Compare MES Dental College, Malappuram vs PSM College of Dental Sciences and Research, Akkikavu

The admission is based on the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) list of eligible candidates who have qualified in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET UG-2026) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to the MBBS/BDS course, through common counseling conducted by the CEE as per the letter of the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi.

1. Nationality: Candidates must be Citizens of India/children or dependents of Non-Resident Indians. Candidates must also satisfy the conditions prescribed in the Prospectus. 

2. Age: He/she shall complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st December of the year of admission to the BDS Course. 

3.Qualification / Academic i. Applicants must meet all the requirements stipulated by the NDC and Kerala University of Health Sciences for admission to the BDS course. ii. “Candidate 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 at the qualifying examination and in addition must have obtained a minimum of marks at 50th percentile in ‘National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET UG) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the respective admission year for admission to BDS course. In respect of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes category, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in the qualifying examination shall be 40% instead of 50%. The minimum marks obtained in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET UG) shall be at the 40th percentile instead of the 50th percentile.

a. The higher secondary examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to the 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination after a period of 12 years of 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.

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b. The intermediate examination in science of an Indian University/Board or other recognised examining body with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, which shall include a practical test in these subjects and also English as a compulsory subject;

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c. The pre-professional/pre-medical examination with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, after passing either the higher secondary school examination, or the pre-university, or an equivalent examination. The pre-professional/pre-medical examination shall include a practical test in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, and also English as a compulsory subject;

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d. The first year of the three-year degree course of a recognized university, with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, including a practical test in three subjects, provided the examination is a "University Examination" and the candidate has passed 10+2 with English at a level not less than a core course;

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e. B.Sc examination of an Indian University, provided that he/she has passed the B.Sc examination with not less than two of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology), and further that he/she has passed the earlier qualifying examination with the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English.

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f. Any other examination which, in scope and standard, is found to be equivalent to the intermediate science examination of an Indian University/Board, taking Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, including a practical test in each of these subjects and English.