About NEET MDS:
NEET MDS is an eligibility cum ranking examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE). NEET MDS is a single entrance exam for admissions to all the postgraduate dental courses offered by the institutions in India. National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination or NEET for MDS courses is conducted only once every year and is the only entrance test for admission to the Masters in Dental Surgery programmes in India.
Scope of NEET-MDS 2020:
NEET- MDS 2020 shall be the single eligibility cum entrance examination for the academic session2020 which will include the following:
a) All India 50% quota seats for MDS courses (all states)
b) State quota seats for MDS courses for all States/Union territories of India.
c) MDS courses at all Private Dental Colleges, Institutions & Universities all across the country
d) MDS courses at Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions.
e) Screening exam for dental surgeons (BDS & MDS) for Short Service Commission in Army Dental Corps.
AIIMS, New Delhi, is not covered by centralized admissions for MDS seats through NEET- MDS for 2020 session.
IMP-Note:
No state government/private dental college/universities shall be conducting any separate entrance exam for admission to their MDS Courses for the academic session 2020-2021.
Overview NEET-MDS 2020:
Exam Name |
NEET MDS |
Conducting Body |
NBE (National Board of Examinations) |
Exam Level |
National Level Exam |
Exam Frequency |
Annual |
Exam Mode |
CBT - Online |
Exam Duration |
3 Hours |
Pattern of examination |
MCQ based with single correct response |
No. of items (questions) |
240 |
Negative marking |
Yes, 1 mark will be deducted for incorrect response; 4 marks will be awarded for correct response |
Language |
Hindi and English |
Exam Purpose |
Admission to postgraduate dental courses |
Course Offered |
MDS |
No. of Test Cities |
51 cities in India |
Exam Helpdesk No. |
1800-11-1700 |
Official Website |
neetpg@nbe.edu.in |
NEET MDS 2020- Eligibility Criteria:
Candidates who wish to apply for NEET MDS must meets the requirements set stated by NBE. If at any point in time NBE finds out that the candidates do not meet the eligibility criteria for NEET MDS 2020, his/her candidature will be cancelled at any stage. The eligibility criteria for NEET MDS 2020, as per MDS Course Regulations 2017 notified by Dental Council of India with prior approval of MoHFW is as follows:
Important date NEET MDS 2020:
Events |
Dates |
Information Brochure |
11-Oct-2019 |
Online application available |
11-Oct-2019 |
Last date to submit the application form |
31-Oct-2019 |
NEET MDS correction window |
04-Nov-2019 |
Release of NEET MDS admit card |
13-Dec-2019 |
NEET MDS 2020 exam |
20-Dec-2019 |
Announcement of result |
20-Jan-2020 |
NEET MDS Merit list for 50% AIQ seats |
18-Feb-2020 |
NEET MDS Counselling round - I |
12-Mar-2020 |
Counselling round - II |
07-Apr-2020 |
Mop-up round of counselling |
12-May-2020 |
Examination fee:
Amount:
NEET- MDS Exam fee Rs. 2750/- (For SC/ST/PWD (PH) candidates) Rs. 3750/- (For General/OBC candidates) excluding payment gateway charges as may be applicable.
How to pay:
The prescribed exam fee should be remitted through payment gateway provided using a Credit Card or a Debit Card issued by banks in India or through Internet Banking. For more information, please visit the website www.nbe.edu.in
Candidates remaining absent from the examination or ineligible will forfeit their examination fee. Candidates are advised to read the rule position carefully and satisfy the terms and conditions for fulfillment of eligibility criteria before proceeding for payment of fees.
Note: Fee shall neither be refunded nor carried forward if the application for NEET-MDS is rejected/ineligible or candidate is unable to appear in the examination.
Scheme of Examination:
NEET MDS 2020 shall be held on a single day & single session only.
Allocation of time for the NEET- MDS shall be as follows:
Activities |
Session (2:00 PM to 5:00 PM) |
Allow Candidates to enter the examination centre and commence Biometric Registration |
12:00 PM |
Entry closes at Examination Centre |
01:30 PM |
Grant access for Candidate Login |
01:45 PM |
Candidates log in to read instructions |
01:50 PM |
Exam Start Time |
02:00 PM |
Exam End Time |
05:00 PM |
Syllabus:
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.
The examination shall be a multiple-choice questions (MCQ) test delivered using computers network (CBT) as per scheme prescribed.
Subject-Wise Distribution of Questions:
S.N. |
Subject |
No. of Questions |
|
Part -A (Total 100) |
|
1 |
General Anatomy including embryology and histology |
14 |
2 |
General human physiology and Biochemistry |
14 |
3 |
Dental Anatomy, Embryology & Oral Histology |
14 |
4 |
General Pathology and Microbiology |
14 |
5 |
General and Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
14 |
6 |
General Medicine |
15 |
7 |
General Surgery |
15 |
|
Part -B (Total 140) |
|
1 |
Dental Materials |
14 |
2 |
Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology |
14 |
3 |
Oral Medicine and Radiology |
14 |
4 |
Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry |
14 |
5 |
Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics |
14 |
6 |
Periodontology |
14 |
7 |
Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge |
14 |
8 |
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics |
14 |
9 |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
14 |
10 |
Public Health Dentistry |
14 |
|
Grand Total (Part A+B) |
240 |
Admit Card and Test day Documentary Requirements:
In case testing seat is not available in the State in which you prefer to appear in NEET-MDS 2020, you can choose the option OTHERS from the list of States at the time of selection of the State during online submission of application form.
