MDS Dental Admission – Master of Dental Surgery

National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test – MDS is the only entrance exam held for MDS Dental Admission.

NEET MDS is held every year by the National Board of Examination for admission to various postgraduate dental courses.

Dental Doctors must appear & qualify for the NEET MDS exam for admission to MDS Dental courses.

However, MDS Dental Admission is subject to the availability of seats, candidate rank, and specializations choice.

Students with a low score in the NEET MDS exam can join private & deemed dental colleges.

If you want to study MDS Dental in India, You must participate in the NEET MDS exam.

To gain in-depth knowledge of dentistry, undergraduate dental doctors must pursue MDS specializations of their choice.

Master of Dental Surgery is a 3 yrs full-time classroom-based program offered in 9 dentistry specializations.

Conservative Dentistry, Oral Surgery, & Orthodontics are some of the most popular MDS specializations for dental doctors.

There are around 200+ dental colleges in India that offer MDS courses.

Approximately, there are around 7,000 MDS Dental seats in India.

Every year more than 25,000 undergraduate dental doctors apply for the NEET MDS exam.

Most of the MDS Dental seats are available in Private & Deemed Dental Colleges.

Students with a low score in the NEET MDS exam have to pay a higher tuition fee for MDS dental colleges.

NRI & Management quota seats in Dental Colleges are open for all NEET MDS qualified students.

Due to the higher tuition fee, most qualified students often skip these seats.

It makes the lower rank holder eligible for admission subject to the budget & college choice.

We have published this in-depth article to provide complete information for MDS Dental Admission.

In this article, You will learn about:

# MDS Dental Admission
# NEET MDS Exam
# Counselling & Seat Allotment
# Private Dental Colleges & Universities
# MDS Dental Tuition Fees

Let’s dive right in!

Career in Dentistry

Dentistry is the branch of medicine concerned with diseases in the teeth, gums, and other hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity.

With advancements in dental technology and an increase in the demand for cosmetic services, the outlook is favorable for new dentists.

A tradition dental team members include:

# Dental Specialist
# Dental Hygienist
# Dental Assistant
# Dental Lab Technicians

A dentist or dental surgeon deals with the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity.

What do Dental Surgeons do?

>> Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth and mouth.

>> Improve a patient’s appearance.

>> Perform surgical procedures such as implants, tissue grafts, and extractions.

>> Educate patients on how to better care for their teeth and prevent oral disease.

>> Research at improving oral health and developing new treatment methods.

Where do Dentists Work?

# Private practice
# Group practice
# Academic dentistry
# Public health dentistry
# Research
# International health care
# Hospital dental clinics

MDS Dental Admission In India

Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) is a full-time postgraduate course for dental students.

Dental Doctors with a good rank in NEET MDS can get a good seat in top government colleges.

Government Dental Colleges offer a higher monthly stipend.

List of MDS specializations along with annual intake in dental colleges:

MDS Dental Specialization	Annual Intake (Approx)
Prosthodontics	906
Periodontics	827
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	674
Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics	911
Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics	865
Oral Pathology & Microbiology	531
Community Dentistry	225
Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry	640
Oral Medicine Diagnosis & Radiology	512

MDS Dental Admission Eligibility Criteria:

(A) You must pursue a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree from any institutions recognised by Dental Council of India.

(B) Foreign National Students can apply for NEET MDS without dental council of India registration.

(C) All students must have completed a one-year compulsory internship.

NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY CUM ENTRNACE TEST – MDS

MDS NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is conducted by the National board of examinations, New Delhi.

NBE conducts MDS NEET every year for MDS dental admission to:

# Government Dental Colleges in India
# Deemed Dental Colleges
# Private, Trust & Minority Dental Colleges
# Armed Force Medical service institutions

NEET MDS is the only entrance exam for admission in MDS dental except for AIIMS, Delhi.

About the National Board of Examinations:

NBE was established in 1975 to improve the quality of medical education.

It’s objective is to organize a uniform standard of Postgraduate medical entrance exam on all India basis.

It conducts computer-based entrance exams for PG medical & dental courses such as:

# PG NEET for MD MS Admission
# MDS NEET for MDS Dental
# NEET-SS for Super-specialty courses
# FMGE Screening test for foreign medical graduates
# DNB PDCET for Post diploma DNB courses

NEET MDS Exam Registration Fee:

General & OBC students: 4425/- INR
SC, ST & PWD students: 3245/- INR

NEET MDS 2021 Important Dates:

NEET MDS exam registration start date:	26th October 2020
Last date to apply for NEET MDS:	15th November 2020
Admit Card download date:	9th December 2020
NEET MDS entrace exam date:	16th December 2020
Exam results announcement date:	31st December 2020

Steps to complete the NEET MDS online application form:

(A) Fill the NEET MDS online registration form through NBE website.

