NEET: Check out top dental colleges in India for BDS admissions this year

Delhi: Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) is an undergraduate degree program in the dental field. The duration of the course is 5 years, including one year of internship. The admissions are based on the NEET UG entrance exam. The candidates who qualify for NEET and fulfil the other eligibility conditions are only eligible for BDS admission.

This year NEET UG 2023 exam was conducted on 7th May 2023, from 02:00 to 05:20 PM (Indian Standard Time). National Testing Agency (NTA) has conducted it since 2019 for admission to undergraduate medical education, with the approval of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and MHRD. This test is conducted once a year across India and abroad.

In BDS seats are allocated based on the merit of the candidates and the choices filled by them. Those who qualify in NEET UG are only allowed for the counselling process. The counselling process is usually carried out in 4 rounds (round 1, round 2, mop-up, and spot round). Spot round is conducted only if seats remain vacant after the first 3 rounds.

Top dental colleges across India –

1. Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi

2. Dental College, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal

3. ESIC Dental College, Gulbarga

4. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Dental Sciences, Imphal

5. Patna Dental College and Hospital, Patna

6. Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore

7. Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi (Central Universities Internal Quota)

8. Government Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur

9. UP King George's University of Dental Science, Lucknow

10. Regional Dental College, Guwahati

11. Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai

12. Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

13. Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim

14. ESIC Dental College and Hospital, Rohini

15. Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry

16. Government Dental College and Hospital, Patiala

17. Indira Gandhi Government Dental College and Hospital, Jammu

18. Government Dental College, Kozhikode

19. Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar

20. Government Dental College, Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak

21. Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi

22. SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack

23. Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh

24. Himachal Pradesh Government Dental College and Hospital, Shimla

25. Government Dental College, Raipur