NBE will make all efforts to ensure that the candidate is allotted a testing centre in the State of correspondence address of the candidate. In case testing seat is not available in the concerned State due to logistic, administrative and other reasons, testing centre in a nearby State shall be allocated. Such candidates shall be informed about their testing city by 20th November 2019.
Note: Candidates will be informed regarding their test venue approximately 7 days before the examination day
Specifications for Photograph
a. A photograph of minimum 35x45 mm with at least 75% coverage of face & head of the candidate.
b. A caption indicating name of candidate and date of capturing photograph should be there at the bottom of photo.
c. Background of the Photograph: white
d. The photograph needs to display full front view of the face. Please look directly into the camera with a neutral expression.
e. Please avoid photograph with reflection or shadow on the face with red eyes.
f. The photograph needs to be printed on a high-quality paper with at least 600 dpi resolutions.
g. The colours must possess the natural appearance and skin tone.
h. The photograph must not have kinks, scratches and stains
Candidates Must bring to the test centre the following documents:
Unfair means case shall be registered against the candidates submitting false/forged documents:
a. Printed copy of the Admit Card with Photo of the candidate pasted on it.
b. Any one of the authorized photo IDs (must be original, valid and non-expired)
i. PAN Card
ii. Voters’ ID card
iii. Driving License
iv. Passport
v. Aadhaar Card (with photograph)
NEET MDS 2020- Selection Process:
NEET MDS 2020 result was announced on January 20. The result of NEET MDS 2020 was released in a PDF format on the official website of NBE. Candidates who had cleared the examination could download their score card by logging into their registered accounts online.
This was followed by the release of 50% AIQ merit list for NEET MDS 2020. Candidates who have been included in this list can proceed to the next step of admission- counselling. Candidates whose names have not been included in the 50% AIQ merit list are no eligible to participate in the counselling of NEET MDS 2020.
The following sequence of events shall be observed while filling the online application form for NEET MDS 2020 counselling:
NEET MDS 2020- Exam Centres:
1 |
Agartala |
20 |
Ahmedabad |
39 |
Aizawl |
2 |
Allahabad |
21 |
Ambala |
40 |
Amritsar |
3 |
Asansol |
22 |
Bengaluru |
41 |
Bhopal |
4 |
Bhubaneswar |
23 |
Chandigarh |
42 |
Chennai |
5 |
Dehradun |
24 |
Delhi |
43 |
Ernakulam |
6 |
Gurugram |
25 |
Guwahati |
44 |
Gandhinagar |
7 |
Hamirpur |
26 |
Hisar |
45 |
Hyderabad |
8 |
Imphal |
27 |
Indore |
46 |
Jaipur |
9 |
Jammu |
28 |
Jodhpur |
47 |
Kohima |
10 |
Kollam |
29 |
Kolkata |
48 |
Kozhikode |
11 |
Kannur |
30 |
Lucknow |
49 |
Mohali |
12 |
Mumbai |
31 |
Mysore |
50 |
Nagpur |
13 |
Naharlagun |
32 |
Noida |
51 |
Navi Mumbai |
14 |
Panaji |
33 |
Patna |
52 |
Pune |
15 |
Puducherry |
34 |
Raipur |
53 |
Ranchi |
16 |
Solan |
35 |
Shillong |
54 |
Sikar |
17 |
Srinagar |
36 |
Thiruvananthapuram |
55 |
Thrissur |
18 |
Tiruchirappalli |
37 |
Udaipur |
56 |
Vijayawada |
19 |
Vishakhapatnam |
38 |
Vizianagaram |
57 |
Warangal |
Test Centre Location: Exact address and location of the test centre shall be indicated in the admit card. Candidates are advised to familiarize themselves with the test centre locations at least one day prior to the examination day and ensure that they report for the test as per scheduled time only. Candidates are required to plan their travel accordingly.
Security at the Test Centre:
Candidates will not be allowed to take the following items inside the examination center under any circumstances. All the candidates will be subjected to compulsory frisking before entering the examination center:
a. Any stationery item like textual material (printed or written), notes, Plastic Pouch, Calculator, Pen, Writing Pad, Pen Drives, Eraser, etc.
b. Any electronic device like Mobile Phone, Bluetooth, Earphones, Microphone, Pager, wrist watch/Health Band, Calculator, Electronic Pen/Scanner etc.
c. All ornaments like bracelets, Ring, Earrings, Nose-pin, Chain/Necklace, Pendants, Necklace with pendants, Badge, Brooch etc.
d. Other items like Wallet, Goggles, Handbags, Belt, Cap etc.
e. Any eatable item opened or packed, soft drinks, water bottle etc.
f. Any other item which could be used for unfair means, for hiding communication devices like wireless/Bluetooth device, spy camera etc.
