Best MDS Colleges in India 2026: Ranking, Fees, Courses, Admissions, Placements, Exams

There are about 300+ best MDS colleges in India. Of these, 120+ colleges are privately owned, 30+ colleges are owned by public/government organisations, and public-private entities own 5 colleges. Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Maulana Azad Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS, JIPMER Puducherry, SRM Dental College, SOA University, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, AIIMS Rishikesh, etc. are some of the best college for MDS in India. NEET MDS, INI CET and NEET PG are some of the entrance exams to get admission to top Dental colleges in India. 

Best MDS Colleges in India: Highlights 2025

The following table shows the highlights of top colleges for MDS in India : 

Particulars	Parameters
No. of Colleges	300+ colleges
Annual Fees	Less than INR 1 lakh: 25 colleges INR 1-2 lakh: 10 colleges INR 2-3 lakh: 1 college INR 3-5 lakh: 17 colleges > INR 5 lakh: 233 colleges
Top Colleges	Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Maulana Azad Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS, JIPMER Puducherry, SRM Dental College, SOA University, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, AIIMS Rishikesh etc.
Ownership	Private: 120+ colleges Government: 30+ colleges Semi Government: 5 colleges
Top Specialisations	Prosthodontics, Orthodontics, Periodontology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, etc.
Accepted Entrance Exams	NEET MDS, INI CET, NEET PG, etc.

Note: This info. is taken from official website and may vary. 

Best MDS Colleges in India: NIRF Ranking 2025

The table below shows the top MDS colleges in India along with their NIRF rankings over the past three years under "Dental" category:

Top Colleges	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
AIIMS Delhi Ranking	NA	NA	1
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Ranking	1	1	2
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences Ranking	4	3	3
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Ranking	3	5	4
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Ranking	2	2	5
A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences Ranking	5	6	6
King George's Medical University Ranking	NA	4	7
SRM Dental College Ranking	6	7	8
SOA University Ranking	9	9	9
JSS Dental College and Hospital Mysuru Ranking	11	12	10

Note: This info. is taken from official website and may vary. 

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Best MDS College in India: Admissions 2025

The general eligibility criteria for admission to the top MDS colleges in India are mentioned below:

• Must have completed their graduation with at least 55% aggregate for all the BDS subjects.
• Must have completed their BDS internship before taking admission to the MDS course.
• Must appear for any of the dental entrance exams like NEET PG, NEET MDS, etc . to be considered eligible for admission to MDS. 

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best MDS Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2025

Below table shows the exam with schedule:

Exam Name	Schedule
NEET MDS 2025	NEET MDS Schedule
NEET PG 2025	NEET PG Schedule
INI CET 2025 (November Exam)	INI CET Schedule

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Private MDS Colleges in India

Below table shows the private MDS colleges in India with cost and eligibility:

Private Colleges	Tuition Fees	Eligibility/Exams
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Admission	INR 19.47 lakh – INR 43.53 lakh	NEET PG
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Admission	INR 9 lakh – INR 49.5 lakh	NEET MDS
A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences Admission	INR 22.5 lakh	NEET MDS
SRIHER Admission	INR 13.5 lakh - INR 39 lakh	NEET MDS
Manipal College of Dental Sciences Mangalore Manipal Academy of Higher Education Admission	INR 19.47 lakh - INR 43.53 lakh	NEET MDS

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Government MDS Colleges in India

Below table shows the government MDS colleges in India with cost and eligibility:

Public/Govt. Colleges	Tuition Fees	Eligibility/Exams
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, MAMC Admission	INR 46,800	NEET MDS
KGMU Admission	INR 1.64 lakh	NEET MDS
PGIMER Admission	INR 17.55 lakh	NEET MDS, INI CET
JIPMER Puducherry Admission	INR 6,600	INI CET, NEET MDS
AIIMS Rishikesh Admission	INR 5,780	NEET MDS, INI CET

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Semi Government MDS Colleges in India

