Thoothukudi Thoothukudi NEET Cutoff 2026

About this college

Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi 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 9,587 in round 1 and 18,095 in round 3. By round 1 Open closing rank it was #193 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: 200284

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Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi: 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	8,760	7,663	9,587	Got easier
EWS	21,496	24,006	24,486	About the same
OBC	9,475	8,893	10,826	Got easier
SC	77,873	58,560	57,871	About the same
ST	1,33,940	1,29,719	1,21,817	Got harder
Open PwD	6,11,387	–	5,96,214	–

Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi: 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	9,587	17,425	18,095	–
EWS	24,486	28,380	29,637	–
OBC	10,826	17,801	19,315	28,218
SC	57,871	1,08,520	1,11,645	1,25,995
ST	1,21,817	1,31,172	1,31,459	1,41,945
Open PwD	5,96,214	7,91,930	8,62,082	–

Tamil Nadu state counselling · TN Selection Committee

Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi: 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 50 in Tamil Nadu#16 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	Stray
OC (open competition)	580	–	–	–
BC	556	544	537	–
BC (Muslim)	547	546	539	–
MBC & DNC	546	534	528	524
SC	495	487	471	–
SC (Arunthathiyar)	448	448	448	–
ST	461	424	424	–

2 more categories (special and minority seats)

Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Stray
Persons with disability	–	178	178	–
Ex-servicemen’s children	–	444	444	–

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	Stray
BC	–	485	485	–
MBC & DNC	–	499	499	–
SC	–	476	476	–

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 Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi in 2026?

In MCC’s 2026 counselling, the Open-category closing rank was 9,587 in round 1, 17,425 in round 2 and 18,095 in round 3 (NEET All-India Rank). Category-wise closing ranks are in the tables above.

How many MBBS seats does Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi 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 Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi?

Its Open-category round 1 closing rank was 8,760 in 2024, 7,663 in 2025, 9,587 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 Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi 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.