About NEET MDS

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

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-MDA 2020

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

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:

  • Candidate’s minimum age should be 20 years.
  • Candidates must possess a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from a university/ institute recognised by the DCI.
  • He/she must be registered with the Dental Council of India (DCI/ GOI) or State Dental Council (SDC) (permanent/ provisional).
  • He/ she must have completed 12 months of compulsory rotatory internship on or before March 31, 2020 or the candidate produces a certificate from the head of Institution that he/she will be completing internship by 31st March 2020.
  • Candidates found to be ineligible at any stage of NEET-MDS 2020 will not be permitted to appear in the examination and/or counseling. In an unlikely event of any ineligible candidate appearing and/or being successful in the NEET-MDS 2020, the results/ candidature of such candidate shall be cancelled and/or are deemed to be cancelled.

Important date NEET MDS 2020

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

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

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

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

Admit Card and Test day Documentary Requirements:

  • The examination shall be conducted on 20th December 2019. It will be a single day exam conducted in a single session.
  • At the time of online submission of application form, candidate will be required to choose the city in which he/she wants to take the test. The choice of city will depend on availability of the test centres in a particular city and the allotment shall be done on first come first serve basis.

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

  • Requests for change of testing centre/ city shall not be entertained. Candidates are advised not to canvass for the same.
  • At the end of online submission of application form, the candidate will get a computer-generated acknowledgment at the registered email id of the candidate.
  • Candidates are required to download their admit card from the website and affix their latest passport size photograph in the space provided on the admit card. Admit card will not be sent to the candidates by Post.
  • The photograph should have the following specifications:

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- 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:

  • Register on the official portal to obtain User ID and Password
  • Fill the application form
  • Upload photograph and signature
  • Pay the requisite amount of fees
  • Take a print out of the filled application form with the transaction ID printed on it

NEET MDS 2020- Exam Centres

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.

  • All candidates at the centre shall be frisked by security guards and biometric information shall be captured.
  • Identity checks will be made upon arrival at the test centre to ensure that there are no unauthorized candidates appearing for the test. Candidates are required to cooperate with the security checks.

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

Instructions for filling Application Form:

  • Online submission of application form for NEET- MDS 2020 for admission to MDS courses for 2020 session is available at website www.nbe.edu.in Online submission of application form for NEET MDS- 2020 begins on 11th October 2019 from 03:00 PM onwards. The last date for submission of online application form is 31st October, 2019 (11:55 PM)
  • Candidate may note that there is no option for submitting the form other than the online mode, offline applications or printed copies will not be accepted.
  • Candidates are advised to go through the instructions given before proceeding to fill up the online application.

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.

  • Candidates must preserve hard copy of application form for future reference.

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

Online submission of application form

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

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

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:

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 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

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

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.