BDS

BDS is one of the most popular medical courses in India. The duration of BDS course is 5 years which includes a year long rotatory internship. During the BDS course, candidates gain theoretical knowledge and practical dental surgery training. Like MBBS, to pursue BDS course candidates must have attained minimum 17 years of age and should have completed their class 12 with three core science subjects. Admission to BDS course is granted on the basis of NEET score. Only candidates who qualify the NEET-UG exam by passing the minimum cutoff are eligible to get admission to BDS in any dental college.

There are a total of 26,949 Bachelors of Dental Surgery seats across 313 dental colleges in India. According to NIRF rankings 2020, Delhi based Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences is the best institute to pursue BDS course. Other top dental colleges include BHU, Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, and Jamia Millia Islamia to name a few. The fees for BDS varies across different dental colleges. BDS fees in private universities are on a higher end as compared to government or state colleges.