Instructions for filling Application Form:
At the end of online submission of application form, the candidate will get a computer-generated acknowledgement. This acknowledgment shall also be sent at the registered e-mail ID of the candidate. All fields marked * in the online application form are mandatory.
Information such as personal details, educational qualification etc. provided by the candidates in the online application form shall be treated as correct and NBE will not entertain, under any circumstances, any request for change in the information provided by the candidates. The option of editing certain information entered in the application form shall be available to the candidates after the last date of online submission of application form for a period of 3-5 days.
NBE does not edit/modify/alter any information entered by the candidates at the time of online submission of application form under any circumstances.
Candidates may note that the following data of the application form are noneditable.
1. Name of the Candidate
2. Mobile No.
3. Email address
4. Testing City
5. Date of Birth
6. Gender
7. Nationality
Steps in online submission of application form:
The following sequence shall be observed while filing the online application form:
a. Fill the registration form for obtaining User ID and Password.
b. User ID and Password will be sent through SMS and Email ID.
c. Fill the application form and Upload your photograph & signature.
d. Choose your Test City.
e. Submission of fees.
f. Take a print out of the filled Application form with Transaction ID printed on it.
Reservation:
- For counseling to be conducted by DGHS:
For information regarding reservations in institutions for which counseling shall be conducted by DGHS, please visit Medical Counseling Committee website www.mcc.nic.in There shall be a reservation of 15% for the candidates of the Scheduled Castes (SC), 7.5% for the candidates of the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 27% for the candidates of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) as per statutory provisions and applicable rules. The OBC reservation at 27% is only in Central Government Institutions/Central Universities only for Non-cream layer and as per Central list of OBC.
- For States/Union Territories - 50% State Quota Seats and Private Dental Colleges/Institutes/Universities/Deemed Universities
a) Reservation policy and guidelines applicable in different States/Union Territories of India will be followed for the respective State /Union territory quota seats.
b) NBE shall be providing only the data of candidates and the marks scored by them in NEET-MDS to the State Governments / Counseling Authority without applying the reservation prevalent in the concerned States/Private Dental Colleges/ Institutes/ Universities. The merit list and category wise merit list for the concerned State shall be generated by the State themselves as per applicable Regulations, qualifying criteria, applicable guidelines and reservation policies.
- For Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions
a. Candidates opting for admission to MDS seats in Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) Institutions shall select the following option in the NEET-MDS 2020 online application form: Are you willing to opt for PG Courses in Armed Forces Medical Services -Yes/ No?
b. There is no reservation of seats for SC/ST/OBC/PH candidates in the Armed Forces Medical Institutions.
Note: A candidate who has failed to secure the minimum percentile as prescribed in these regulations, shall not be admitted to any postgraduate courses in any academic year.
Minimum 5 % seats of the annual sanctioned intake capacity shall be filled up by the candidates with Bench Mark Disabilities specified under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
Results:
Eligibility Criteria:
The eligibility criteria for participation in counseling towards allotment of MDS seats conducted by DGHS or State Counseling Authority shall be in accordance with MDS Course Regulations, 2017 notified by DCI with prior approval of MoHFW, Govt. of India.
Eligibility Criteria for admission to MDS course:
S. No. |
Category |
Eligibility Criteria |
1 |
General |
50 Percentile |
2 |
SC/ST/OBC (including PWD of SC/ST/OBC) |
40 Percentile |
3 |
UR PWD |
45 Percentile |
Provided further that when the number of qualifying candidates in the respective categories on the basis of the above mentioned percentile are less than three times the number of vacancies, the cut-off percentile will be automatically lowered in such a manner that the number of eligible candidates shall be minimum three times the number of seats in each respective category.
Date of Declaration of Result:
The result for NEET-MDS 2020 will be declared by 20th January 2020.
Validity of NEET-MDS 2020 Result:
The validity of the result of NEET-MDS 2020 shall be only for the current admission session i.e. 2020 admission session for MDS courses and cannot be carried forward for the next session of admissions for MDS courses.
Tie Breaker Criteria:
In the event of two or more candidates obtaining same marks, the merit position shall be determined using following tie breaker criteria in descending order:
1. Candidate who has lesser number of incorrect responses in the overall paper (Part A & B) shall be placed at higher merit position.
2. Candidate with higher score in Part B of the question paper shall be placed at higher merit position.
3. Candidate who has lesser number of incorrect responses in Part B of the paper shall be placed at higher merit position.
4. Failing which, date of birth of the candidate will be taken into consideration. Older candidate will be placed at a better merit position.
