Health Ministry accords Letter of Permission to 46 dental colleges; 296 MDS added
A total of 46 dental colleges have been given permission which will add to total 296 MDS seats to this year's counselling pool. 179 MDS seats will be added as dental colleges have been given permission to start new MDS courses, and 117 seats will be added by the way to increase in seats given to dental colleges
New Delhi: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released letter of permission to 46 dental colleges across the country, adding a total of 296 MDS seats aceoss various courses
Confirmation to this effect was recently made by the Health Ministry on its website where it shared the various permissions of the central Government given to dental colleges for starting of MDS course or increasing MDS seats in various specialties for the academic session 2020-21 under the Dentists Act, 1948
The permission of the central Government has accorded initially for a period of one year and will be renewed on yearly basis subject to the verification of the" achievement of annual targets as indicated in the various schemes. The process of renewal of permission in the original intake capacity will continue till such time the expansion of its facilities is completed.
"Any admission made in violation of the above condition will be treated as irregular and action under the provisions of the Dentists Act, 1948 and Regulations made there under shall be taken," the ministry stated adding that discrepancies, if any, may be brought to the notice of Dental council of India and Central Government.
A total of 46 dental colleges have been given permission which will add to total 296 MDS seats to this year's counselling pool. 179 MDS seats will be added as dental colleges have been given permission to start new MDS courses, and 117 seats will be added by the way to increase in seats given to dental colleges
Following are the details
| Name of Dental College | City | State | Name of Course (MDS) | Starting seats | Increase seats |
| Bhabha College of Dental Sciences | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Public Health Dentistry | 2* |
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| Chettinad Dental College & Research lnstitute Rajiv Gandhi Salai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Public Health Dentistry | 3 |
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| Dr.Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College | aligarh | uttar pradesh | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 2 to 3 |
| Dr.Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College | aligarh | uttar pradesh | Prosthodontics & Crown Bridge |
| 2 to 3 |
| King George's Medical University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Prosthodontics & Crown Bridge |
| 4 to 6 |
| King George's Medical University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Paedonotics & Preventive Dentistry |
| 4 to 6 |
| King George's Medical University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 4 to 6 |
| King George's Medical University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| 4 to 6 |
| King George's Medical University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Periodontology |
| 4 to 6 |
| Facult of Dental Sciences, Institute Of Medical Sciences | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| 2 to 3 |
| Facult of Dental Sciences, Institute Of Medical Sciences | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 2 to 3 |
| Facult of Dental Sciences, Institute Of Medical Sciences | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | Periodontology |
| 2 to 3 |
| Facult of Dental Sciences, Institute Of Medical Sciences | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | Oral Medicine & Radiology | 1 |
|
| Facult of Dental Sciences, Institute Of Medical Sciences | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | Paedonotics & Preventive Dentistry | 1 |
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| Facult of Dental Sciences, Institute Of Medical Sciences | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | Oral Pathology & Microbiology | 1 |
|
| Facult of Dental Sciences, Institute Of Medical Sciences | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | Public Health Dentistry | 1 |
|
| Geetanjali Dental & Research Institute | Udaipur | Rajasthan | Prosthodontics & Crown Bridge | 3 |
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| Geetanjali Dental & Research Institute | Udaipur | Rajasthan | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics | 3 |
|
| Geetanjali Dental & Research Institute | Udaipur | Rajasthan | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 2* |
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| Geetanjali Dental & Research Institute | Udaipur | Rajasthan | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | 2* |
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| Goa Dental College & Hospital | Bambolim | Goa | Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry | 3 |
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| Goenka Research Institute of Dental Science | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 3 |
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| Govt. College of Dentistry | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 2 to 3 |
| Government Dental College and Hospital | Hyderabad | Telangana | Public Health Dentistry | 3 |
|
| Government Dental College & Research lnstitute | Bangalore | Karnataka | Oral Pathology |
| 1 to 3 |
| Government Dental College & Hospital | nagpur | maharashtra | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 2 to 3 |
| Government Dental College & Hospital | nagpur | maharashtra | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| 2 to 3 |
| Government Dental College & Hospital | nagpur | maharashtra | Periodontology |
| 2 to 3 |
| Government Dental College & Hospital. Shireen Bagh. Karan Nagar | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir | Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry | 3 |
