Bapuji Dental College Placement & Salary Insights

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 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 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

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 does not offer direct admission. Aspirants who wish to get admission in BDS need to qualify NEET. The selection for MDS programme is based on NEET MDS score. Candidates after appearing for the respective exams are considered for admission. The counselling and seat allotment for BDS and MDS courses is done by Karnataka Examination Authority. Besides, the selection for PhD is based on UGC NET, CSIR NET or RGUHS Entrance Test score.

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. 

Candidates have to provide documents supporting their eligibility while filling out the application form. Below are some of the documents that aspirants need for Bapuji Dental College application process:

• Class 10 and Class 12 marksheet
• KEA registration form and document verified list copy
• First to Final Year BDS marksheet
• Registration Certificate from State Dental Council of India
• Degree certificate issued by the concerned university
• Migration Certificate
• NEET admit card, NEET score card and rank card
• Provisional pass certificate from the college & university
• Compulsory Internship Completion Certificate for period of one year
• Eligibility Certificate from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka
• Four passport-size photographs of student
• Passport-size color photographs of father and mother, one-each, etc.

Aspirants must pass Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English subjects with a minimum of 50% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together (40% agggregate for SC/ST/Category-I) for getting admission in BDS at Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere. Besides, aspirants must qualify NEET to apply for admission. Candidates must hold the documents proving their eligibility for verification at the time of admission.

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

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.

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:

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

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

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.

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

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. 

Aspirants need to pass BDS from a recognised Indian university or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Dental Council of India to apply for Bapuji Dental College MDS programme. Students studied other than Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Karnataka need to produce eligibility certificate issued by RGUHS Karnataka at the time of MDS admission