Type of Merit Lists:
a) NEET-MDS 2020 rank: This is the overall merit position of the candidate amongst all the candidates who have appeared in the NEET MDS 2020
b) All India 50% quota rank: This is the overall merit position of the candidate amongst all the candidates who have appeared in the NEET MDS 2020 and are eligible for All India 50% quota counseling and is valid only for All India 50% quota MDS Courses (2020 admission session).
c) All India 50% quota Category Rank: This is the overall merit position of the candidate in the category (OBC/SC/ST) as opted by the candidate in the NEET – MDS 2020 amongst the candidates of the same category who are eligible for All India 50% quota counseling and is valid only for All India 50% quota MDS Courses.
Result for All India 50% Quota seats:
a) The result for NEET-MDS 2020 will be declared by 20thJanuary 2020. The mark sheet-cum-result certificate for NEET-MDS 2020 examination – All India 50% Quota can be downloaded from the website www.nbe.edu.in after the declaration of result.
b) The result of only those candidates who will be eligible to participate in the All India 50% quota counseling 2020 based on eligibility criteria provided by Medical Counseling Committee and Directorate General of Health Services / MoHFW shall be declared under the All India 50% Quota list.
c) Candidates securing less than 50th percentile (40th in case of SC/ST/OBC and 45th in case of PH candidates) in NEET-MDS will not be considered for admission to MDS courses and no merit position or rank shall be given to such candidates.
Result for State Quota seats:
a. State quota seats in All Dental Institutions in a State and seats in institutions established by State Govt., Universities established by an Act of State/Union Territory Legislature, Municipal Bodies Trust, Society, Company or Minority Institutions shall be filled by utilizing the list of NEET-MDS. No state government / private medical college/ universities including the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Jammu & Kashmir shall be conducting any entrance exam at their own level.
b. NBE shall be providing only the data of candidates and their marks in NEET-MDS 2020 to the State Government/Counseling Authority without applying eligibility criteria, reservation criteria etc of the concerned states. State quota rank, state category rank, benefit for Inservice candidates, rural posting (if applicable) etc shall be determined/ generated by the designated agency/ authority of the concerned States/UTs/concerned authority as per applicable Regulations, eligibility criteria, guidelines and applicable reservation policies.
c. NBE shall not be preparing the merit list for any State quota seats / Private Dental College / Universities.
d. Different states have different eligibility criteria and reservation policies. State Government / Counseling authorities are requested to create their own application form customized to their requirements to determine the eligibility of the candidates for opting for seats in the concerned state based on their eligibility criteria, reservation policies, benefit to in-service candidates, benefit to candidates who have undergone rural / difficult area postings.
Counseling for MDS courses:
Counseling for MDS courses as per MDS course Regulations 2017
a. There shall be a common counseling for admission to all post-graduate courses (Diploma/MDS) in all dental educational institutions on the basis of merit list of the NEET.
b. The designated authority for counseling for the 50% All India Quota seats of the contributing States, as per the existing scheme for post graduate (Diploma/ MDS) courses shall be the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Further Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India shall conduct counseling for all post-graduate (Diploma/MDS) Courses in Dental Educational Institutions of the Central Government, Universities established by an Act of Parliament and the Deemed Universities.
c. The counseling for admission to post-graduate (Diploma/MDS) courses in all dental Educational Institutions in a State/Union Territory, including dental educational institutions established by the State Government, University established by an Act of State/Union Territory Legislature, Trust, Society, Minority Institutions shall be conducted by the State/Union Territory Government.
d. In case, any dispute arises on such common counselling, the matter shall be referred to the Central Government and its decision shall be final in this regard.
The counseling authorities for allotment of various types of seats to eligible and successful candidates is summarized as follows:
S. No. |
Types of seats |
Counseling Authority |
1 |
All India 50% quota Dental Educational Institutions of Central Govt. Universities established by an Act of Parliament Deemed Universities |
Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India |
2 |
State quota seats in All Dental Institutions in a State and seats in institutions established by State Govt., Universities established by Act of State/Union Territory Legislature, Municipal Bodies Trust, Society, Company or Minority Institutions |
State Government or authority designated by the State Government |
Candidates are advised to regularly visit the website of MCC, NBE& State Counselling Authorities for latest updates.
Admission to MDS courses at Armed Force Medical Services Institutions:
Admission to the under mentioned Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) training institutes is open to eligible candidates:
i) Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
ii) Army Dental Centre, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt
- The candidates shall be considered for admission to the above-mentioned AFMS institutions under the following categories, in the order of precedence
i) Priority-I (Serving Army Dental Corps Officers as applicable vide Training Rules-2014 for AD Corps Officers promulgated by the DGAFMS)
ii) Priority-II (Foreign candidates)
iii) Priority-III (Para Mil/other Govt. of India sponsored candidates)
iv) Priority-IV (Ex-SSC AD Corps Officers)
v) Priority-V (Civilian Dental Surgeons)
- At the time of online submission of application form for NEET-MDS 2020, the candidates will have to select the option “YES” to “Are you willing to take up post graduate courses in institution/hospital of Armed Forces Medical Services”. Thereafter, they will have to indicate their category as mentioned in above Para.