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| Government Dental College & Hospital. Shireen Bagh. Karan Nagar | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir | Oral Pathology & Microbiology | 3 |
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| Government Dental College. Near Marhi Mata Mandir. Rajbandha Maidan. Raipur | raipur | Chhattisgarh | Prosthodontics & Crown Bridge | 3 |
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| Government Dental College. Near Marhi Mata Mandir. Rajbandha Maidan. Raipur | raipur | Chhattisgarh | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | 3 |
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| Government Dental College. Near Marhi Mata Mandir. Rajbandha Maidan. Raipur | raipur | Chhattisgarh | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics | 3 |
|
| Inderprastha Dental College & Hospital | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | Prosthodontics & Crown Bridge |
| 3 to 5 |
| Inderprastha Dental College & Hospital | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 3 to 6 |
| Inderprastha Dental College & Hospital | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| 3 to 6 |
| H.K.E. Society's S Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences & Research | Gulbarga | Karnataka | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 3 to 5 |
| H.K.E. Society's S Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences & Research | Gulbarga | Karnataka | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| 3 to 5 |
| Index Institute of Dental Sciences. Indore | Indore | Madhya pradesh | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | 3 |
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| Index Institute of Dental Sciences. Indore | Indore | Madhya pradesh | Periodontology | 2* |
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| Index Institute of Dental Sciences. Indore | Indore | Madhya pradesh | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics | 3 |
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| Index Institute of Dental Sciences. Indore | Indore | Madhya pradesh | Prosthodontics & Crown Bridge | 3 |
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| Index Institute of Dental Sciences. Indore | Indore | Madhya pradesh | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 3 |
|
| Index Institute of Dental Sciences. Indore | Indore | Madhya pradesh | Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry | 2* |
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| lndira Gandhi Govt. Dental College & Hospital Amphalla | Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir | Periodontology | 2 |
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| lndira Gandhi Govt. Dental College & Hospital Amphalla | Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 2 |
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| lndira Gandhi Govt. Dental College & Hospital Amphalla | Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir | Prosthodontics & Crown Bridge | 2 |
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| lndira Gandhi Govt. Dental College & Hospital Amphalla | Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | 2 |
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| lndira Gandhi Govt. Dental College & Hospital Amphalla | Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics | 2 |
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| lndira Gandhi Govt. Dental College & Hospital Amphalla | Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir | Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry | 2 |
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| lndira Gandhi Govt. Dental College & Hospital Amphalla | Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir | Oral Pathology & Microbiology | 2 |
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| Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences. Pondy - Cuddalore Main Road |
| Puducherry | Public Health Dentistry | 3 |
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| I.T.S. Dental College | Gautam Budh Nagar | Uttar Pradesh | Oral Medicine & Radiology | 2* |
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| I.T.S. Dental College | Gautam Budh Nagar | Uttar Pradesh | Public Health Dentistry | 3 |
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| Karpaga Vinayaga lnstitute of Dental Sciences | Madhuranthagam | Tamil Nadu | Oral Pathology & Microbiology | 2* |
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| Karpaga Vinayaga lnstitute of Dental Sciences | Madhuranthagam | Tamil Nadu | Public Health Dentistry | 2* |
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| Karpaga Vinayaga lnstitute of Dental Sciences | Madhuranthagam | Tamil Nadu | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 3 |
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| Karpaga Vinayaga lnstitute of Dental Sciences | Madhuranthagam | Tamil Nadu | Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry | 2* |
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| Karpaga Vinayaga lnstitute of Dental Sciences | Madhuranthagam | Tamil Nadu | Oral Medicine & Radiology | 2* |
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| Karpaga Vinayaga lnstitute of Dental Sciences | Madhuranthagam | Tamil Nadu | Periodontology | 2* |
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| Karpaga Vinayaga lnstitute of Dental Sciences | Madhuranthagam | Tamil Nadu | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics | 3 |
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| Karpaga Vinayaga lnstitute of Dental Sciences | Madhuranthagam | Tamil Nadu | Prosthodontics & Crown Bridge | 3 |
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| Karpaga Vinayaga lnstitute of Dental Sciences | Madhuranthagam | Tamil Nadu | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | 3 |
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| KIMS Dental College & Hospital | Amalapuram | Andhra Pradesh | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics | 3 |