Below table shows the semi- government MDS colleges in India with cost and eligibility: 

Semi-Govt. Colleges	Tuition Fees	Eligibility/Exams
Sri Ramakrishna Dental College and Hospital Admission	INR 7.5 lakh	NEET MDS
Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital Admission	INR 21 lakh – INR 31.5 lakh	NEET MDS
Mamata Dental College Admission	INR 16.8 lakh	NEET MDS
SVS Institute of Dental Sciences Admission	INR 17.25 lakh	NEET MDS
Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre Admission	INR 15.69 lakh	NEET MDS

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

READ MORE: NEET MDS College Predictor 2025

Location-Wise Best MDS in India

Given below is the state-wise distribution of various MDS colleges in India:

Location	No. of Colleges
Delhi NCR	23 colleges
Tamil Nadu	32 colleges
Karnataka	43 colleges
Maharashtra	43 colleges
Uttar Pradesh	26 colleges

Best MDS Colleges in Delhi NCR

Below mentioned are some of the Best MDS Colleges in Delhi/NCR with their tuition fee and accepted entrance exam/eligibility criteria:

College Name	Tuition Fees	Eligibility / Exams
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, MAMC	INR 46,800	NEET MDS
Post-Graduate Institute of Dental Science	INR 64,000	NEET MDS
University College of Medical Sciences, Unversity of Delhi	INR 47,700	NEET MDS
Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi	INR 39,000	NEET MDS
SDS Sharda University	INR 23.08 lakh	NEET MDS

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best MDS Colleges in Tamil Nadu

Given below are some of the best MDS Colleges in Tamil Nadu with their tuition fee and accepted entrance exam/eligibility criteria

College Name	Tuition Fees	Eligibility / Exams
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Poonamallee	INR 9 lakh- INR 49.5 lakh	NEET MDS
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	INR 15 lakh – INR 34.5 lakh	NEET MDS
SRM Dental College	INR 10.5 lakh – INR 2 lakh	NEET MDS
SRM IST Chennai Ramapuram Campus	INR 10.5 lakh - INR 36 lakh	NEET MDS
SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital	INR 27 lakh - INR 42 lakh	NEET MDS

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best MDS Colleges in Karnataka

Given below are some of the Best MDS Colleges in Karnataka along with their tuition fees and accepted entrance exam/eligibility criteria:

College Name	Tuition Fees	Eligibility / Exams
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal	INR 16.1 lakh – INR 53.7 lakh	NEET MDS
A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences	INR 6 lakh – INR 30 lakh	NEET MDS
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore Courses	INR 26 lakh – INR 58.7 lakh	NEET MDS
J.S.S. Dental College and Hospital	INR 11.2 lakh – INR 27 lakh	NEET MDS
M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences	INR 13.1 lakh  - INR 38.4 lakh	NEET MDS

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best MDS Colleges in Maharashtra

Given below are some of the best MDS Colleges in Maharashtra along with their tuition fees and accepted entrance exam/eligibility criteria:

College Name	Tuition Fees	Eligibility / Exams
Government Dental College And Hospital Nagpur	INR 3.1 lakh	NEET MDS
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research	INR 1.5 lakh – INR 24.8 lakh	NEET MDS
Nair Hospital Dental College	INR 2.11 lakh – INR 3.01 lakh	NEET MDS
Government Dental College and Hospital Mumbai	INR 2.3 lakh – INR 3 lakh	NEET MDS
Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Navi Mumbai	INR 6.5 lakh - INR 53 lakh	NEET MDS

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best MDS Colleges in Uttar Pradesh

Given below are some of the best MDS Colleges in Uttar Pradesh along with their tuition fees and accepted entrance exams/eligibility criteria:

College Name	NIRF Ranking 2023	Tuition Fees / Exam
Saraswati Dental College	INR 8.8 lakh – INR 18 lakh	NEET MDS
IMS BHU	INR 22,500	NEET MDS
KGMU	INR 72,000 - INR 16.4 lakh	NEET MDS

