List of colleges accepting NEET for BDS courses in India (East & West Zones)
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Candidates looking for the list of dental colleges accepting NEET scores that are located in the eastern/western states of India can refer to this article. For more information about a particular college, click on its link.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is not only for admission to the undergraduate medical courses but also dental courses. So, if you were confused as to which entrance you must qualify for admission to BDS courses in India, the answer would be NEET 2020. Now coming to the dental colleges that accept the scores of NEET. All dental colleges accept NEET scores for admission to BDS courses. For ease of understanding, we have divided the list of dental colleges accepting NEET scores into three articles.
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In this article, candidates can find a list of all the government/private/deemed dental colleges accepting NEET scores that are located in the eastern and western states of India. The links to the list of colleges in the northern and southern states of India that accept the scores of NEET are also given below.
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List of Government Colleges Accepting NEET Scores for BDS Courses (East-West Zone)
| Institute | Category | Number of Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Dental College, Guwahati | General | 4 |
| SC | 1 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 6 | |
| Patna Dental College And Hospital | General | 5 |
| SC | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 6 | |
| Government Dental College, Goa | General | 4 |
| SC | 1 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 6 | |
| Government Dental College & Hospital, Jamnagar | General | 11 |
| SC | 2 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| PwD | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 15 | |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad | General | 12 |
| SC | 2 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 15 | |
| Dental Institute, RIMS, Ranchi | General | 6 |
| SC | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 7 | |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai | General | 11 |
| SC | 3 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 15 | |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Aurangabad | General | 5 |
| SC | 1 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 7 | |
| Government Dental College, Nagpur | General | 5 |
| SC | 1 | |
| PwD | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 7 | |
| Nair Dental College, Mumbai | General | 7 |
| SC | 1 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 9 | |
| Imphal Dental College, RIMS | General | 2 |
| SC | 2 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| OBC | 2 | |
| Total number of seats | 7 | |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Dental Sciences, Imphal | General | 5 |
| SC | 1 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 7 | |
| Sriram Chandra Bhanja Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack | General | 5 |
| SC | 1 | |
| PwD | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 7 | |
| Burdwan Dental College & Hospital, Burdwan | General | 10 |
| SC | 3 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| PwD | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 15 | |
| Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata | General | 12 |
| SC | 2 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total number of seats | 15 |
List of Government Colleges Accepting NEET Scores for BDS Courses (East-West Zone)
| Name of the Institute | Category | Number of Seats |
|---|---|---|
| K M Shah Dental College, SumanDeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara | Jain minority | 42 |
| Management seats | 43 | |
| NRI seats | 15 | |
| BVDU Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai | Management seats | 85 |
| NRI seats | 15 | |
| BVDU Dental College and Hospital, Sangli | Management seats | 85 |
| NRI seats | 15 | |
| Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Pune | Management seats | 85 |
| NRI seats | 15 | |
| Dr. DY Patil Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai | Management seats | 85 |
| NRI seats | 15 | |
| Dr. DY Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pune | Management seats | 85 |
| NRI seats | 15 | |
| Rural Dental College, Loni | Management seats | 85 |
| NRI seats | 15 | |
| School of Dental Sciences and KIMSDU, Karad | Management seats | 85 |
| NRI seats | 15 | |
| Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Wardha | Management seats | 85 |
| NRI seats | 15 | |
| Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar | Management seats | 85 |
| NRI seats | 15 | |
| Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar | Management seats | 85 |
| NRI seats | 15 |
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