Colleges accepting NEET for BDS courses (South India)
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2026 ( NEET )
Looking for a list of dental colleges in southern India? You have come to the right place. Read on to know which dental colleges accepting NEET scores are located in the southern states of India and their seat intake through the 15% AIQ.
There are many dental colleges in India. With the implementation of the NMC Act, all these dental colleges have started admitting students on the basis of the marks secured in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). If you are one those NEET 2020 aspirants who are not sure about which other entrance tests to take for admission to dental courses, you now know that there is none. But qualifying NEET 2020 is only the beginning. The next step is choosing the right college for yourself. In this article, candidates can find the list of dental colleges accepting NEET for BDS courses in southern India.
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The list of dental colleges accepting NEET scores has been divided into two categories; government dental colleges and private/deemed universities/colleges. All those who wish to take admission in any of the sourthern states in India can refer to the tables given below.
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List of Government Colleges Accepting NEET Scores for BDS Courses (South India)
| Institute | Category | Number of Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Government Dental College, RIMS, Kadapa | General | 11 |
| SC | 2 | |
| ST | 2 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 15 | |
| Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada | General | 4 |
| SC | 1 | |
| PwD | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 6 | |
| ESIC Dental College, Gulbarga | General | 5 |
| SC | 1 | |
| OBC | 2 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 8 | |
| Government Dental College & Research Institute, Bellary | General | 5 |
| SC | 1 | |
| PwD | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 7 | |
| Government Dental College, Bangalore | General | 7 |
| SC | 1 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 9 | |
| Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram | General | 6 |
| SC | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 7 | |
| Government Dental College, Kozhikode | General | 6 |
| SC | 1 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 8 | |
| Government Dental College, Alappuzha | General | 6 |
| SC | 1 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 8 | |
| Government Dental College, Thrissur | General | 6 |
| SC | 1 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 8 | |
| Government Dental College, Kannur | General | 6 |
| SC | 2 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 9 | |
| Government Dental College, Kottayam | General | 4 |
| SC | 1 | |
| PwD | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 6 | |
| Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry | General | 4 |
| SC | 1 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 6 | |
| Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University | General | 9 |
| SC | 1 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| PwD | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 12 | |
| Government Dental College, Chennai | General | 11 |
| SC | 3 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 15 | |
| Government Dental College, Hyderabad | General | 11 |
| SC | 2 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| PwD | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 15 | |
| Faculty Of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow | General | 7 |
| SC | 1 | |
| ST | 1 | |
| Total Number of Seats | 9 |
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