NEET cutoff trend 2024–2026

Round 1 closing rank by year

All-India Quota (15%). A smaller closing rank means fewer ranks got in: the college got harder to enter.
Category	2024	2025	2026	2025→2026
Open	9,040	9,623	10,317	Got easier
EWS	10,308	11,135	11,287	About the same
OBC	10,197	10,925	11,914	Got easier
SC	75,182	72,753	68,961	Got harder
ST	94,948	87,089	1,00,458	Got easier

Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College & Hospital, Dhanbad: All-India Quota (15%) closing ranks

15 seats in round 1

NEET 2026 closing rank: the highest All-India Rank allotted a seat in that round. A dash means no seat in that category in that round.
Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Stray
Open	10,317	14,578	15,882	27,107
EWS	11,287	15,023	–	–
OBC	11,914	15,867	17,119	27,187
SC	68,961	85,377	1,00,176	–
ST	1,00,458	1,00,458	–	–

Jharkhand state counselling · JCECEB

Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College, Dhanbad: Jharkhand (JCECEB) closing ranks

Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (JCECEB), 2026 · Jharkhand CML rank (JCECEB state merit list from NEET)

High demand · Top 10 in Jharkhand#3 of 11 MBBS colleges in Jharkhand by round 1 Unreserved (UR) closing rank (demand, not quality)

Government colleges

Government colleges’ state quota seats (MCC fills the 15% All-India Quota of MBBS and BDS, AACCC that of AYUSH), for Jharkhand candidates by category.

Jharkhand closing rank: the highest Jharkhand CML rank (JCECEB state merit list from NEET) allotted a seat in that round (rounds 2 and 3: KEA’s provisional cut-offs) (rounds 1–3 and the stray vacancy round). A dash means no seat in that category in that round.
Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
Unreserved (UR)	245	264	290
ST	1,617	1,766	1,829
SC	1,208	1,332	–
BC-I	274	–	292
BC-II	282	303	–
EWS	608	730	–

3 more categories (disability seats)

Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
Unreserved (UR), persons with disability	2,641	3,144	–
SC, persons with disability	2,635	–	–
BC-I, persons with disability	2,449	3,119	–

MBBS in Jharkhand is admitted on the Jharkhand CML rank (JCECEB state merit list from NEET), the committee’s merit list made from NEET. Who can apply: state quota seats are for local residents of Jharkhand (rules in JCECEB’s information bulletin). Ranks are JCECEB’s CML ranks, not All-India Ranks. Fees: JCECEB publishes each private college’s fee structure; confirm the fee with the college before you choose it.

Reading the rankings

How to read these rankings

Your NEET All-India Rank: Your own rank in the NEET exam across India (from NTA). Smaller is better. Use it for every category.
Closing rank (Round 1, 2, 3, Stray): The highest All-India Rank that still got a seat at that college in 2026, for one quota, category and round, from MCC’s official results. The stray vacancy round is the last round. If your rank is equal or smaller, it got in that year.
★ NIRF 2025 #: The government’s quality ranking of institutions (Ministry of Education): teaching, research, graduate outcomes, outreach and reputation. It says nothing about cut-offs. Some ranks are for the university a college belongs to.
High demand · Top 10 / Top 50: Where the college stands among all MBBS (or BDS) colleges by its round 1 Open closing rank in 2026: how early toppers chose it. It measures demand, not quality.

What students ask

What was the NEET cutoff for Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College & Hospital, Dhanbad in 2026?

In MCC’s 2026 counselling, the Open-category closing rank was 10,317 in round 1, 14,578 in round 2, 15,882 in round 3 and 27,107 in the stray vacancy round (NEET All-India Rank). Category-wise closing ranks are in the tables above.

How many MBBS seats does Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College & Hospital, Dhanbad have?

NMC approved 100 MBBS seats for 2026–27. In MCC’s round 1 seat matrix, 15 were All-India Quota (15%).

Is it getting harder to get into Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College & Hospital, Dhanbad?

Its Open-category round 1 closing rank was 9,040 in 2024, 9,623 in 2025, 10,317 in 2026 (MCC All-India counselling). From 2025 to 2026 it got easier. A smaller closing rank means fewer ranks got a seat.

How do I get admission to Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College & Hospital, Dhanbad through NEET?

Qualify NEET (UG), register for MCC’s counselling, include this college in your choices and lock them before the deadline. The other 85% of seats go through Jharkhand’s state counselling.