Compare ABSMIDS Mangalore vs Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi

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.

Selection for BDS Admissions is based on the NEET UG All India Rank (AIR).

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. 

No Candidates shall be allowed to be admitted to the Dental Curriculum of first Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Course until: 

1. Age requirement: He/she shall complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st December, of the year of admission to the BDS course.

2. He/she has passed a qualifying examination as under:

A. 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 10+2 education structure of the National Committee, the candidates will have to undergo a period of 1-year 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 recognized examining the 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 years 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 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 practical test in each of these subjects and English.