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| KIMS Dental College & Hospital | Amalapuram | Andhra Pradesh | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | 3 |
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| KIMS Dental College & Hospital | Amalapuram | Andhra Pradesh | Prosthodontics & Crown Bridge | 2* |
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| KIMS Dental College & Hospital | Amalapuram | Andhra Pradesh | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 3 |
|
| K.V.G. Dental College & Hospital |
| Karnataka | Periodontology |
| 3 to 5 |
| Malla Reddy Dental College for Women | Hyderabad | Telangana | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 3 |
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| Malla Reddy Dental College for Women | Hyderabad | Telangana | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics | 3 |
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| Malla Reddy Dental College for Women | Hyderabad | Telangana | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | 3 |
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| Malla Reddy Dental College for Women | Hyderabad | Telangana | Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry | 2* |
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| Malla Reddy Dental College for Women | Hyderabad | Telangana | Prosthodontics & Crown Bridge | 3 |
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| Malla Reddy Dental College for Women | Hyderabad | Telangana | Periodontology | 3 |
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| National Dental College & Hospital | Gulabgarh | punjab | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics | 3 |
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| National Dental College & Hospital | Gulabgarh | punjab | Prosthodontics & Crown Bridge | 2* |
|
| Regional Dental College | Guwahati | Assam | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 2 to 5 |
| Regional Dental College | Guwahati | Assam | Periodontology |
| 2 to 3 |
| Regional Dental College | Guwahati | Assam | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| 2 to 5 |
| Regional Dental College | Guwahati | Assam | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 2 to 3 |
| Regional Dental College | Guwahati | Assam | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge |
| 2 to 3 |
| Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research | Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | Periodontology |
| 3 to 5 |
| Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research | Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry |
| 3 to 5 |
| Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research | Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge |
| 3 to 5 |
| Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research | Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 3 to 5 |
| Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research | Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| 3 to 5 |
| Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Oral Medicine & Radiology |
| 3 to 5 |
| Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Public Health Dentistry |
| 2 to 3 |
| Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry |
| 3 to 5 |
| Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Periodontology |
| 3 to 5 |
| S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital | Cuttack | Orissa | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | 3 |
|
| S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital | Cuttack | Orissa | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 2 to 3 |
| S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital | Cuttack | Orissa | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge |
| 2 to 3 |
| S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital | Cuttack | Orissa | Periodontology |
| 2 to 3 |
| S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital | Cuttack | Orissa | Public Health Dentistry |
| 2 to 3 |
| S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital | Cuttack | Orissa | Oral Medicine & Radiology |
| 1 to 3 |
| Seema Dental College & Hospital | Rishikesh | Uttrakhand | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge |
| 3 to 5 |
| Seema Dental College & Hospital | Rishikesh | Uttrakhand | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| 3 to 5 |
| Seema Dental College & Hospital | Rishikesh | Uttrakhand | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 3 to 5 |
| Sharad Pawar Dental College & Hospital | Wardha | Maharashtra | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 5 to 6 |
| SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospiral | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 2 to 3 |
| SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospiral | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 2 to 3 |
| SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospiral | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu | Periodontology |
| 2 to 3 |
| SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospiral | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu | Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry | 3 |
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| Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences. Srinivasnagar | Mangalore | Karnataka | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge | 3 |
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| Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences. Srinivasnagar | Mangalore | Karnataka | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | 3 |
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| Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences. Srinivasnagar | Mangalore | Karnataka | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics | 3 |
