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Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

60 Months

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course is five years full-time, which includes 4 years of curriculum plus 1 year of rotating internship, offered by Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur, and approved by the Dental Council of India (DCI).

Important dates

Exams and Events	Dates

NEET Counselling Date - Round 2- reporting and joining (Mode - Online)	17 Sep'25 - 24 Sep'25
NEET Counselling Date - Round 2 - Verification of joined candidates by institutes (Mode - Online)	25 Sep'25 - 26 Sep'25
NEET Counselling Date - Round 3 - Verification of seat matrix (Mode - Online)	26 Sep'25 - 27 Sep'25
NEET Counselling Date - Round 3- registration and payment (Mode - Online)	28 Sep'25 - 4 Oct'25
NEET Counselling Date - Round 3- choice filling and locking (Mode - Online)	29 Sep'25 - 4 Oct'25
NEET Counselling Date - Round 3- processing of seat allotment (Mode - Online)	5 Oct'25 - 6 Oct'25
NEET Counselling Date - Round 3- seat allotment result (Mode - Online)	7 Oct'25 - 7 Oct'25
NEET Counselling Date - Round 3- reporting and joining (Mode - Online)	8 Oct'25 - 16 Oct'25
NEET Counselling Date - Round 3 - Verification of joined candidates by institutes (Mode - Online)	17 Oct'25 - 18 Oct'25
NEET Counselling Date - Stray round - Verification of seat matrix (Mode - Online)	20 Oct'25 - 20 Oct'25
NEET Counselling Date - Stray round- registration and payment (Mode - Online)	21 Oct'25 - 25 Oct'25
NEET Counselling Date - Stray round- choice filling and locking (Mode - Online)	21 Oct'25 - 25 Oct'25
NEET Counselling Date - Stray round- processing of seat allotment (Mode - Online)	26 Oct'25 - 27 Oct'25
NEET Counselling Date - Stray round- seat allotment result (Mode - Online)	28 Oct'25 - 28 Oct'25
NEET Counselling Date - Stray round- reporting and joining (Mode - Online)	29 Oct'25 - 4 Nov'25

Eligibility Criteria

The higher secondary examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination after a period of 12 years study, the last two years of study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics or any other elective subjects with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council for Educational Research and Training after the introduction of the 10+2+3 years educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on education;

Note: Where the course content is not as prescribed for the 10+2 education structure of the National Committee, the candidates will have to undergo a period of one year of pre-professional training before admission to the dental colleges.
or
b. The intermediate examination in science of an Indian University/Board or other recognized examining body with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology shall include a practical test in these subjects and also English as a compulsory subject.