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The admission under the General category will be on the basis of inter-se merit ranking in NEET-UG. The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will allot seats through the process of centralized counseling.

The candidate should have passed in 10+2, with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology and English as one of the languages of study. The candidate should have completed 17 years of age as on 31st December of the year of admission and should be NEET-UG qualified. NEET qualification is a pre-requisite for admission to BDS. Indian Nationals, Non Resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizen of India (OCIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Foreign Nationals are eligible to appear for NEET-UG. 

• In case of admission based on qualifying examination based on merit, 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 the Rajiv Gandhi University Health Sciences, Karnataka.
• In case of admission on the basis of 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.