Quick Facts

Exam

NEET MDS

Seats

Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

36 Months

Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) in Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics is a three-year full-time course offered by Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, and approved by the National Dental Commission (NDC).

Important dates

Exams and Events	Dates

NEET MDS Counselling Date - Round-2: Processing of seat allotment (Mode - Online)	20 Sep'26 - 21 Sep'26
NEET MDS Counselling Date - Round-2: Result published (Mode - Online)	22 Sep'26 - 22 Sep'26
NEET MDS Counselling Date - Round-2: Reporting and joining at the alloted college. (Mode - Offline)	23 Sep'26 - 29 Sep'26
NEET MDS Counselling Date - Round-2: Verification of joined candidates data by institutes sharing of data to MCC (Mode - Online)	30 Sep'26 - 30 Sep'26

Eligibility Criteria

A candidate for admission to the Master in Dental Surgery course must possess a recognized Bachelor's degree in Dental Surgery awarded by a university in India and registered with the State Dental Council, and have obtained provisional or permanent registration and undergone a compulsory rotatory internship of one year in an approved/recognized dental college:

(1) The candidate has to secure the following category-wise minimum percentile in NEET for admission to postgraduate courses held in a particular academic year.

General- 50th Percentile
Person with locomotory disability of lower limbs - 45th Percentile
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes- 40th Percentile

Provided that the percentile shall be determined based on highest marks secured in the All-India common merit list in NEET for post-graduate courses: Provided further, that when a sufficient number of candidates in the respective categories fail to secure minimum marks as prescribed in NEET held for any academic year for admission to post-graduate courses, the Central Government in consultation with the Council, may, at its discretion, lower the minimum marks required for admission to post-graduate courses for candidates belonging to the respective categories, and marks so lowered by the Central Government shall be applicable for the said academic year only.

(2) The reservation of seats in dental colleges/institutions for respective categories shall be as per applicable laws prevailing in States/Union territories. An all-India merit list as well as a State-wise merit list of the eligible candidates shall be prepared based on the marks obtained in the NEET Test, and candidates shall be admitted to post-graduate courses from the said merit list only. Provided that in determining the merit of candidates who are in the service of the Government/public authority, weightage in the marks may be given by the Government/competent authority as an incentive up to 10% of the marks obtained for each year of service in remote and/or difficult areas up to the maximum of 30% of the marks obtained in NEET. The remote and difficult areas shall be as defined by the State Government / competent authority from time to time.

(3) A candidate who has failed to secure the minimum percentile as prescribed in these regulations shall not be admitted to any post-graduate courses in any academic year.

Admission Details

There shall be a uniform NEET qualifying examination for admission to the post-graduate dental courses in each academic year, conducted in the manner as prescribed by the National Board of Examination or any other authority appointed by the Central Government in this behalf. The overall superintendence, direction and control of the NEET shall vest with the Council.

There shall be a common counseling for admission to all post-graduate courses (Diploma/MDS) in all dental educational institutions on the basis of the merit list of the NEET.