Yenepoya Dental College MDS Courses & Fees 2025: Eligibility, Admission Dates, Seats

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 year. Students can choose to pursue the course in one of the nine available specialisations. With an NIRF ranking of #26 (Dental Category; 2024), the college offers over 50 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.

As per the unofficial online sources, Yenepoya University alumni are primarily working in the Healthcare Services sector with a 54% share. The detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni is depicted in the below pie chart:

The Yenepoya Dental College fees for various MDS specialisations are tabulated below:

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.

There are nine MDS specialisations available at Yenepoya Dental College. These specialisations are listed below:

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

Yenepoya Dental College accepts NEET MDS entrance exam scores, followed by the MCC NEET MDS counselling process for MDS admission. As per the cut-off for the last counselling round conducted in 2024, the closing rank for MDS courses ranged between  3,277 and 22,798 for the General AI category candidates. Candidates can refer to the table below to check out the NEET MDS last round cut-off for some MDS specialisations offered at Yenepoya Dental College:

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. 

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.