List of Dental Colleges in India Accepting NEET scores
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2026 ( NEET )
NEET 2026 Application Refund Last Date
22 May '26 - 22 Jun '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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