DY Patil Dental College Pune MDS Courses & Fees 2025: Eligibility, Admission Process, NEET Dates

Yes, there are various government job opportunities that MDS degree holders of Dr DY Patil Dental College can seek. Some government departments/recruiting organisations providing these opportunities are listed below:

• Government Hospitals, Community Health Centers (CHCs), and Primary Health Centers (PHCs)
• Army Dental Corps (Indian Army)
• Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) or the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
• Indian Railways
• Lecturership and Academics in Government Dental Colleges
• Public Health Dentistry and Dental Officers in Government Programmes

The NEET MDS application fee has to be paid in online mode only. The different methods of paying the NEET MDS application fee are as follows:

1. Credit Card

2. Debit Card

3. Net Banking

After the completion of the NEET MDS application process, candidates will have to go to the fee payment page and enter the necessary details. A fee payment confirmation will be sent by NBE. 

Yes, a full-time Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) is available at Yenepoya Dental College and Hospital, Mangalore. The duration of the PG-level programme is three years. Students can choose to pursue the course in one of the nine specialisations offered at the college. The college offers over 49 seats under its MDS course. Admission to the course is based on the NEET MDS ranks of applicants. For more information, aspirants can visit the college's official website.

No, there is no limit in terms of the number of times a candidate can attempt or appear for the NEET MDS exam. Moreover, the eligibility criteria of NEET MDS also does not mention any upper age limit. Hence, eligible candidates can appear for NEET MDS exam as many times as they wish to. However, aspirants must fulfill the eligibility criteria as stated by NBEMS, which is completion of BDS course from a recognised dental institute or university, and completion of one-year compulsory rotatory internship within the stipulated date. NEET MDS is conducted once a year, hence, within a year, an aspirant can only appear for the exam once. 

The total cost of pursuing MDS at DY Patil Dental College varies across the MDS specialisations offered at the college. The examination fees, university-eligibility fees and hostel fees are the same for all specialisations. However, the tuition fees for various specialisations differs significantly. Presented below are the first-year fee for DY Patil Dental College MDS specialisations:

*This amount shall be increased by 3% for each subsequent year. 

NOTE: The mentioned fee is sourced from the official website of the college/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

Admission to the courses offered at DY Patil Dental College is subject to fulfiment of the course-specific eligibility criteria. The Dr DY Patil Dental College Pune MDS eligibility criteria are as follows:

• Candidates must have a BDS degree or a Provisional BDS Pass Certificate from a Dental College/Institute duly recognised by the Dental Council of India
• Candidates must have completed a compulsory internship of one year (on or before March 31, the year of admission)

The NEET MDS 2025 application process began on February 18, 2025, 3 PM. The last date to fill and submit the application form was March 10, 2025, 11.55 PM. NBEMS had reopened the NEET MDS 2025 application window from April 3 to April 6, 2025, for the newly eligible candidates, who are slated to complete their internship between April 1 to June 30, 2025.

The NEET MDS 2025 application form was available only in online mode. Candidates have to fill the online application form, upload images and documents and pay the application fees in an online mode, with credit/debit card or net banking. Once the NEET MDS 2025 application form was filled and submitted, NBE sent an application confirmation to candidates. 

The DY Patil Dental College MDS application process starts with the opening of the NEET MDS registration window. NEET MDS is the entrance exam required for MDS admission at the college. Following the exam, aspirants must register for the NEET MCC counselling for seat application. There is no need to separately apply for admission at the college or its official website. The exam schedule for the NEET MDS 2025 has not yet released. The application process is expected to be conducted during February 2025. Last year, the NEET MDS application process was conducted from January 30, 2024, to February 19, 2024.

Candidates seeking MDS admission at DY Patil Dental College, Pune must register for the NEET MDS counselling counducted by the MCC. The exact counselling schedule for MDS admissions 2025 has not been released yet. However, based on the previous year trends, the counselling process is expected to start in July 2025. The exact schedule will tentatively be released in June 2025, after the declaration of NEET MDS results.