Ph.D. in Dentistry 

at Bapuji Dental College, Davangere

Bapuji Dental College admissions are entrance-based. Candidates are selected for BDS based on their NEET score. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET  is conducted once a year in offline or paper-pencil-based test (PBT) mode for three hours and 20 minutes or 200 minutes. For MDS, the selection is based on NEET-MDS score. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Masters of Dental Surgery is an entrance exam conducted by NBE in online mode. Besides, admission to PhD course is based on UGC-NET, CSIR-NET or RGUHS Entrance Test score.

Bapuji Dental College offers three courses at UG, PG and doctoral levels. The institute is affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore (RGUHS) and is approved by the Dental Council of India (DCI). The college offers a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) at UG, Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) at PG and PhD at the doctorate level. Admission to all the courses is done based on the score obtained in the entrance exam.

Bapuji Dental College and Hospital (BDCH) in Davangere, Karnataka offers 13 courses. The top courses at BDCH include: 

BDS: Bachelor of Dental Surgery

MDS: Master in Dental Surgery

M.Phil/Ph.D in Dental

Other popular courses at BDCH include: 

MDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

MDS Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

MDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

MDS in Public Health Dentistry

BDCH started offering postgraduate programs in 1990 and became a research institute in 1995. The college is known for its undergraduate dental programs

Yes, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital offers five-year PhD course in full-time mode. Candidates with MDS degree awarded by RGUHS University or by a recognised College/University recognised by DCI or a PG Dental degree considered as equivalent by RGUHS  to apply for PhD programme. 

Yes, Bapuji Dental College admissions are currently open. The application for MDS is available on the college website. Aspirants meeting the eligibility criteria can fill out the form. The selection for BDS and MDS courses is based on NEET and NEET-MDS scores, respectively.