(B) Use Your personal information to generate a user ID. & password.
*User ID and Password is sent to Your registered email and phone number.

(C) Login to Your account on NBE website using the user id and password.

(D) Complete the application form by filling Your correct educational details.

(E) Upload Your photograph and scanned signature to the application form.

(F) Select Your desired test city to appear for NEET MDS entrance exam.

(G) Initiate Your preferred payment options to pay the exam application fee.

(H) Take a printout of the filled application form along with transaction ID.

*Follow these steps to apply for NEET MDS entrance exams.

About MDS NEET Entrance exam:

NEET MDS is a single session exam conducted across 51 cities in India.

It is a 3 hours duration exam which consists of 240 multiple choice question.

NEET MDS is a computer-based test for 960 total marks.

NEET MDS Exam Pattern:

Exam Syllabus	No. of Questions	Total Marks
General Anatomy including embryology & histology	14	56
General human physiology & Biochemistry	14	56
Dental Anatomy, Embryology & Oral Histology	14	56
General Pathology & Microbiology	14	56
General, Dental Pharmacology & Therapeutics	14	56
General Medicine	15	60
General Surgery	15	60
Dental Materials	14	56
Oral Pathology & Oral Microbiology	14	56
Oral Medicine & Radiology	14	56
Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry	14	56
Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics	14	56
Periodontology	14	56
Prosthodontics & Crown & Bridge	14	56
Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics	14	56
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	14	56
Public Health Dentistry	14	56

On the exam day, reach Your test location 2 hours before the commencement of exam.

Must carry your NEET MDS Admit card and ID card to complete the security check.

The reporting counter at the exam center closes 30 mins prior to the exam start time.

Master of Dental Surgery (MDS)

Seat allotment for MDS Dental is done by counseling on basis of NEET MDS results.

NBE does not have any role in Dental MDS counseling & seat allotment.

The role of NBE is only limited to conduct MDS NEET exams and announce the results.

NBE handles the exam results to MCC, DGHS & State authorities for MDS dental seat allotments.

MDS Dental seat allotment is subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria of Institutions, universities, state & central govt.

Types of Merit List published by NBE

1) NEET MDS All India Rank:

It’s Your overall merit position among all other students who appeared for NEET MDS.

2) All India 50% Quota Rank:

It’s Your overall merit position among all students eligible for 50% All India quota seats.

This rank is only valid for 50% all India quota seats.

3) All India 50% Quota Category Rank:

It’s Your overall merit position as per category opted (SC/ST/OBC) among other students in the same category.

This rank is also valid only for all India 50% quota seats.

*NEET MDS result is only valid for admission to current academic session.

NEET MDS Dental Counseling

Centralized Common counseling is conducted for MDS seat allotments.

MDS Dental online seat allotment is conducted in 3 rounds by medical counselling committee & state medical counselling Authorities

You must apply register online to participate in NEET MDS Dental counseling.

NEET MDS Dental Exam Qualifying Criteria:

Must have secured marks more than NEET MDS cut-off score.

1) 50th Percentile for general students (Minimum 250 out of 960).

2) 40th Percentile for OBC, SC & ST Students (Minimum 215 out of 960).

*Cut-off score is reduced if the number of students as per category is 3 times lesser than available MDS seats.

MCC NEET MDS Counseling:

MCC conducts counselling for MDS Dental seat allotment for:

# 50% All India Quota seats
# Central Govt. Dental Institutions
# Universities established by Parliament Act
# Deemed Dental Universities

50% All India Quota Seat Eligibility Criteria:

(A) Must have qualified NEET MDS to participate in All India quota seat counselling.

(B) BDS students from Jammu & Kashmir are not eligible for All India quota seat counselling.

MCC NEET MDS Counseling Registration Fee:

Seats Type	Non-Refundable Fee	Refundable Deposit
Govt. Qota Seats (General)	Rs 1000	Rs 25000
Govt. Quota Seats (SC/OBC/PH)	Rs 500	Rs 10000
Deemed University	Rs 5000	Rs 200000
Both (Govt. & Deemed)	Rs 5000	Rs 200000

MDS Dental Counseling Schedule:

1st Round MDS Dental Registration start date:	March 2021 (Dates to be announced)
College Choice filling & Option locking:	March 2021
Round 1 counseling results announcement:	By 28th March 2021
Reporting to the allotted dental college:	30th March to 5th April 2021
2nd Round MDS Dental Registration start date:	April 2021 (Dates to be announced)
College choice filling & option locking:	April 2021
Round 2 counseling results announcement:	By 14th April 2021
Reporting to the allotted dental college:	15th April to 2 April 2021
Mop Up Round counseling Registration start Date:	May 2021 (Dates to be announced)
College Choice filling & Option locking:	May 2021
Mop Up round results announcement:	By 19th May 2021
Reporting to the allotted dental college:	20th May to 26th May 2021

MDS Dental State Quota Seats Counselling

Designated authorities of states & union territories conduct MDS Dental counseling for:

# State quota seats in government & private dental colleges.
# Institution established by the state government.
# Dental institutions established by minority and trust.

