MDS - Master of Dental Surgery

As per the Dental Council of India Revised MDS Course (2nd Amendment) Regulations, 2007, “in order to be eligible for admission to any postgraduate dental course in a particular academic year, it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain minimum of marks at 50th percentile in ‘National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduate courses held for the said academic year. However, in respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks shall be at 40th percentile.

In respect of candidates with locomotor disability of lower limbs, the minimum marks shall be at 45th percentile. The Percentile shall be determined on the basis of highest scaled scores secured in the ALL-India common merit list in ‘national Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduate courses. Provided when sufficient number of candidates in the respective categories fail to secure minimum marks as prescribed in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test held for any academic year for admission to Post Graduate Courses, the Central Government in consultation with Dental Council of India may at its discretion lower the minimum marks required for admission to Post Graduate Course for candidates belonging to respective categories and marks so lowered by the Central Government shall be applicable for the said academic year only.”

Eligibility
A candidate for admission to the MDS course must have a recognized degree of BDS awarded by an Indian University in respect of recognized Dental Act, 1948 or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Dental Council of India and should idates not possessing a recognized Dental qualification for the above purpose should secure the prior approval of his/her qualifications by the Dental Council of Indian before he/she can be admitted to the MDS Course of any University in India.