STUDY BDS IN INDIA
Do you want to make your career in dentistry? Then BDS is the right thing you are going for. In this blog, we will discuss what a BDS aspiring student should know before enrolling in the course. We will walk you through the course overview, syllabus, entrance exam, counseling procedure, the fee structure of top universities to study BDS in India, and future scope after BDS.
BDS COURSE OVERVIEW & SYLLABUS IN INDIA
BDS stands for Bachelor of Dental Surgery. It is the only professional program on dental surgery in India. In medical science, the most demanded course after MBBS is BDS.
BDS is regulated by the Dental Council of India(DCI) and it is mandatory for students to register themselves with DCI to practice their profession. It is a 5-year undergraduate course that includes 4 years of classroom education and a 1-year compulsory paid internship. The students have to take two to three rotations in various departments in the 1-year internship tenure.
In the span of 5 years, you have to study subjects like Oral Pathology, Public Health Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, etc. There is major career scope after BDS, as one can get into a master’s degree(MDS- Masters of Dental Surgery), or prefer to work in a private or even at government sectors.
BDS in India: Syllabus
Here is the syllabus and subjects of BDS:-
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
1st Year
- 1. Anatomy
- 2. Dental Anatomy + Dental Histology
- 3. Physiology + Biochemistry
2nd Year
- 1. Pharmacology
- 2. Dental material
- 3. Microbiology + Pathology
- Total 4 subjects. But 3 papers of 70 marks each.
3rd Year
- 1. General Medicine
- 2. Oral Pathology
- 3. General Surgery
4th Year
- 1. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- 2. Oral Medicine and radiology
- 3. Conservative and endodontics
- 4. Public health and community 5. dentistry
- 6. Materials used in Dentistry
- 7. Pedodontics
- 8. Periodontics
- 9. Orthodontics
- 10. Prosthodontics
- 11. Human Physiology
- 12. Orthodontics
- 13. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- 14. Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology
- 15. Histology
- 16. Human Oral Anatomy
- 17. Tooth Morphology
- 18.Physiology
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA & ENTRANCE EXAM IN BDS
To study BDS in India, there are certain eligibility criteria which are as follows:-
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Applicants must possess a 10+2 qualification or an equivalent degree from a recognized institution with a minimum of 50% in the aggregate. An aspiring candidate must have studied Biology, Physics, and Chemistry in their 10+2.
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The student has appeared for and cleared the cut-off of NEET.
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If the students are successful in qualifying for the entrance exam, they are required to attend the college counseling sessions.
Now, let’s discuss the entrance exam process for BDS in India. To get into a BDS college, one must have to clear the entrance exam, i.e. NEET. Here is more information about the entrance exam:-
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NEET is a national-level exam. It is conducted for admissions to undergraduate medical courses like MBBS, BDS, BAMS, etc. To get into BDS, you have to give NEET and clear the cutoff.
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NEET is conducted National Testing Agency(NTA)
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By filling out the application form on the official website, candidates can apply. Applicants will receive admit cards by email and you have to appear for the exam on the prescribed date.
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The results will be announced by NTA and if you clear the cutoff, you can be part of counseling sessions to get a college for BDS in India.
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BDS ADMISSION 2022 PROCESS IN INDIA
After you have cleared the entrance exam, you have to take part in counseling. The procedure of counseling is:
This is the procedure followed by all government and private universities and colleges. Now, let’s understand these steps in detail.
ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR COUNSELING
To attend counseling sessions, you have to register for them. To register, you have to give basic information, NEET admit card detail, and registration fees ranging between Rs. 1000 – Rs. 3000.
DOCUMENT VERIFICATION
After filling the form, the counseling authority will announce a date and you have to verify your documents. To verify your documents, you have to be available at the counseling center with the original documents. If the counseling is taking place online, you have to follow the rules mentioned on the site.
Here is the list of documents you have to keep with you while going for document verification:-
1ST ROUND OF COUNSELING
As the first round of counseling starts, you have to log in to your dashboard and select the college you want to choose. After selecting the college, lock the option.
CHOICE FILLING AND LOCKING
In this step, you have to select the college. You can select as many colleges as you want and have to choose them in the same order. After selecting the colleges, you have to lock the choice.
Remember, the locked choice cannot be changed in this round again.
1ST ROUND RESULTS
Here, you will get the result and if you have been allotted a college, you can accept it and join the college. If you do not wish to get into that college, you can attend the 2nd counseling round.
2ND COUNSELING ROUND
The process of 2nd round of counseling is the same as the first. After the result announces, and if you had been allotted a college, you can join or if you want to get into some other college, you can attend the MOP-UP round.
MOP-UP ROUND
MOP-UP round is the last round of counseling. The unfilled seats from the 1st and 2nd rounds are transferred to the offline MOP-UP round.
Here are some points to keep in mind if you are attending the MOP-UP round:-
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MOP-UP is conducted offline.
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The candidate must bring the required documents to the counseling center.
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The candidate must carry a demand draft favorable to the state authority
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Results for MOP-UP will be announced the same day.
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The college management will be given the vacant seats after the MOP-UP round. Students who are enrolled and have attended counseling procedures will be given seats by the college management.
CONCLUSION
Finally, we are at the end of the blog. Let’s quickly recap the whole blog:-
After giving the NEET exam, you have to fill an online counseling form. The counseling process is as follows:-
The few best colleges for studying BDS in India are as follows:-
Faq's
To get admission into a college to study BDS, you need to give NEET, a national-level entrance exam.
The average fee of BDS is between Rs. 1 lacs to 6 lacs.
The average initial salary of BDS graduates is approximately between Rs. 4 lacs to 10 lacs.
To be eligible for BDS, must qualify 10+2 with a minimum of 50% from a recognized institute. Also, you must have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Biology in 10+2.
BDS is all about dental sciences and surgeries. It is a 5-year undergraduate program, which will include 1 year of compulsory rotating internship.
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