NEET MDS Exam Dates 2026 (Soon): Check all MDS Dates & Schedule Here

The NEET MDS 2026 application process is expected to start in the second week of February 2026. The application process of NEET MDS 2026 will be completely online. The last date of NEET MDS 2026 application is likely to be scheduled in the fourth week of February 2026. The dates of NEET MDS 2026 application form will be announced by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on its official website through notification and information bulletin prior to the commencement of the application process. 

NEET MDS 2026 exam is expected to be conducted in the third week of April 2026. NBE will announce the exam date in February 2026. The application process will be tentatively conducted from the third week of February to the second week of March 2026. NEET MDS is a computer-based test of three hours duration, scheduled from 2 PM to 5 PM. 

NEET MDS stands for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Masters of Dental Surgery. exam is conducted for providing admissions to all postgraduate dental courses offered by institutions in India. exam is conducted by National Board of Education (NBE) in computer-based mode. NBE holds exam annually for allotment of around 6200 MDS seats under 50% All India Quota and 50% state quota. After exam, MCC conducts online counselling for allotment of seats. Only those who qualify exam with minimum cut off marks qualify for counselling rounds.

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The NEET MDS admit card was released online by the exam conducting body NBEMS. Candidates had to download it by visiting the official website of the exam and logging in with their registration credentials. The step-by-step process to download the NEET MDS 2025 exam is given below:

• Visit the official website of NBE - nbe.edu.in
• Click on "NEET-MDS".
• Select "Click here to download your admit card"
• Check the admit card for errors.
• Download, save and print the admit card.

Candidates must take multiple printouts of the admit card and preserve it till the admission process is completed.

Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is the conducting body for the NEET MDS counselling. It must be noted, NBE only conducts the exam and declares the result of NEET MDS. MCC conducts counselling for allotment of 50 per cent All India Quota seats. For rest 50 per cent seats, respective state authorities conduct the counselling. Candidates have to register on the official website of MCC and declare choice for college and course for NEET MDS counselling. Only NEET MDS qualified candidates are eligible to participate in the counselling for seat allotment.

A total of five rounds of NEET MDS counselling are conducted for seat allotment. Originally four rounds are conducted by MCC, after which an additional round is announced based on the seat vacancies. It must be noted that whole process of counselling is held online. Eligible candidates will have to register online to participate in the seat allotment process. Registration can be done in every round. Apart from registration, NEET MDS counselling comprises steps such as choice declaration, seat processing, allotment result and document verification.

The NBE will announce the exam dates for NEET MDS 2026 in the notification PDF. The dates regarding the application process, form correction, exam and result will be informed through the release of information bulletin.

The duration of the NEET MDS exam is three hours. It is held in a single day and single slot window from 2 PM to 5 PM. NBE has provided the entire schedule for the exam day which candidates must abide by. The event-wise timing for the NEET MDS exam day are given in the below table.

The NEET MDS 2026 application process is likely to be conducted for a duration of approximately four weeks. The actual dates will be announced by NBEMS in the information bulletin. The exam authorities do not change the NEET MDS application last date. As per past few years' trends, the NEET MDS application process gets reopened if the internship deadline is extended.

In general, NBEMS does not extend the NEET MDS registration last date. However, in case the internship deadline is extended, then the NEET MDS registration and application window may be reopened. The NEET MDS 2026 application process is expected to be conducted from the second to fourth week of February 2026. The actual dates will be announced along with the information bulletin.

NBE declared the result for NEET MDS 2025 on May 15, 2025. The exam was conducted on April 19, 2025. The merit list for the 50 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats has been released initially. The individual scorecards was released on May 23, 2025. Only those candidates, whose names will be there on the merit list are considered to be eligible for the NEET MDS 2025 counselling process. The result has been uploaded on the official website in a PDF format. Candidates can download the scorecard from the official website with application ID and password. NEET MDS result PDF comprises details such as roll number, application ID, marks scored, percentile and rank. Candidates have to score the minimum cut off to qualify for the exam. Those who qualified the exam will be participating in the online counselling for seat allotment.

The NEET MDS counselling is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee for All India Quota seats. The counselling process is completely online, except for the final stage, which is the institute reporting process, which requires physical verification. The different stages of NEET MDS counselling are given below:

• Registration: To participate in the NEET MDS counselling, eligible candidates need to first register for the counselling on the MCC website.
• Choice filling and locking: Based on the seat matrix, candidates have to fill and lock choices in preferential order.
• Declaration of seat allotment result: Based on the choices entered and the ranks of candidates, the seat allotment list is prepared
• Institute reporting: Candidates have to visit the allotted institute with the requisite documents to accept the admission offer.