MDS in Public Health Dentistry 

at KGMU, Lucknow

For admission to a three-year MD course at KGMU, there is basic eligibility criteria as per NBE norms. Admissions to this course is based on NEET PG scores. To appear for this entrance exam and admission to MD is offered to those who hold MD degree from a university recognised by Medical Council of India with minimum 55% aggregate in the case of General & OBC categories. There is a relaxation of five percent for SC/ ST category candidates. The reserved category candidates are required to obtain 50% aggregate in the last qualifying exam of MD. 

The eligibility criteria for various undergraduate courses is Class 12 with a minimum of 50 percent aggregate and the accepted entrance exam for some courses is NEET. The fee structure for various courses like B.Sc. MD BDS MS and MBBS is INR 48,000 - INR 3.05 Lacs, INR 90,000 - INR 1.64 Lacs, INR 46,440, INR 90,000 - INR 1.64 Lacs, and INR 2.46 Lacs. There are various other fee components involved in the total fee for the course.

The key highlights recorded during King George Medical College BDS Placements are:

Yes, the University has maintained a 100% placement percentage over the past three years of MDS placements. Take a look at the table below to know the KGMU MDS placement trends:

Particulars	MDS Placement Statistics (2021)	MDS Placement Statistics (2022)	MDS Placement Statistics (2023)
Total Students	27	22	43
Students placed	27	22	43
Placement rate	100%	100%	100%

NOTE: The above details are gathered from the NIRF report 2024.

The median package for MDS stood at INR 16.50 LPA in 2025. Check out the  data tabulated below to know more:

King George's Medical University is a goverment university which was established in 1905. The university is accredited with A Grade by NAAC and is approved by UGC, DCI, and MCI. King George's Medical University is a public university which is accredited with A Grade by NAAC. Being a public university. The fee for various courses is not very high. Even if the students find the fee a little high, they can apply for the scholarships offered by the university.

King George's Medical University accepts NEET PG scores for admission to the MD, MS and PG Diploma courses. KGMU MD cutoff 2024 has been released for Round 1, wherein the most in-demand MD specialsiation was MD in Radio Diagnosis. The last-round closing rank for admission to the MD in Radio Diagnosis course was 143 for the General AI category students. The least important specialisation was Anatomy with a closing cutoff of 83112. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the NEET PG round 1 closing ranks for all the MD courses offered at KGMU:

Course	NEET PG Round 1 Closing Ranks
MD in Anaesthesiology	11387
MD in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology	25455
MD in General Medicine	476
MD in Microbiology	39910
MD in Paediatrics	2088
MD in Pathology	17963
MD in Pharmacology	41222
MD in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	15260
MD in Physiology	61956
MD in Psychiatry	4219
MD in Radiodiagnosis	146
MD in Radiotherapy	10984
MD in Pulmonary Medicine	4952
MD in Anatomy	83112
MD in Obstetrics and Gynaecology	2649
MD in Anaesthesiology	11534
MD in Microbiology	42120
MD in Pathology	19137
MD in Radio Diagnosis	143
MD in Radiotherapy	10424
MD in Community Medicine	38081
MD in General Medicine	1598
MD in Paediatrics	2343
MD in Pathology	24365
MD in Physiology	76422
MD in Radio Diagnosis	565
MD in Pulmonary Medicine	6186
MD in Anatomy	83069
MD in Emergency Medicine	2760

NEET rank and scores are not required if candidates want to seek admission to the BSc Nursing programme offered at King George's Medical University. The aspirants must appear for the Uttar Pradesh Common Nursing Entrance Test (UP CNET) if they want to get admission to the KGMU BSc Nursing course. 

KGMU Lucknow offers direct admission to only BSc aspirants. For BSc course, the selection is based on the last qualifying exam of Class 12. For other Medical and Dental courses such as MBBS, BDS, MD, DM, etc., candidates are selected based on national-level entrance exams. Admission to these courses is completely based on a valid scores of NEET UG, NEET PG, NEET SS, etc., entrance exams. Find below the list of accepted entrance exam for the respective courses offered at KGMU:

Course Name	Accepted Exams
MBBS	NEET UG
MD,  MS	NEET PG
MDS	NEET MDS
DM,  MCh	NEET SS

The average salary package for placements at King George Medical College has not yet been disclosed. However, the median salary package has been published. Please refer to the table below for the median packages recorded in recent years.