MDS

Yes, candidates with an MDS degree from Yenepoya Dental College can take up a variety government jobs. These jobs are available at various government departments and set-ups. Some of these departments/recruiting organisations are listed below:

• Government Hospitals, Community Health Centers (CHCs), and Primary Health Centers (PHCs)
• Army Dental Corps (Indian Army)
• Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) or the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
• Indian Railways
• Lecturership and Academics in Government Dental Colleges
• Public Health Dentistry and Dental Officers in Government Programmes

Candidates seeking MDS admission at Yenepoya Dental College must register for the NEET MDS counselling counducted by the MCC. The exact counselling schedule for MDS admissions 2025 has not been released yet. However, based on the previous year trends, the counselling process is expected to start in July 2025. The exact schedule will tentatively be released in June 2025, after the declaration of NEET MDS results.

Yenepoya Dental College provides MDS admission to NEET (MDS) qualified candidates who clear the required cut-off for admission. NEET MDS is the medical entrance exam conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS). NBEMS has not yet released the complete schedule for the NEET MDS 2025 application process. 

In the past three years, the cut-off rank required for Yenepoya Dental College MDS admission has shown a fluctuating trend for most specialisations. In 2024, the closing ranks during the last round of counselling ranged between 3,277 and 22,798 for the General AI category candidates seeking admission to various MDS specialisations. The Yenepoya Dental College MDS cut-off trend based on the last round cut-offs in 2022, 2023 and 2024 for some specialisations is presented below:

Yenepoya Dental College accepts NEET MDS entrance exam scores, followed by the MCC NEET MDS counselling process for MDS admission. As per the cut-off for the last counselling round conducted in 2024, the closing rank for MDS courses ranged between  3,277 and 22,798 for the General AI category candidates. Candidates can refer to the table below to check out the NEET MDS last round cut-off for some MDS specialisations offered at Yenepoya Dental College:

As per the available information, Yenepoya Dental College does not provide direct admission to its MDS programme. The admission is solely based on the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Masters of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS) ranks secured by the applicants. Only NEET-qualified candidates can participate in the MCC NEET counselling conducted by the MCC. It is mandatory to participate in the centralised counselling process for securing a seat for MDS at Yenepoya Dental College.

Candidates seeking MDS admission at Yenepoya Dental College and Hospital are required to complete the NEET MDS application process to be eligible for the seat allotment. To complete the application process, they must pay the specified NEET MDS application fee as per their reservation category. The category-wise application fee are tabulated below:

Yenepoya Dental College has 54* seats for MDS. These seats are distributed among the nine MDS specialisations offered at the college. The specialisation-wise break-up of these seats is presented in the table below:

*The number of seats available for MDS in Public Dentistry is not available as of now. Hence, the given number does not include the seats for the said specialisation.