List of Dental Colleges in India Accepting NEET scores
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2026 ( NEET )
Exam On - 3 May '26
Choosing the right college can be a difficult task if you are not aware of all the available options. To make this easier for those wanting to pursue BDS courses, Shiksha.com brings a list of dental colleges accepting NEET scores in India.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is a common entrance test that is conducted for taking admission to both medical and dental undergraduate courses. Hence, many who appear for this examination want to apply for BDS courses in India through NEET. For such candidates, Shiksha has compiled a list of all the dental colleges accepting NEET scores for admission to BDS courses. The list of Dental colleges accepting NEET scores for BDS degree courses in India will help them choose the right college for themselves. All the dental colleges across India, which admit students for BDS, use the NEET merit for admission. This includes Government, Private, deemed, as well as Central institutions. The counseling process is done through centralized counseling, which ensures that the selection of students is done on merit. To apply, students need to qualify in NEET as well as satisfy eligibility criteria laid by the Dental Council of India, among others.
In the table given below, we have listed all the government dental colleges in India accepting NEET scores and their seat intake through the 15% AIQ. Aspirants of NEET 2022 can also find the links to articles with detailed information on the dental colleges, divided into different regions, in the next section.
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List of Dental Colleges in Inida Accepting NEET scores
| Institute |
State |
Total Number of Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh |
15 |
|
| Andhra Pradesh |
6 |
|
| Assam |
6 |
|
| Bihar |
6 |
|
| Chhattisgarh |
15 |
|
| Delhi |
7 |
|
| Delhi |
6 |
|
| Goa |
6 |
|
| Gujarat |
15 |
|
| Gujarat |
15 |
|
| Haryana |
15 |
|
| Himachal Pradesh |
9 |
|
| Jharkhand |
7 |
|
| Karnataka |
8 |
|
| Karnataka |
7 |
|
| Karnataka |
9 |
|
| Kerala |
7 |
|
| Kerala |
8 |
|
| Kerala |
8 |
|
| Kerala |
8 |
|
| Kerala |
9 |
|
| Kerala |
6 |
|
| Madhya Pradesh |
7 |
|
| Maharashtra |
15 |
|
| Maharashtra |
7 |
|
| Maharashtra |
7 |
|
| Maharashtra |
9 |
|
| Manipur |
7 |
|
| Manipur |
7 |
|
| Odisha |
7 |
|
| Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry |
Puducherry |
6 |
| Punjab |
6 |
|
| Punjab |
6 |
|
| Rajasthan |
6 |
|
| Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University |
Tamil Nadu |
12 |
| Tamil Nadu |
15 |
|
| Telangana |
15 |
|
| Faculty Of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow |
Telangana |
9 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
50 |
|
| West Bengal |
15 |
|
| West Bengal |
15 |
|
| Total |
419 |
|
The seats are categorized into All India Quota, State-level quota, and management quota as per the type of institution. NEET is a requirement for dentistry education, and there is no entrance exam other than NEET for admission to BDS courses at all dental colleges.
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No, the NEET-UG 2026 registrations have been closed at this point. The last date to register for the aforementioned entrance exam was March 11th 2026. However, candidates can still try to apply for Silver Oak College of Pharmacy BPharm admissions as the institute does not mention NEET-UG as a mandat
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Silver Oak College of Pharmacy has not mentioned NEET-UG as a madatory entrance exam for BPharm admissions. Generally, BPharm admissions do not require candidates to appear for the NEET-UG exam to qualify for admissions.
Candidates should connect with the admission desk of Silver Oak College of Pharm
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Candidates must fulfill the Odisha NEET eligibility 2026 to appear for the counselling. To be eligible for NEET Odisha Counselling, candidates must fulfill these criteria-
- Must be at least 17 years old
- Must have passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English (50% aggregate for General,
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The NEET eligibility criteria states that students who have passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Biotechnology along with English even as additional subjects from recognised boards and Mathematics/ other elective subject with English at a level not less than the core course for English
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The NEET 2026 exam will be held on May 3, 2026. The NTA will conduct the NEET UG 2026 exam offline in pen and pape mode from 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm.
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Candidates can use the NEET correction window using the process shared below-
Visit neet.nta.nic.in.
Log in with the NEET login details.
Click on 'Correction in Application Form'. link.
- Enter the OTP for verification.
Make the necessary changes.
Save and download the updated Application Confirmation form.
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The NTA has announced the NEET application correction dates 2026. The NEET correction window is available from March 12 to 14, 2026. Candidates can make changes during the these three days.
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Admissions to the BAMS course at BHU is based on the AYUSH counselling process. The lowest NEET score accepted for the BAMS course for admission at BHU was 30748 for the General AI category.
Note: Other categories will have different cutoffs accordingly.
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Shakuntla School of Nursing accepts NEET scores for admission to BSc Nursing course. However, it is not compulsory. Aspirants can also get admission in BSc Nursing based on their GGSIPU CET scores.
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BHU NEET cutoff 2025 was published for admission to various AI categories for courses, like MBBS, BDS, and BSc in Nursing. Whether a 470 is a good NEET score would depend entirely on the category you belong to.
For the General AI category, the overall cutoff varied between 1165 and 82615. Hence, stu
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