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Highest Salary Offered by Best MDS Colleges in India

Please refer to the table below for some of the best placement packages offered by best Dental colleges in india for MDS in comparison to tuition fees:

College Name	Total Tuition Fees	Annual Median Package
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, MAMC Courses	INR 46,800	INR 17.69 LPA
JIPMER Puducherry Courses	INR 6,600	INR 24 LPA
KGMU Courses	INR 1.64 lakh	INR 16 LPA
JSS Dental College and Hospital Courses	INR 12 lakh - INR 27 lakh	INR 9.75 LPA
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science Courses	INR 9 lakh - INR 49.5 lakh	INR 6.96 LPA

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website/ media reports/ NIRF website and may vary.

Cost of Studying at Best MDS Colleges in India

It is estimated that joining the cheapest private MDS college in India can be expensive as best college for MDS in India have tuition fees of more than INR 5 lakh. Listed below is the fee range of top MDS colleges in India with fee structure.

Fee Range	No. of Colleges	Popular Colleges
Less than INR 1 lakh	25	Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, MAMC, JIPMER Puducherry, Post-Graduate Institute of Dental Science, AIIMS Jodhpur, etc.
INR 1-2 lakh	10	Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Government Dental College and Research Institute, KGMU, etc.
INR 2-3 lakh	1	Nair Hospital Dental College, Government Dental College And Hospital, etc.
INR 3-5 lakh	17	Government Dental College And Hospital, NIMS Dental College and Hospital, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, etc.
> INR 5 Lakh	234	Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, etc.

Low-cost MDS Colleges in India

Joining the top MDS colleges in India can be expensive as most colleges have tuition MDS fees in India of more than INR 5 lakh. However, there are some affordable colleges also which are mentioned below having tuition fees of less than INR 1 lakh:

Low-cost Colleges	Tuition Fee
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, MAMC Fees	INR 47,000
JIPMER Puducherry Fees	INR 7,000
AIIMS Rishikesh Fees	INR 6,000
AIIMS Jodhpur Fees	INR 6,000
Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences Fees	INR 64,000

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website.

Top Specialisations Offered by Best MDS Colleges in India

There are numerous specialisations offered by MDS colleges in India. Some of them are mentioned below:

Specialisations	No. of Colleges
Prosthodontics	244 Colleges (KGMU, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, etc.)
Orthodontics	246 Colleges (A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, SOA University, etc.)
Periodontology	239 Colleges (A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, J.S.S. Dental College and Hospital, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, etc.)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	195 Colleges (KGMU, SRM Dental College, SOA University, etc.)
Oral Pathology	161 Colleges (Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, SRM Dental College, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, etc.)
Endodontics	110 Colleges (Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram Campus, etc.)

Best MDS Colleges in India: Cut Off 2025

Listed below is the cut-off of top MDS colleges in India:

AIIMS Delhi Cut-Off	JIPMER Cut-Off
NIMHANS Bangalore Cut-Off	PGIMER Chandigarh Cut-Off
AIIMS Bhopal Cut-Off	AIIMS Bhubaneshwar Cut-Off
AIIMS Jodhpur Cut-Off	AIIMS Nagpur Cut-Off
AIIMS Patna Cut-Off	AIIMS Raipur Cut-Off
AIIMS Rishikesh Cut-Off	AIIMS Bathinda Cut-Off
AIIMS Hyderabad Cut-Off	SCTMIST Trivandrum Cut-Off

Best MDS Colleges in India: Comparison 2025

Please refer to the list below for the comparison of some of the best MDS colleges in India:

• Manipal College of Dental Sciences Comparison with other Colleges
• AIIMS Delhi Comparison with other Colleges
• Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences Comparison with other Colleges
• SIMTS Comparison with other Colleges
• PGIMER Comparison with other Colleges
• ABSMIDS Comparison with other Colleges

Tasbiya Khan09-14-2025 17:54