Bachelor of Dental Surgery [BDS] From IGIDS, Kothamangalam

The Higher Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination after a period of 12 years study, the last two years of study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics or any other elective subjects with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council for Educational Research and Training after the introduction of the 10+2+3 years educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on education or a pass in plus two under the CBSE stream of syllabus.

Admission: Admission to all BDS seats is purely on the basis of merit. The criterion to prepare the merit list is by combining marks obtained by the candidates in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test [UG]-(NEET-UG-2016] and the marks obtained by them for Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects in the qualifying examination. Only those candidates who secure 50 percentile marks in the National Entrance Examination, NEET-2016 will be considered for admission to BDS course. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/SEBC will be considered for admission to this course only if they have scored a minimum of 40 percentile marks in the National Entrance Examination. Candidates with Locomotory disability of lower limbs between 40% to 70% will be considered for admission to BDS course only if they have scored a minimum of 45 percentile marks in the National Entrance Examination (NEET UG-2016)

Nationality: Candidates must be Citizens of India / children or dependents of Non-Resident Indians. Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)/ Overseas Citizen of India [OCI] will also be treated at par with Indian citizens for the limited purpose of admission. However, PIO/OCI candidates will not be eligible for any kind of reservation.

Age: Applicants shall complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st December of the year of admission to the BDS Course.