MDS in Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry 

at SRM Dental College Kattankulathur, Kattankulathur

The SRM Dental College Kattankulathur MDS placement report for 2024 is not available yet. However,  as per the college's NIRF report 2024, the median salary package offered to MDS students over the past three years is as follows:

NEET MDS is the accepted entrance exam for SRM Kattankulathur (KTR) Dental College MDS admission. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has not yet released the complete exam schedule for the NEET MDS 2026 application process. 

Over the past three years, the cut-off rank required for SRM Dental College Kattankulathur MDS admission has shown a fluctuating trend. In 2024, the closing ranks during the last round of counselling ranged between 4,470 and 6,086 for the General AI category candidates seeking admission to various MDS specialisations. The SRM KTR Dental College MDS cut-off trend based on the last round cut-offs over the past three years is presented in the table below:

Yes, MDS course is available at SRM Dental College Kattankulathur. SRM Dental College Kattankulathur offers a three-year MDS course at the PG level. To be eligible for the award of the degree, candidates shall complete the course in a maximum period of three years from the date of enrolment for the first semester of the course. Candidates must pass last educational qualification to apply for the MDS course.

Candidates must appear for the NEET MDS exam and secure a qualifying score. The exam is conducted once a year, and the scores are valid for the MDS admission cycle. Based on the NEET MDS scores, candidates are invited for counselling rounds.SRM Dental College accepts the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) rating for admission to the BDS program. For admission to the MDS program, candidates need a valid score in their NEET MDS national entrance tests

SRM Dental College NEET MDS cutoff 2025 has been announced for admission across multiple specialisations. In 2025, the closing rank for the candidates belonging to General AI quota stood between 4511 and 7670. So, candidates seeking admission must score below than 7670. Check out the detailed SRM Dental College 2025 cutoff for the General AI quota from the table below:

A total of five rounds of NEET MDS counselling are conducted for seat allotment. Originally four rounds are conducted by MCC, after which an additional round is announced based on the seat vacancies. It must be noted that whole process of counselling is held online. Eligible candidates will have to register online to participate in the seat allotment process. Registration can be done in every round. Apart from registration, NEET MDS counselling comprises steps such as choice declaration, seat processing, allotment result and document verification.

NEET MDS 2026 exam is expected to be conducted in the third week of April 2026. NBE will announce the exam date in February 2026. The application process will be tentatively conducted from the third week of February to the second week of March 2026. NEET MDS is a computer-based test of three hours duration, scheduled from 2 PM to 5 PM. 

NTA released the re-revised scorecard on July 26, 2024. In this scorecard, the score has been revised as per the Supreme Court verdict of removing the bonus marks awarded earlier for the controversial Physics question, and deducting one mark from those who marked incorrect answer options. The city and centre-wise result data such as number of candidates appeared and scores obtained, by masking candidates' personal data was released on July 21, as per the Supreme Court order given on the hearing dated July 18, 2024. The NEET 2024 result for the re-exam, which was conducted on June 23, was declared on July 1, day day after the slated date. The final answer keys for the NEET 2024 re-exam was released by June 30, ahead of the result declaration. Earlier, the result of NEET 2024 was declared by NTA on June 4, 2024, 10 days ahead of the original schedule, which was June 14, 2024. NTA released the final NEET answer keys on June 4, prior to the release of the NEET result 2024. The NEET result was declared in an online mode. Candidates have to log in with their registration credentials or application number and date of birth, and download their scorecard in PDF format. NTA also released the merit list containing the name, Roll Number, All India Rank and Percentile of the candidates. Along with the NEET 2024 scorecard, NTA also released the NEET 2024 cutoff marks or the qualifying marks/scores. 

Oral Pathology & Oral Microbiology and Oral Medicine & Radiology are the two chapters/topics which carry the highest weightage of approximately 15 marks each in the NEET MDS entrance exam. Candidates must note that this is based on previous years' analysis. For the upcoming NEET MDS exam, the weightage may differ. Hence, students must give equal emphasis to all subjects or topics.