Sharda University

What are the cutoffs for Sharda University in 2026?

Sharda University, Greater Noida admits students primarily through three national entrance exams: NEET UG (for MBBS and BDS at the School of Medical Sciences and Research), NEET PG (for MD/MS seats), and JEE Main (for B.Tech at the Sharda School of Engineering and Technology). For 2026 admissions, the most reliable guide is the 2025 closing data: the NEET UG MBBS General closing rank stretched from 86,074 in the early round to 3,13,983 in the final mop-up round, while NEET UG BDS General closed as wide as 8,09,856 before tightening to 2,85,338 in the last round. As a private university, Sharda fills government-quota medical seats through UP NEET counselling and management seats institutionally, so its closing ranks are deliberately wide compared with government colleges. B.Tech admission via JEE Main is far more lenient, with 2023 General closing ranks running from 4,40,282 down to 9,04,317 across branches.

In short, an aspirant should read Sharda's cutoff not as a single number but as a round-wise band: medical seats demand a NEET rank inside lakhs, PG seats demand a NEET PG rank in the low thousands, and engineering seats are accessible to most JEE Main qualifiers. The sections below break this down year-wise, course-wise, and by category using Sharda's actual verified ranks.

Year-Wise Cutoff Trends (2024-2026)

The table below tracks how Sharda University's General-category closing ranks have moved across 2022 to 2025, which is the data pool that frames 2026 expectations. It answers the core question every applicant asks: has it become harder or easier to get into Sharda? Read each row as the last-round closing rank for that programme and year, where a higher number means a wider, more accessible cutoff. Because Sharda is a private institution, category-segregated SC/ST data is limited at the institute level, so General-category closing ranks are used as the consistent benchmark.

The clearest takeaway is that Sharda's MBBS cutoff has stayed in a stable band: the 2024 General closing rank of 82,011 sat close to the 2022 figure of 1,09,588 and the 2023 figure of 1,10,819, before the 2025 final round widened to 3,13,983 as later counselling rounds filled remaining seats. BDS remains the most accessible medical route, closing as wide as 8,09,856 in both 2024 and 2025. For B.Tech, the 2023 spread from 4,40,282 to 9,04,317 shows that branch choice, not raw competition, drives the cutoff at Sharda.

Course-Wise Cutoff at Sharda University

Sharda University runs distinct cutoffs for each programme, and lumping them together is misleading. The table below separates the 2025 (and latest available) closing ranks by individual course and the exam that governs it, so an applicant can match their own rank to the right programme. It answers the question: with my NEET, NEET PG, or JEE Main rank, which Sharda programme is realistically within reach? Postgraduate MD/MS ranks are far tighter than undergraduate ranks because PG seats are few and demand is intense.

The course-wise split shows a sharp hierarchy. MD seats are the hardest, with the most competitive specialties closing around rank 2,150 and the widest near 10,200 in NEET PG 2025; MS specialties cluster tighter, between 2,600 and 5,500. At the undergraduate level, MBBS is meaningfully more selective than BDS, and B.Tech is the most open pathway of all. A practical reading: a NEET PG aspirant needs a four-figure rank for Sharda's MD/MS seats, while a NEET UG aspirant with a rank inside the low lakhs can still target MBBS or BDS.

Cutoff Trend Analysis

Sharda University's cutoff trend is broadly stable for MBBS and slightly easing for engineering. For MBBS, the General closing rank moved from 1,09,588 in 2022 to 1,10,819 in 2023, then tightened to 82,011 in 2024 before the 2025 final round widened to 3,13,983 - that 2025 figure reflects late mop-up rounds filling leftover seats rather than a genuine drop in competitiveness, so the early-round 2025 closing of 86,074 is the more honest benchmark for a serious candidate. The reason behind this stability is that Sharda's MBBS seat count and fee structure (a total programme cost of roughly Rs 77.67 Lakh) keep demand consistent year on year.

BDS, by contrast, remains the easiest medical entry, holding at an 8,09,856 General closing rank in both 2024 and 2025, which means almost any NEET-qualified candidate is in contention through later rounds. On the postgraduate side, MD admission closed around the 6,000-rank mark in Round 2 of 2025 (down from roughly 10,000 in 2024), signalling rising competition for PG medical seats. For engineering, the 2023 JEE Main spread of 4,40,282 to 9,04,317 confirms that B.Tech is accessible to the vast majority of qualifiers, with cutoffs decided by branch popularity rather than scarcity. Realistically, a candidate should aim for a NEET rank under 90,000 for a comfortable MBBS seat, under 4,30,000 for BDS, a NEET PG rank under 5,000 for sought-after MD/MS specialties, and any valid JEE Main rank under 7,00,000 for most B.Tech branches.