DCI directs dental colleges to upload MDS, PG diploma admissions by September 8, details
New Delhi: The Dental Council of India (DCI) has issued a notification directing all dental colleges to upload details of students admitted in MDS and PG Diploma courses for the academic session 2025-26 on the official DCI portal using their allotted login credentials.
As per the revised NEET counseling schedule, the last date for uploading student data and joining is September 8, 2025 (midnight), failing which such admissions will not be recognized under the Dentists Act.
As per the Revised Counseling Schedule issued by the MCC for Online Counseling (Allotment Process) for NEET 50% AIQ and 100% Deemed / Central Universities & State Quota seats for MDS Courses for the academic year – 2025, the MCC has declared the commencement of academic session and last date for joining is 8th September, 2025 for the academic year 2025-26 for MDS Courses.
"Accordingly, the college authorities of all dental colleges are hereby directed to upload the details of students, admitted in MDS / PG Diploma Course(s) at their dental institution for the academic session 2025-26, on DCI Website, using their already allotted login credentials for admissions (https://portal.dciindia.gov.in/login), on or before the last date of joining i.e. is 8th September, 2025 (12:00 midnight), positively. If the college authorities claim any admission after 12:00 midnight of 8th September, 2025, then Section 10B of the Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1993 and/or Section 16A of the Dentists Act, 1948, as the case may be, shall be attracted and it shall be presumed that the college authorities have not admitted such student(s) in MDS / PG Diploma Course(s) at their college for the academic session 2025-26," the notice read.
In order to ensure smooth uploading the details of students and to avoid the unnecessary delay, undue pressure and technical fault on network, in uploading the details of the students at the last moment of cut-off date, each and every dental institutions shall make its efforts to upload the details of students gradually, immediately after the date of joining of student of each round of counseling, but not later than 12.00 Midnight of 8th September, 2025 in any circumstance. In other words, the college shall not wait for uploading the details of its students for last moment of cut-off date and the details would be uploaded by the college after each round of counseling.
Moreover, it has come to notice that some dental colleges upload the details of students who are not admitted in their college, because of which the college where the student has actually taken admission is unable to upload the details. Colleges are hereby strictly warned to upload the details of only the genuine and bonafide admissions of their college. The onus of furnishing true, correct and authentic information is upon the college concerned and in case of furnishing any wrong / incorrect information, it shall be open to DCI to initiate action against / penalize the college, the notice read.
Only the uploaded details of students on DCI portal shall be forwarded to the State Dental Councils / Tribunals for addition of MDS / PG Diploma Qualification.
"It is also inform you that only uploaded details of students on DCI Website shall be considered and any detail of students received in any other format viz. e-mail or hard copy shall not be considered at all, therefore, you are requested not to send the subject details through e-mail or post or any other mode. It is also stated that no request for extension of time to upload the above details of students or any other excuse or reason of technical fault, etc. shall be considered, therefore, you are again requested to ensure and make available all arrangements at your end to complete the above task, in time, so as to avoid any litigation and to enable this Council to take necessary action in a time bound manner," the DCI added.
To view the full official notice click here: https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/lno4420-public-circular-298561.pdf
