Top Dental Colleges in India 

Top Dental Colleges in India: Indian Dental colleges are well known among the medical education aspirants due to its standardized education system and the education facilities provided by them. Dental education deals with the oral health maintenance and other diseases related to teeth, jaws, gums and facial tissues. There are nearly 300 dental colleges present in India and they are accredited by the Dental Council of India (DCI). The BDS course duration is 5 years in India and the fee structure will be approximately around INR 1,00,000 to INR 4,00,000 per annum. The dental specializations provided by the Indian colleges are given below.

• Prosthodontics
• Orthodontics
• Periodontology
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Oral Pathology
• Oral Medicine and Radiology
• Public Health
• Endodontics
• Microbiology
• Radiology & Imaging Science 

BDS Eligibility Criteria 

To pursue a BDS course in India, the student must possess the following eligibility criteria.

1. The students must have completed school education with Biology, physics, and chemistry subjects as a part of their curriculum.
2. They must have an aggregate of 50% marks in their qualifying exam.
3. The candidates must have cleared NEET exam with the qualifying percentage.
4. The aspirant must be at least 17 years old to appear for the NEET exam.

BDS Admission Procedure:

The BDS admission process can be categorized under 5 stages.

• NEET examination: the aspirant has to appear for the NEET exam and clear the exam with qualifying scores as per their category.
• Counseling registration: the candidates have to register for the counseling procedure on or before the deadline. This is a paid process and the registration fee varies between the states from INR 500 to INR 2500.
• Round 1 counseling: Once the candidates are called in for the counseling they have to select the college of their choice during their slot. If the seats are available the candidates will be allotted with BDS seats. If not, the candidate has to move on to the second round of counseling.
• Round 2 counseling: After the first round of counseling, the same process will be repeated and the candidate will be allotted admission. If he/she misses out their chance, they can try to get their admission through the Mop round
• Mop-up round: This is the last round of counseling for the merit BDS admission. Here all the rejected seats and the unfilled seats will be put up for counseling. The students have to follow the same process for getting admission in the BDS colleges.

Best BDS colleges in India

NIRF Ranking 2021	Name of the college	Scores	Fee Gov Quota/annum	Fee Management Quota/annum
1	Manipal College of Dental Sciences,Udupi, Karnataka	81.3	3.05 Lakhs	14 Lakhs
2	Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra	80.72	3.08 Lakhs	13 Lakhs
3	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu	78.33	4 Lakhs	14.80 Lakhs
4	Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi	77.57	3.04 Lakhs	14 Lakhs
5	King George’s Medical University	71.78	4.10 Lakhs	13.74 Lakhs
6	A. B. S. M. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangaluru, Karnataka	70.95	3.80 Lakhs	14.30 Lakhs
7	Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka	70.33	3 Lakhs	12.50 Lakhs
8	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education And Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu	64.33	3.20 Lakhs	12.61 Lakhs
9	SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital	63.69	3 Lakhs	12.72 Lakhs
10	SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu	63.57	3.12 Lakhs	12 Lakhs
11	Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, Maharashtra	62.73	3.67 Lakhs	13.15 Lakhs
12	JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysuru, Karnataka	62.19	3.16 Lakhs	14.34 Lakhs
13	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	61.44	3 Lakhs	12.78 Lakhs
14	Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha	61.14	3.04 Lakhs	13.78 Lakhs
15	M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka	61.06	3.10 Lakhs	13.22 Lakhs
16	Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana	60.61	3.10 Lakhs	12.78 Lakhs
17	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha	60.56	3 Lakhs	12 Lakhs
18	Bapuji Dental College & Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka	59.06	3.60 Lakhs	12.67 Lakhs
19	Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra	58.38	3.70 Lakhs	12.89 Lakhs
20	Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Delhi	58.32	3 Lakhs	12 Lakhs
21	Yenepoya Dental College, Mangaluru, Karnataka	57.69	3.10 Lakhs	12 Lakhs
22	Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital	56.57	3.15 Lakhs	12.53 Lakhs
23	Vishnu Dental CollegeMore	54.55	3 Lakhs	12.23 Lakhs
24	Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research	54.37	3.70 Lakhs	13.60 Lakhs
25	Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences	53.23	3.80 Lakhs	13.78 Lakhs
26	Aligarh Muslim University	52.85	3.56 Lakhs	12.45 Lakhs
27	Saraswati Dental College & Hospital	52.37	3.12 Lakhs	13 Lakhs
28	College of Dental Sciences, Devangere, Karnataka	52.28	3.11 Lakhs	13 Lakhs
29	MGV’s Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hiray Dental College, Panchavati, Nashik	52.25	3 Lakhs	12.89 Lakhs
30	Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad, Telangana	51.99	3.13 Lakhs	12 Lakhs
31	Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences	51.69	3.11 Lakhs	12.78 Lakhs
32	Govt. Dental College, Indore	51.66	3 Lakhs	–
33	KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, Karnataka	51.61	3.67 Lakhs	12.89 Lakhs
34	Maharishi Markandeshwar, Ambala, Haryana	51.46	3 Lakhs	12.78 Lakhs
35	M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu	51.44	INR 13610/-	–
36	Christian Dental College	51.43	INR 48330/-	–
37	Raja Rajeswari Dental College & Hospital	51.31	3.1 Lakhs	12 Lakhs
38	Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed University	51.09	3 Lakhs	12 Lakhs
39	Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies	51.02	3.1 Lakhs	12 Lakhs
40	I.T.S. Dental College Hospital & Research Center|	50.87	3 Lakhs	12 Lakhs

BDS Admission in India