State Counselling Eligibility Criteria:

All states and union territories follow their own rules for MDS seat allotment such as:

(A) Reservation of seats for SC, ST & Backward classes of the state.

(B) Domicile & Non Domicile eligibility criteria.

(C) State quota Rank & category rank prepared by concerned authorities

(D) Benefits for In-service students.

(E) Rural posting if applicable.

*You must be aware of the domicile criteria before applying for any state MDS dental counseling.

Dental MDS Course Fee

*Annual Tuition fee may vary for different MDS program.

College Type	Annual Fee	Stipend (INR)
Deemed Dental Colleges	Rs 6 – 15 Lakh	8 K – 9 K
Government Dental Colleges	Rs 25000 – 80000	30 K – 60 K
Central Universities	Rs 15000	30 K – 60 K
Private Dental Colleges	Rs 3 – 9 Lakh	5 K – 6 K

Top Dental Colleges In India

MDS Dental program is offered by 252 Dental Institutions recognized by Dental Council of India

The total MDS intake is only 10 to 50 seats in Dental colleges.

List of Deemed MDS Dental Colleges in India:

College Name	Intake (Seats)
Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi	29
A.B. Shetty Institute of Dental Science, Mangalore	49
Bharti Vidyapeeth Dental College, Mumbai	23
Bharti Vidyapeeth Dental College, Sangli	18
Bharti Vidyapeeth Dental College, Pune	42
Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College, Pune	49
Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College, Mumbai	52
Institute of Dental Science, Bhubaneshwar	26
Indira Gandhi Dental College, Pondicherry	24
JSS Dental College, Mysore	34
KLE V.K. Institute of Dental Science, Belgaum	40
K.M. Shah Dental College, Vadodara	44
Kalinga Institute of Dental Science, Bhubaneshwar	21
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore	31
Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai	48
Maharishi Markandeshwar Dental College, Mullana	46
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal	36
Pravara Rural Dental College, Loni	22
Sri Ramachandra Dental, Chennai	28
School of Dental Science, Karad	23
Sharad Pawar Dental College, Wardha	32
Sri Siddhartha Dental College, Tumkur	14
Sree Balaji Dental College, Chennai	29
SRM Dental College, Chennai	54
SRM Kattankulathur Dental College	12
Sathyabama Dental College, Chennai	7
Saveetha Dental College, Chenna	44
Santosh Dental College, Ghaziabad	16
Thai Moogambigai Dental College, Chennai	34
Vinayaka Mission’s Dental College, Salem	18
Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore	57

MDS Dental Admission in Karnataka

You can also apply for MDS Dental Admission in Karnataka.

Karnataka has the highest number of MDS Dental seats than any other state.

All students are eligible to apply for counseling, for Private colleges MDS Dental seats.

List of Private MDS Dental Colleges in Bangalore:

College Name	Intake (Seats)
A.J Institute of Dental Science, Mangalore	51
AME’s Dental College, Raichur	18
Al Badar Dental College, Gulbarga	24
AECS Maruti Dental College, Bangalore	31
Bapuji Dental College, Davangere	45
Bangalore Institute of Dental Science	27
College of Dental Science, Davangere	35
Coorg Institute of Dental Science	39
Dayananda Sagar Dental College, Bangalore	23
Krishnadevaraya Dental College, Bangalore	38
K.V. Gowda Dental College, Sullia	36
KLE Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore	24
M.R. Ambedkar Dental College, Bangalore	37
Maratha Mandal Dental College, Belgaum	27
M.S. Ramaiah Dental College, Bangalore	40
Navodaya Dental College, Raichur	26
Oxford Dental College, Bangalore	66
PMN Dental College, Bagalkot	23
RV Dental College, Bangalore	28
Rajiv Gandhi Dental College, Bangalore	24
Rajarajeshwari Dental College, Bangalore	48
S. Nijalingappa Dental College, Gulbarga	17
Sri. Hasanamba Dental College, Hassan	19
SDM Dental College, Dharwad	45
Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College, Bangalore	47
Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore	21

Conclusion:

Dental Colleges offers Master of Dental Surgery programs in various specialisation for BDS students.

It is very important for BDS Doctors to study MDS to become a specialist in Dentistry.

You must participate in the NEET MDS entrance exam to get admission in MDS Dental courses.

Through the NEET exam score, You can apply for admission in MDS dental courses in India.

You must prepare for the NEET MDS exam, to get a good score.

It will help You get MDS Dental seats in Government or Private Colleges in low fee.

Due to limited MDS Dental seats, it’s very difficult to get MDS Dental admission in India.

Even after qualifying the entrance exam, there is no guarantee that You will get MDS Dental admission

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