Kilpauk MC Chennai NEET Cutoff 2026

About this college

Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai is a government college in Tamil Nadu offering MBBS. NMC approved 150 MBBS seats for 2026–27. In MCC’s 2026 counselling, All-India Quota Open-category seats closed at All-India Rank 1,942 in round 1, 8,910 in round 3 and 26,469 in the stray vacancy round. By round 1 Open closing rank it was #29 in demand among MBBS colleges in MCC’s 2026 counselling (a measure of demand, not quality).

Type: Government
State: Tamil Nadu
MBBS seats 2026–27 (NMC): 150
All-India Quota (15%) (MCC): 22
MCC college code: 200263

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 200263). The colleges supply these documents, so confirm the fees with the college before you choose it.

Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai: 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	3,190	1,758	1,942	Got easier
EWS	10,916	14,863	14,040	Got harder
OBC	4,117	2,383	2,165	Got harder
SC	24,281	18,270	13,776	Got harder
ST	83,959	68,755	61,551	Got harder

Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai: All-India Quota (15%) closing ranks

22 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	1,942	6,115	8,910	26,469
EWS	14,040	9,920	–	–
OBC	2,165	6,754	10,378	–
SC	13,776	37,765	48,292	1,23,677
ST	61,551	87,920	–	–

Tamil Nadu state counselling · TN Selection Committee

Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai: Tamil Nadu (TN Selection Committee) cut-off marks

Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Tamil Nadu, 2026 · NEET marks (out of 720)

High demand · Top 10 in Tamil Nadu#3 of 33 MBBS colleges in Tamil Nadu by round 1 OC (open competition) cut-off mark (demand, not quality)

Government quota

Government colleges and the government-quota seats of self-financing colleges, filled by community (Tamil Nadu candidates). The cut-off for a community is the lowest NEET mark among its students allotted a seat, open-competition seats included.

Tamil Nadu cut-off: the lowest NEET mark among students allotted a seat in that round (for a community, its own students, open-competition seats included) (the 7.5% list of round 1 has no college column, so 7.5% starts from round 2). A dash means no seat in that category in that round.
Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
OC (open competition)	621	613	608
BC	615	604	590
BC (Muslim)	615	602	580
MBC & DNC	604	599	599
SC	556	549	531
SC (Arunthathiyar)	520	517	517
ST	543	543	543

2 more categories (special and minority seats)

Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
Persons with disability	–	298	298
Sports	–	284	284

7.5% government-school

The 7.5% of government-quota seats reserved for students who studied in Tamil Nadu government schools from class 6 to 12.

Tamil Nadu cut-off: the lowest NEET mark among students allotted a seat in that round (for a community, its own students, open-competition seats included) (the 7.5% list of round 1 has no college column, so 7.5% starts from round 2). A dash means no seat in that category in that round.
Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
BC	–	530	530
MBC & DNC	–	538	538
SC	–	537	537
SC (Arunthathiyar)	–	506	506

Who can apply: government-quota and 7.5% seats are for Tamil Nadu candidates (nativity and schooling rules in the Selection Committee’s prospectus); management, minority and NRI seats follow their own rules. Cut-offs are NEET marks out of 720; for a community, the lowest mark among its students allotted a seat. TN publishes no tuition table as text, so no fees are copied here; confirm with the Selection Committee and the college.

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 Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai in 2026?

In MCC’s 2026 counselling, the Open-category closing rank was 1,942 in round 1, 6,115 in round 2, 8,910 in round 3 and 26,469 in the stray vacancy round (NEET All-India Rank). Category-wise closing ranks are in the tables above.

How many MBBS seats does Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai have?

NMC approved 150 MBBS seats for 2026–27. In MCC’s round 1 seat matrix, 22 were All-India Quota (15%).

Is it getting harder to get into Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai?

Its Open-category round 1 closing rank was 3,190 in 2024, 1,758 in 2025, 1,942 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 Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai 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 Tamil Nadu’s state counselling.