Compare AJ Institute of Dental Sciences Mangalore vs Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences Mangalore

Students must qualify NEET-UG and participate in the centralized counselling conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA).

• The admission is based on a qualifying examination based on merit.
• The admission based on a competitive entrance examination.

To be eligible for an undergraduate (UG) Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) program, a student must be at least 17 years old and have passed Class 12 (or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English. Secure a minimum percentage in these subjects (e.g., 50% for the General category). He/she must qualify the NEET-UG entrance exam.

• In case of admission based on a qualifying examination based on merit, the candidate for admission must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology in Pre-University examinations or 10+2 examinations recognized as equivalent by Rajiv Gandhi University Health Sciences, Karnataka.
• In case of admission based on competitive entrance examination, the student must be in the merit list of such examination by securing not less than 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology taken together.
• For candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, or Other Backward Classes notified by the Government, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology taken together in the qualifying examination and competitive entrance examination must be 40% instead of 50% as stated above.
• The candidate shall have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission or will complete this age on 31st December of the year in which he/she seeks admission.