NEET MDS

Yes NEET and NEET MDS are different and conducted for different purposes.

Talking about NEET/ NEET UG, it is for undergraduate students who are willing to enroll for medical courses like MBBS, BDS, BHMS, BAMS and many more. The eligibility criteria for it is you have to pass class 12 with physics, Chemistry and Biology with minimum 50-55%.

And talking about NEET MDS, it is for postgraduate students who are graduated with BDS degree.

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) releases the NEET MDS result and the scorecard on different days. While on the day of the result, NBE releases the merit list wherein the list of test takers along with their total marks obtained and All India Rank (AIR) is provided, the scorecard is released within a week to 10 days which candidates have to download by logging in to the official website with their registration credentials.

Till now ESIC Dental College in Gulbarga, Karnataka, offers a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course with an annual intake of 62 seats. Currently the college does not offer any Master of Dental surgery (MDS) course. There is no public announcement and information regarding introduction of MDS seats in the college. For most accurate information, I will advise to contact the college administration directly or you can visit there if possible.

NEET MDS admit card is released by the National Board on Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) in online mode only. Hence, eligible candidates have to download the NEET MDS admit card in online mode by visiting the official website. Requesting NBEMS for sending the NEET MDS admit card post will be of no avail.

Yes, the NEET MDS syllabus is similar to the BDS course syllabus. Aspirants planning to appear for the NEET MDS exam must study in lines with the BDS course subjects and topics. Talking about this, NBEMS has stated, "The syllabus for the exam shall be that of BDS standard and shall cover all the subjects/syllabus taught during the BDS course as prescribed in the DCI Revised BDS Course Regulations, 2007 as amended from time to time."

NBEMS has announced a change in the NEET MDS exam pattern and structure. There will be a time-bound sectional demarcation of questions for NEET MDS. There will be two sections, Part A and Part B, of 75 minutes and 105 minutes duration respectively. The total number of questions is 240. In Part A, candidates have to attempt 100 questions, and in Part B, there will be 140 questions. Candidates will not be able to move between two sections unless the time is over. They will have to first complete Part A for 75 minutes, after which the section will automatically switch to Part B. 

While NEET MDS is a major national level entrance exam for admission to MDS courses, it is not the sole or only entrance exam for this course. Apart from NEET MDS, there is another national level entrance exam, INI CET, conducted by AIIMS Delhi, which is the gateway to this course only at the AIIMS colleges in India. Hence, apart from NEET MDS, INI CET is another entrance exam which aspirants can appear for. Moreover, the National Board of Entrance Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), the exam conducting body, has also stated that AIIMS institutes do no accept NEET MDS scores. 

NEET MDS, as the name suggests, is the entrance exam for the MDS courses in India. NBEMS is the conducting body of NEET MDS exam for admission to approximately 6,200 MDS seats under the All India Quota. The scores of NEET MDS are accepted by dental colleges across India. 

No, candidates won't be able to get admission to HPU with 700 as the HPU cutoff 2024 in itself is 642 for MDS in Prosthodontics course under General quota, considering the last-round of seat allotment results. However, for OBC AI quota, 700 rank is more than enough to get admission at HPU. The HPU OBC cutoff 2024 stood at 761.