- The Dental PG Courses at AFMS training Institutes are reserved for Priority-I and Priority-II candidates. However, any seat remaining vacant after fulfilling the AFMS requirement of seats to Priority-I & Priority-II candidates (balance of seats), shall be taken up for Priority III, IV & V candidates in that order. The counseling for these seats will be by DGHS through DGAFMS/AD Corps.
It is also likely that no seat may be available for some of the prioritized categories, if the same have been allotted to candidates higher in priority and merit.
- Candidates should preserve the Score & admit cards of NEET (MDS)-2020, which are required to be produced during counseling to be conducted for admission to Post Graduate courses in their respective categories & for Grant of SSC in Army Dental Corps. The dates of which will be notified separately, at a later date by Army Dental Corps.
- For grant of Short Service Commission in the Army Dental Corps:
As per Govt. of India policy on the subject, all the desirous candidates have to appear for NEET-MDS 2020. This includes BDS as well as MDS candidates.
NEET-MDS marks shall be used for short-listing of candidates for interview and further selection process will be conducted by the DGAFMS/Army Dental Corps.
- Reservations
There is no provision of reservation of seats for SC/ST/OBC/PH in the Armed Forces Medical Services institutions conducting Post Graduate Dental courses.
- Results
The result shall be declared on NEET-MDS 2020 website. A separate merit list of categories ‘PG in AFMS Institutions’ and ‘Grant of Short Service Commission in Army Dental Corps’ shall be provided to the Directorate General of Dental services for admission to Armed Forces institutions.
- Allotment of Seats:
a. Selection and final admissions to these institutions shall be made by the Armed Forces Medical Services based on merit of the candidates & as per order of precedence mentioned in above Paras and who have applied online both to NEET-MDS and also to AFMS and the admissions shall be done as per Govt. of India - Ministry of Defence rules and regulations in conjunction with those applicable to the affiliating Universities.
b. All eligible candidates desirous of MDS will have to mandatorily register on the DGHS, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare website www.mcc.nic.in, to be eligible for AFMS counselling for Post Graduate courses at AFMS teaching Institutes, failing which they will NOT be considered for allocation of specialities. The registration slip will be required to be furnished at the time of counselling. The list of registered candidates provided by DGHS for counselling will be final & bin ding for AFMS.
Names of College/Institute administering MDS Courses:
Sr. State Names of College/Institute administering MDS Courses
1 Andhra Pradesh Anil Neerukonda Educational Society, Vishakhapatnam
2 Andhra Pradesh C.K.S. Teja Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Tirupati
3 Andhra Pradesh Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Gannavaram Mandalam
4 Andhra Pradesh G. Pulla Reddy Dental College & Hospital, Kurnool
5 Andhra Pradesh Gitam Dental College & Hospital, Vishakhapatnam
6 Andhra Pradesh Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Vijayawada
7 Andhra Pradesh Govt. Dental College, RIMS, Kadapa
8 Andhra Pradesh GSL Dental College & Hospital, Rajahmundry
9 Andhra Pradesh Lenora Institute of Dental Sciences, Rajahmundry
10 Andhra Pradesh Narayana Dental College & Hospital, Nellore
11 Andhra Pradesh Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur
12 Andhra Pradesh Sree Sai Dental College & Research Institute, Srikakulam
13 Andhra Pradesh St. Joseph Dental College, Duggirala
14 Andhra Pradesh Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram
15 Assam Regional Dental College, Guwahati
16 Bihar Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Kankarbagh, Patna
17 Bihar Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patna
18 Bihar Mithila Minority Dental College & Hospital, Darbhanga
19 Bihar Patna Dental College & Hospital, Patna
20 Chandigarh Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Chandigarh
21 Chhattisgarh Chattisgarh Dental College & Research Institute, Rajnandgaon
22 Chhattisgarh Govt. Dental College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
23 Chhattisgarh Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Durg
24 Chhattisgarh New Horizon Dental College & Research Instiute, Bilaspur
25 Chhattisgarh Rungta College of Dental Sciences & Research, Bhilai
26 Chhattisgarh Triveni Institute of Dental Sciences, Hosptial & Research Centre, Bilaspur
27 Delhi Army Hospital (Research and Referral) Delhi Cantt, Delhi
28 Delhi Maulana Azad Dental College & Hospital, New Delhi
29 Delhi University College of Medical Sciences, Dilshad Garden
30 Goa Goa Dental College & Hospital, Goa
31 Gujarat Ahmedabad Dental College & Hospital, Gandhinagar
32 Gujarat AMC Dental College, Ahmedabad
33 Gujarat College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Ahmedabad
34 Gujarat College of Dental Sciences, Amargadh
35 Gujarat Faculty of Dental Science, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad
36 Gujarat Goenka Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Gandhinagar
37 Gujarat Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Ahmedabad
38 Gujarat Govt. Dental College Hospital, Jamnagar
39 Gujarat K.M. Shah Dental College & Hospital, Vadodara
40 Gujarat Karnavati School of Dentistry, Gandhinagar
41 Gujarat Manubhai Patel Dental College & Dental Hospital & SSR General Hospital, Vadodara
42 Gujarat Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College & Hospital, Visnagar
43 Haryana B.R.S. Institute of Medical Sciences Dental College & Hospital