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| Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences. Srinivasnagar | Mangalore | Karnataka | Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry | 2* |
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| Sri Balaji Dental College | Hyderabad | Telangana | Periodontology | 2* |
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| Sri Balaji Dental College | Hyderabad | Telangana | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics | 2* |
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| Sri Balaji Dental College | Hyderabad | Telangana | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 2* |
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| Sri Balaji Dental College | Hyderabad | Telangana | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | 3 |
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| Sri Balaji Dental College | Hyderabad | Telangana | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge | 3 |
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| Sri Ramachandra Dental College & Hospital | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Periodontology |
| 4 to 6 |
| Sri Ramachandra Dental College & Hospital | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry |
| 2 to 3 |
| Sri Ramachandra Dental College & Hospital | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge |
| 4 to 6 |
| Sri Ramachandra Dental College & Hospital | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 4 to 6 |
| Sri Ramachandra Dental College & Hospital | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 4 to 6 |
| Sri Ramachandra Dental College & Hospital | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| 5 to 6 |
| Sri Venkateshwaraa Dental College | ariyur | puducherry | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | 2 |
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| Sri Venkateshwaraa Dental College | ariyur | puducherry | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge | 2 |
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| Sri Venkateshwaraa Dental College | ariyur | puducherry | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 2 |
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| Sri Venkateshwaraa Dental College | ariyur | puducherry | Periodontology | 2 |
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| St. Joseph Dental College | Eluru | Andhra Pradesh | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 3 to 5 |
| St. Joseph Dental College | Eluru | Andhra Pradesh | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| 5 to 6 |
| Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences | delhi | New Delhi | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge |
| 2 to 3 |
| Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences | delhi | New Delhi | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| 2 to 3 |
| Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences | delhi | New Delhi | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 2 to 3 |
| Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences | delhi | New Delhi | Periodontology |
| 2 to 3 |
| Govt. Dental College and Hospital | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge |
| 5 to 6 |
| Govt. Dental College and Hospital | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Periodontology |
| 5 to 6 |
| Govt. Dental College and Hospital | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Oral Pathology & Microbiology |
| 5 to 6 |
| Govt. Dental College and Hospital | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 4 to 5 |
| Govt. Dental College and Hospital | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 4 to 5 |
| Govt. college of Dentistry | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Periodontology |
| 2 to 3 |
| Government Dental College & Hospital | Nagpur | Maharashtra | Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry |
| 2 to 3 |
| Govt. Dental College & Hospital Dhanwantari Nagar Ghati | Aurangabad | Maharashtra | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge |
| 5 to 6 |
| Punjab Govt. Dental College and Hospital. Majitha Road | amritsar | Amritsar. Punjab | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| 2 to 3 |
| Punjab Govt. Dental College and Hospital. Majitha Road | amritsar | Amritsar. Punjab | Periodontology |
| 2 to 3 |
| U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research | Etawah | Uttar Pradesh | Periodontology |
| 2 to 3 |
| King George's Medical University. Lucknow | lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodedics |
| 4 to 6 |
| Govt. College of Dentistry | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | 3 |
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| Govt. College of Dentistry | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Public Health Dentistry | 3 |
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| King George's Medical University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Oral Pathology & Microbiology |
| 3 to 4 |
| Nair Hospital Dental College | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics |
| 2 to 3 |
| Govt. college of Dentistry | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge |
| 3 to 4 |
| Govt. college of Dentistry | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 3 to 4 |
| Govt. Dental College and Hospital | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Oral Medicine & Radiology |
| 3 to 4 |
| Gort. Dental College & Hospital | jamnagar | Gujarat | Periodontology |
| 3 to 4 |
| Govemment Dental College & Hospital | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 3 to 4 |
| Govemment Dental College & Hospital | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir | Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics |
| 3 to 4 |
| Govemment Dental College & Hospital | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir | Periodontology |
| 3 to 4 |
| Govemment Dental College & Hospital | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir | Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge |
| 3 to 4 |
