After lowering cutoff, Health Ministry extends last date for MDS Admissions 2021
New Delhi: The deadline for NEET MDS admissions 2021 across the country has been extended by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
The notification to this effect has been issued on the official websites of the Health Ministry as well as the Dental Council of India (DCI) informing the candidates about the new extended date of PG dental admissions for the academic session 2021-22.
Earlier the last date for admission in MDS Courses was 10.11.2021 which has now been stretched till 20th November 2021.
The extension is pursuant to the lowering of the qualifying cut-off percentile for NEET MDS, 2021 by 23.029 percentile.
The qualifying percentile for the NEET MDS 2021 has been lowered from 50 to 26.971 for the general category bringing the score from 259 to 185 marks. For the SC/ST/OBC candidates, the qualifying percentile has been reduced from 40 to 16.971, hence the score goes down from 227 to 152; whereas for PwD (Persons with disabilities) category, the revised cut-off percentile is 21.971 down from 45, the score hence lowered from 243 to 170 marks.
The Health Ministry, in pursuance of the 2nd proviso to Regulation 7(1) of the Dental council of India, Master of Dental Surgery Course (1st Amendment) Regulations, 2018, had decided to lower the qualifying cut-off percentile for NEET MDS, 2021 by 23.029 percentile for each category (General, SC/ST/OBC and UR-PWD). The qualifying percentiles for NEET-MDS, 2021 for the academic session 2021'22 now stand lowered as under:
| S.No. | Category | Qualifying Percentile |
| 1. | General (UR/EWS) | 26.971 |
| 2. | SC/ST/OBC (including PWD of SC/ST/OBC) | 16.971 |
| 3. | UR-PWD | 21.971 |
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The National Board of Examinations had been requested to bring out the revised results in accordance with the above-lowered qualifying percentiles.
Since, the last date of joining in MDS Courses for the academic session 2021-22 is 10.11.2021, this ministry, in pursuance of the powered conferred to it as per Dental Council of India (Establishment of new Dental Colleges. Opening of new or Higher Course of Study or Training and Increase of Admission Capacity in Dental Colleges) Regulations, 2006, has decided to extend the last date up to which students can be admitted/ joined in MDS Courses for the academic session 2021-22 against stray vacancies arising due to any reason to 20th November 2021, the notification stated.
To view the official notice click on the following link:
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/public-notice-extend-date-for-mds-2021-22-163867.pdf
