MDS in Public Health Dentistry 

at Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg

Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences accepts NEET MDS scores for admission to the MDS courses. As per the 2024 MDS cutoff, the Seat Allotment Result was released for Round 4, wherein the closing rank was 358 for the General AI category students. The Round 1 cutoff for the MDS courses ranged between 1 and 207, so considering the cutoffs, you will not be eligible for admission to MAIDS with a NEET MDS rank of 400 if you are belonging to a General AI category. 

Yes, candidates with an MDS degree from Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences can take up a variety government jobs. These jobs are available at various government departments and set-ups. Some of these departments/recruiting organisations 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

No, candidates will have to make online registration to participate in the counseling process for NEET MDS seat allotment. Registration can be done on the official website, mcc.nic.in once counselling begins. Registration is mandatory to become eligible for seat allotment process. Registration will be followed by choice declaration. Candidates can declare choice of their prefrence and lock them. Registration can be done in any round except last round of NEET MDS counselling. Total four rounds of counselling will be held for NEET MDS counselling and seat allotment.

According to Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of BDS and MDS / MD placements 2023 as compared with 2022 and 2021 are presented below:

Maulana Azad Institute offers MBBS course based on NEET scores. It had released the Round 2 cutoffs across various AI and Home State categories. The cutoffs are subject to change based on a variety of factors, including the number of applicants, degree of difficulty, the question paper and goodwill of the institute, influence the cutoffs. Lets discuss all the factors influence the cutoffs:

1. Total number of seats available: The cutoff primarily depends on the total number of seats available in medical colleges across the country for that particular year. If the seats are less, there are chances of lower cutoff ranks.
2. Number of candidates appearing for the exam: The larger the number of candidates appearing for NEET, the higher the competition and the higher the cutoff scores. If the pool of students seeking admission are more for any institute then, it might affect its cutoff ranks to decrease in future.
3. Difficulty level of the question paper: If the question paper is perceived to be difficult in a given year, the cutoff scores tend to be lower to account for the tougher exam. Conversely, an easier paper may result in lower cutoff ranks and Vise Versa.
4. Normalization process: NEET UG uses a normalization process to ensure fairness across multiple sessions of the exam. This normalization takes into account the difficulty level of each session's question paper. The decrease in the cutoff somehow due to the tough exam based on different shifts.

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. 

As per Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences NIRF report 2024, the course-wise median package offered during UG and PG placements over the past three years are presented below:

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.