44 Haryana D.A.V. Centenary Dental College, Yamuna nagar
45 Haryana Jan Nayak Ch. Devi Lal Dental College, Sirsa
46 Haryana Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences & Research, Mullana
47 Haryana Manav Rachana Dental College, Faridabad
48 Haryana PDM Dental College & Research Institute, Jhajjar
49 Haryana Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak
50 Haryana Sri Govind Tricentenary Dental College, Hospital & Research Institute
51 Haryana Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences & Research,Faridabad
52 Haryana Swami Devi Dyal Hospital & Dental College, Panchkula
53 Himachal Pradesh Bhojia Dental College & Hospital, Nalagarh
54 Himachal Pradesh H.P. Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Shimla
55 Himachal Pradesh Himachal Dental College, Sunder Nagar
56 Himachal Pradesh Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Poanta Sahib
57 Jammu & Kashmir Govt. Dental College, Srinagar
58 Jharkhand Awadh Dental College & Hospital, Jamshedpur
59 Jharkhand Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Hazaribag
60 Jharkhand Vananchal Dental College & Hospital, Garhwa
61 Karnataka A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore
62 Karnataka A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore
63 Karnataka Al Ameen Dental College & Hospital, Bijapur
64 Karnataka Al-Badar Rural Dental College & Hospital, Gulbarga
65 Karnataka AME’s Dental College & Hospital, Raichur
66 Karnataka Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore
67 Karnataka Bapuji Dental College & Hospital, Davangere
68 Karnataka College of Dental Sciences, Davangere
69 Karnataka Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpat
70 Karnataka D.A. Pandu Memorial R.V. Dental College, Bangalore
71 Karnataka Dayanand Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore
72 Karnataka Dr. Syamala Reddy Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Bangalore
73 Karnataka Farooqia Dental College & Hospital, Mysore
74 Karnataka Govt. Dental College, Bangalore
75 Karnataka H.K.E. Society's, S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences & Research
76 Karnataka JSS Dental College & Hospital, Mysore
77 Karnataka K.V.G. Dental College & Hospital, Sullia
78 Karnataka KLE Society’s Institute of Dental Sciences,Bangalore
79 Karnataka KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum
80 Karnataka Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore
81 Karnataka M.R.A. Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore
82 Karnataka M.S. Ramaiah Dental College, Bangalore
83 Karnataka Maaruti College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore
84 Karnataka Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore
85 Karnataka Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal
86 Karnataka Maratha Mandal’s Dental College & Research Centre, Belgaum
87 Karnataka Navodaya Dental College, Raichur
88 Karnataka P.M.N.M. Dental College & Hospital, Bagalkot
89 Karnataka Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore
90 Karnataka S.J.M. Dental College & Hospital, Chitradurga
91 Karnataka SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad
92 Karnataka Sharavathi Dental College & Hospital, Shimoga
93 Karnataka Sri Hasanamba Dental College & Hospital, Hassan
94 Karnataka Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore
95 Karnataka Sri Siddhartha Dental College, Tumkur
96 Karnataka The Oxford Dental College, Bangalore
97 Karnataka V.S. Dental College, Bangalore
98 Karnataka Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Bangalore
99 Karnataka Yenepoya Dental College & Hospital, Mangalore
100 Kerala Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi
101 Kerala Annoor Dental College & Hospital, Ernakulam
102 Kerala Azeezia College of Dental Sciences & Research, Kollam
103 Kerala Educare Institute of Dental Sciences, Malappuram
104 Kerala Govt. Dental College, Kottayam
105 Kerala Govt. Dental College, Kozhikode
106 Kerala Govt. Dental College, Trivandrum
107 Kerala Kannur Dental College, kannur
108 Kerala KMCT Dental College, Calicut
109 Kerala Malabar Dental College & Research Centre, Malappuram
110 Kerala Mar Baselios Dental College, Kothamangalam
111 Kerala MES Dental College, Malappuram
112 Kerala Noorul Islam College of Dental Sciences, Trivandrum
113 Kerala PMS College of Dental Science & Research, Thiruvananthpuram
114 Kerala PSM College of Dental Sciences & Research, Trichur
115 Kerala Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Tiruvalla
116 Kerala Royal Dental College, kerala
117 Kerala Sri Sankara Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram
118 Kerala St. Gregorios Dental College, Ernakulam
119 Madhya Pradesh Bhabha College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal
120 Madhya Pradesh College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Indore
121 Madhya Pradesh College of Dentistry- Indore
122 Madhya Pradesh Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital, Jabalpur
123 Madhya Pradesh Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry & Research Centre, Gwalior
124 Madhya Pradesh Mansarover Dental College, Bhopal
125 Madhya Pradesh Modern Dental College & Research Centre, Indore
126 Madhya Pradesh People’s Dental Academy, Bhopal
127 Madhya Pradesh Peoples College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal
128 Madhya Pradesh Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal
129 Madhya Pradesh RKDF Dental College & Research Centre, Bhopal
130 Madhya Pradesh Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore
131 Maharashtra Aditya Dental College, Beed
132 Maharashtra Annasaheb Chudaman Patil Memorial Dental College, Dhule
133 Maharashtra Armed Forces Medical College, Pune-1
134 Maharashtra Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai
