Bapuji Dental College: Courses, Fees, Admission 2025, Placements, Rankings

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.

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. 

MDS is one of the popular programmes of Bapuji Dental College. Talking about placements, the median package offered to MDS students was INR 6.20 LPA in 2022.  The college recorded nearly 86% placement rate for MDS students during placements 2022. 

 Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere offers three-year MDS course at the PG level. Candidates need to hold a BDS degree to apply for MDS programme. Below are MDS specialisations offered at Bapuji Dental College:

• Oral Pathology and Microbiology
• Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
• Public Health Dentistry
• Oral Medicine and Radiology
• Prosthodontics and Crown &  Bridge
• Periodontology 
• Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Bapuji Dental College has limited seats for BDS and MDS programmes. Aspirants who qualify NEET are offered seat in BDS course. Below is course-wise intake for Bapuji Dental College:

Course	Seat Intake
BDS	100
MDS	45

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

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. 

Yes, there is a scholarship programmes for UG courses at Bapuji Dental college and Hospital.

Both College of Dental Sciences (CODS) and Bapuji Dental College and Hospital (Bapuji) are good colleges. CODS has a slightly higher patient inflow. Bapuji is more well-known and has been accredited with an "A" grade by NAAC twice. 

Here's some more information about these colleges: 

College of Dental Sciences

Ranked first in medical by NIRF in 2020

Medical nodal entity for the Government of India and ICMR

Bapuji Dental College and Hospital

Ranked 6th best in Karnataka by The Week in 2021

Ranked 13th by NIRF in 2020 among private dental colleges in India

Accredited with an "A" grade by NAAC twice

Offers quality medical programs under the supervision of highly qualified faculty

Stipend offered to MDS students ranges from INR 10,000 to 13,000 per month

yes,  on the basis of previous years data College of Dental Sciences offer better placements than Bapuji Dental College and Hospital. The number one college for placement in dental Science is Saveetha Institute. Manipal and D. Y patil at 2nd and 3rd place while Maulana Azad is on 4th number. the placement rate recorded during Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences MDS placements 2022 was 89%.There are plenty of good jobs in clinical sector and non-clinical sectors & higher study opportunities available after getting the BDS degree. There is a lot of students have a doubt about BDS scope is low, but it is absolutely wrong It is the professional field with 100% job placement.The reason for such a phenomenal growth is the combined effort of Corporate Research Center (CRC) & Personality Development Team (PDP). 

Bapuji Dental College and Hospital will release 4-5 rounds of NEET cutoffs for admission to medical courses. The cutoffs will be released on a rolling basis, and the seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The cutoffs will be based on the following factors:

The NEET score of the candidate
The category of the candidate
The number of seats available in the course

Candidates must visit the official website of entrance exam to read clear instructions on how to proceed with the counselling process, once the round is released.

Opening and Closing rank depends on the category and quota of candidates. For general category under All India, opening rank was 134957 and closing rank was 157025. Cut off are differant when it comes to other categories or female candidates and even domicile of home state. Admission to BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery in Bapuji Dental College and Hospital is based on the scores obtained in the entrance exam NEET. Applicants are advised to confirm what category are they applying while checking for cut offs.

Candidates must have obtained a Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS or PG Diploma in dentistry to be eligible for an Master of Dental Surgery MS in prosthodontics at Bapuji Dental College and Hospital. It is a course with the duration of three years. The fee for MS in Prosthodontics is INR 11.18 Lacs.

A applicant must have permanent registration with the State Dental Council and a recognised BDS degree or equivalent qualification from the Dental Council of India in order to be admitted to the MS programme. Admission will be place through the National Board of Examinations' NBE NEET MS. It is a single admission test for several Post Graduate MS Courses that determines eligibility and ranking.

The Conservative Dentistry & Endodonticsoral MS degree costs INR 320,000 per year. There is a pricing structure for both BDS and MS courses, with MS costing INR 9,60,000. The Bapuji Dental College and Hospital's MS in Conservative Dentistry price structure is INR 1862028 for the private quota and INR 3443100 for the NRI quota. The Conservative Dentistry & Endodonticsoral MS degree has an annual tuition cost of INR 320,000.