BDS Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for the BDS programme at College of Dental Sciences are:-1. Educational Qualification: Candidates must have passed 10+2 or an equivalent examination, having physics, chemistry, and biology as core subjects and English as an additional subject.2. Minimum Marks: Pass in the first year pre-university course with Physics, Chemistry, Biology with at least thirty five percent marks in aggregate (31percent of marks for SC/ST candidates of Karnataka).3. Age Limit: The candidate should have attained 17 years of age as at 31st December of the year of admission.4. Entrance Exam: As a prerequisite to joining the programs, the candidates must succeed in the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) or any other entrance examination as approved by the government.These requirements help to guarantee that candidates are ready to face BDS curriculum as well clinical training.

At Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology (MGUMST), the minimum eligibility criteria for admission to the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) program are as follows:As per the regulations of the Dental Council of India, a candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examinations with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology for general category candidates. For Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/ Other Backward Classes, the percentile is 40%.Also, candidates have to appear and qualify for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) conducted by National Testing Agency. The minimum qualifying NEET score required may change every year but generally, 150-200+ is considered as a competitive score.Candidates should also meet age criteria which specify that the candidate must be at least 17 years of age as of December 31st of the year of admission. There is no upper age limit and admissions will be done based on document scrutiny and eligibility criteria being met.

The eligibility criteria for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programme at Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Bharati Vidyapeeth are as follows:Educational Requirements: Candidates must have finished their 10+2 or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English as primary subjects. These subjects require a minimum of 50% marks (40% for reserved categories).Age: Candidates must be at least 17 years old by December 31 of the admission year.Admission to the BDS programme is determined by how well you perform in the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG). To be eligible, you must have passed the NEET-UG with the required cutoff scores.