135 Maharashtra Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Pune
136 Maharashtra Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Sangli
137 Maharashtra Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Shikshan Sanstha’s Dental College & Hospital, Aurangabad
138 Maharashtra Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Pune
139 Maharashtra Dr. Hedgewar Smruti Rugna Seva Mandals Dental College & Hospital, Hingoli
140 Maharashtra Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Aurangabad
141 Maharashtra Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Mumbai
142 Maharashtra Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur
143 Maharashtra Late Shri Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Medical & Rural Development Foundation's Dental College & Hospital, Ahmednagar
144 Maharashtra M.A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Pune
145 Maharashtra Maharashtra Institute of Dental Sciences & Research (Dental College)
146 Maharashtra Mahatma Gandhi Missions Dental College & Hospital, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai
147 Maharashtra Mahatma Gandhi Vidya Mandir’s Dental College & Hospital, Nashik
148 Maharashtra Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai
149 Maharashtra Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai
150 Maharashtra Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Dental College, Solapur
151 Maharashtra Rural Dental College, Loni
152 Maharashtra S.M.B.T. Dental College & Hospital, Amrutnagar
153 Maharashtra Saraswati Danwantri Dental College & Hospital, Parbhani
154 Maharashtra School of Dental Sciences, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad
155 Maharashtra Sharad Pawar Dental College & Hospital, Wardha
156 Maharashtra Sinhgad Dental College & Hospital, Pune
157 Maharashtra Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur
158 Maharashtra Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College & Research Centre, New Pargaon
159 Maharashtra Terna Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai
160 Maharashtra Vasantdada Patil Dental College and Hospital, Sangli
161 Maharashtra Vidarbha Youth Welfare Society’s Dental College & Hospital, Amravati
162 Maharashtra VSPM’s Dental College & Research Centre, Nagpur
163 Maharashtra Yerala Medical Trust & Research Centre’s Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai
164 Maharashtra Yogita Dental College & Hospital, Ratnagiri
165 Orissa Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar
166 Orissa Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar
167 Orissa S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital, Cuttack
168 Pondicherry Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry
169 Pondicherry Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry
170 Pondicherry Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Mahe
171 Punjab Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Bathinda
172 Punjab Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College Hospital & Research Institute, Ludhiana
173 Punjab Christian Dental College, Ludhiana
174 Punjab Dasmesh Institute of Research & Dental Sciences, Faridkot
175 Punjab Desh Bhagat Dental College & Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh
176 Punjab Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozepur
177 Punjab Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Patiala
178 Punjab Guru Nanak Dev Dental College & Research Institute, Sunam
179 Punjab Luxmi Bai Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patiala
180 Punjab National Dental College & Hospital, Gulabgarh
181 Punjab Pb. Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Amritsar
182 Punjab Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Amritsar
183 Rajasthan Darshan Dental College & Hospital, Udaipur
184 Rajasthan Daswani Dental College & Research Centre, Kota
185 Rajasthan Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Jaipur
186 Rajasthan Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur
187 Rajasthan Jodhpur Dental College General Hospital, Jodhpur
188 Rajasthan Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College & Research Centre, Sri Ganganagar
189 Rajasthan Mahatma Gandhi Dental College & Hospital, Sitapura, Jaipur
190 Rajasthan NIMS Dental College, Jaipur
191 Rajasthan Pacific Dental College, udaipur
192 Rajasthan Rajasthan Dental College & Hospital, Jaipur
193 Rajasthan Surendra Dental College & Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar
194 Rajasthan Vyas Dental College & Hospital, Jodhpur
195 Tamil Nadu Adhiparasakthi Dental College & Hospital, Melmaruvathur
196 Tamil Nadu Best Dental Science College, Madurai
197 Tamil Nadu Chettinad Dental College & Research Institute, Kancheepuram
198 Tamil Nadu CSI College of Dental Sciences & Research, Madurai
199 Tamil Nadu Faculty of Dentistry, Rajah Muthiah Dental College & Hospital, Annamalai Nagar
200 Tamil Nadu JKK Natrajah Dental College & Hospital, Komarapalayam
201 Tamil Nadu K.S.R. Institute of Dental Science & Research, Tiruchengode
202 Tamil Nadu Madha Dental College & Hospital, Kundrathur
203 Tamil Nadu Meenakshi Ammal Dental College & Hospital, Chennai
204 Tamil Nadu Ragas Dental College & Hospital, Chennai
205 Tamil Nadu Rajas Dental College & Hospital, Kavalkinaru Jn
206 Tamil Nadu S.R.M. Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai
207 Tamil Nadu Sathyabama University Dental College and Hospital, Chennai
208 Tamil Nadu Saveetha Dental College & Hospital, Chennai
209 Tamil Nadu Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Narayanpuram
210 Tamil Nadu Sree Mookambika Institute of Dental Sciences, Kulasekharam
211 Tamil Nadu Sri Ramachandra Dental College & Hospital, Porur
212 Tamil Nadu Sri Ramakrishna Dental College & Hospital, Coimbatore
