BDS Admission 2026: Dates, Eligibility, Fees, & Selection Process

Absolutely, and many do exactly that. After completing BDS, students have the option of opening their own dental office, in addition to working with hospitals, pharmaceutical firms, or medical device manufacturers.

Pursuing a BTech course from RIMS Ranchi is a good choice in terms of placements. Course-wise placement stats are yet to be released. According to the NIRF report 2026, 36 UG 5 year students were placed out of total 140 graduated students of batch 2024. Median package offered was INR 9.5 LPA.

The National Exit Test (NEXT) (called the National Exit Test Dental/Dental NExT for dental graduates) will be introduced but until then students have to register with the Dental Council of India (DCI) and the state councils after their 1-year internship. It will probably become mandatory to pass the

Graduates from elite government colleges like MAIDS or King George's Medical University (KGMU) can secure starting packages of INR 3.5 LPA to INR 6 LPA through hospital postings or private practices.

The tuition fee for BDS at Sri Siddhartha Dental College costs about INR 12 L. This fee excludes other components such as exam fee, application fee, security deposit, etc. 

Sri Siddhartha Dental College offers BDS across several specialisations. The duration for BDS at SSDC Tumkur is 5 years. The eligibility for BDS courses is Class 12 in any stream with at least 50% and a valid score in NEET UG.

To apply for BDS at Sri Siddhartha Dental College, candidates must first apply for NEET UG, and appear in the respective exam. Then, choose Sri Siddhartha Dental College as the college preference and wait for the results to be declared, Upon declaration of the result, appear in the counselling, and

BVDU Dental College & Hospital Navi Mumbai popular programmes are BDS & MDS. The college conducts Dental Camps in rural areas, hence providing students vast scope for practice. There are various facilities provided to students for practice. 

The course fee for BDS at Terna Dental College and Hospital includes several components. Below is the complete fee bifucation for BDS at TDC Navi Mumbai:  

Sharda University NEET cutoff 2025 was published for admission to the MBBS and BDS courses for the Home State quota category. The cutoff was released in the form of opening and closing ranks. 

For the General HS category, the last round cutoff for the BDS and MBBS courses was 80896 and 313983, respec

To secure admission to BDS course at Terna Dental College and Hospital, candidates must have qualified Class 12 from a recognised national or state board. In addition to this, candidates are also required to appear for NEET UG, and acquire a valid score.

To get into Sharda University for the MBBS and BDS courses, students have to appear in the NEET UG entrance exam and then in the UP NEET counselling process. To qualify for the exam, students have to get at least 55% in Class 12. So yes, with a 70% percentile in Class 12, you are eligible to sit for

To get a seat at Sharda University for the UG-level medical courses, students have to first attempt the NEET UG entrance exam and then appear for the UP NEET counselling process to be considered eligible for admission. The cutoff is usually released in the form of ranks for different Home State cate

For your information NEET UG 2026 had been cancelled.

However if are willing to do BVSC you have to do a separate councilling for that go To official website.

Not directly, you'd have to reappear for NEET-UG and start MBBS from scratch. BDS credits are not transferable. However, many BDS graduates pursue MDS specialisation instead in PG, which is equally rewarding.

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300–400 marks can help you to get admission into a private college under management quota, while government quota seats are more competitive at 450+ marks. The higher your score, the better your options in choosing the college!

No, Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research BDS admissions are not merit-based. The institute offers seats only through entrance basis. Students have to appear for NEET UG to get a seat.

BDS is the top Dental UG courses accepted in many private Dental colleges in India. Some of them are mentioned below with their tuition fees -

Source: Official site and may vary.

For government college 550+ is required and it varies year to year depending upon the cut off

For private 200+ is required for BDS 

There are three government BDS college in UP

King George Medical College (KGMC)

Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)

ITS dental college in greater noida offers the good median package of 7lpa followed by KGMU, BHU,  Sharda university greater noida and then Saraswati dental college

As per popularity basis by shiksha.com, listed below are some of the top BDS colleges in Uttar Pradesh with their tuition fees -

Source: Official site and may vary.

There are about 20+ BDS colleges in Uttar Pradesh. Of these, 10+ colleges are privately owned and 2 colleges are owned by public/government organisations. Admissions to these colleges are usually based on NEET entrance exam.

The UP BDS colleges are SVSU - Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, KGMU,

Desh Bhagat University NEET cutoff 2025 was concluded with the release of the final round of seat allotment for the BDS course. The cutoff was released for both the AI and HS quotas. 

For all AI quota categories, the overall cutoff varied between 627176 and 1311773 for admission to the BDS course. St

Admission to Maharishi Markandeshwar University is both entrance and merit-based.  MMU Mullana determines the cutoff depending on the number of candidates and seats available. The cutoff was released for several categories belonging to the AI quota. For the General AI quota, the NEET UG last round c