213 Tamil Nadu Sri Venkateswara Dental College & Hospital, Kancheepuram
214 Tamil Nadu SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospital, Kanchipuram
215 Tamil Nadu Tagore Dental College & Hospital, Chennai
216 Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai
217 Tamil Nadu Thai Moogambigai Dental College & Hospital, Chennai
218 Tamil Nadu Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem
219 Tamil Nadu Vivekanandha Dental College for Women, Elayampalayam
220 Telangana Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad
221 Telangana Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Afzalganj
222 Telangana Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Nalgonda
223 Telangana Malla Reddy Institute of Dental Sciences,Hyderabad
224 Telangana Mamata Dental College, Khamam
225 Telangana Meghna Institute of Dental Sciences, Nizamabad
226 Telangana MNR DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL , MEDAK
227 Telangana Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Hyderabad
228 Telangana Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad
229 Telangana Sri Venkata Sai Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad
230 Uttar Pradesh Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow
231 Uttar Pradesh Career Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Lucknow
232 Uttar Pradesh Chandra Dental College & Hospital, safedabad
233 Uttar Pradesh D.J. College of Dental Sciences & Research, Modi Nagar
234 Uttar Pradesh Dental College Azamgarh
235 Uttar Pradesh Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh
236 Uttar Pradesh Faculty of Dental Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
237 Uttar Pradesh Faculty of Dental Sciences, Lucknow
238 Uttar Pradesh I.T.S. Centre for Dental Studies & Research, Ghaziabad
239 Uttar Pradesh I.T.S. Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Gr.Noida
240 Uttar Pradesh Inderprastha Dental College & Hospital, Ghaziabad
241 Uttar Pradesh Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly
242 Uttar Pradesh Institute of Dental Studies & Technology, Modinagar
243 Uttar Pradesh K.D. Dental College, Mathura
244 Uttar Pradesh Kalka Dental College & Hospital, Meerut
245 Uttar Pradesh Kothiwal Dental College & Research Centre, Moradabad
246 Uttar Pradesh Rama Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur
247 Uttar Pradesh Santosh Dental College & Hospital, Ghaziabad
248 Uttar Pradesh Saraswati Dental College, Lucknow
249 Uttar Pradesh Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow
250 Uttar Pradesh School of Dental Sciences, Greater Noida
251 Uttar Pradesh Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College & Research Centre, Masuri
252 Uttar Pradesh Subharati Dental College, Meerut
253 Uttar Pradesh Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College & Research Centre, Moradabad
254 Uttar Pradesh U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Saifai
255 Uttrakhand Seema Dental College & Hospital, Rishikesh
256 Uttrakhand Uttaranchal Dental College & Medical Research Institute, Dehradun
257 West Bengal Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital, Calcutta
258 West Bengal Gurunanak Institute of Dental Science & Research, Kolkatta
259 West Bengal Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Banbishnupur
NEET MDS 2020 - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
Question: Where will the counselling of NEET MDS 2020 be conducted?
Answer: NEET MDS counselling 2020 will be conducted online. The entire process of counselling, from the registrations to releasing the seat allotment list, will be online. However, candidates will have to report to the allocated institute for the physical verification of documents and confirmation of their admission.
Question: Is it compulsory to download the scorecard of NEET MDS 2020 for counselling?
Answer: Yes. Candidates are required to enter the details printed on the scorecard of NEET MDS 2020 in the application form. They are thus advised to download the NEET MDS scorecard well in advance.
Question: What is the last date to register for the NEET MDS 2020 counselling?
Answer: The last date to register for the first round of NEET MDS counselling 2020 is March 22.
Question: Which government body is behind the admission process for MDS courses in India?
Answer: The National Board of Examinations (NBE) is responsible for conducting NEET MDS examination and declaring the results.
Question: Does NEET MDS 2020 have negative marking?
Answer: Yes, NEET MDS 2020 has negative marking system. Under this system, for every incorrect answer one (1) mark will be deducted from the total score.
Question: How many test centres are there for NEET MDS?
Answer: NEET MDS 2020 was conducted across 57 cities in India. Each of these cities had various test centres.
Question: Can the cut off for NEET MDS 2020 be lowered?
Answer: If seats are left vacant even after the open round, the authorities may lower the cut off for NEET MDS 2020 for the institutional round. But the authorities will do this in consultation with the Government of India and DCI.
Question: How many seats are available through NEET MDS 2020?
Answer: NEET MDS 2020 scores are widely accepted by the dental colleges in India. But the number of seats available through direct counselling of NEET MDS 2020 is 6228.
Question: How many candidates appear for NEET MDS every year?
Answer: The exact number of students who appear for the examination every year has not been disclosed by the authorities, but the approximate number of candidates is 25000.
Question: How many attempts are permitted for NEET MDS?
Answer: There is no cap on the number of attempts for NEET MDS. Candidates can take the examination any number of times.