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Admission is based on the NEET (UG) merit list of successful candidates for BDS, prepared by the NTA (National Testing Agency).

• Admission is strictly based on NEET-UG merit, followed by counselling conducted by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS), Vijayawada.
• The selection is carried out in accordance with the Government Orders (G.O.s) issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
• Candidates must attend certificate verification as per the schedule notified by the University.

1. A person who has attained the age of 17 years on or before December 31 of the year of admission.

2. Only candidates whose names appear in the NEET (UG) merit list of successful candidates prepared by NTA (National Testing Agency) for BDS will be eligible to apply. This condition is also applicable to NRI Category candidates.

3. A candidate must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Bio-technology & English individually in the qualifying 12th standard examination or other equivalent qualifying examination.

4. The candidates must have come in the merit list of NEET (UG) of the year of admission for BDS by securing the following minimum marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology taken together:

General category: not less than 50th Percentile (Including candidates from Hoshiarpur District, preferably of Jaj (Judge Community) & NRI)

SC/ST/ Backward Class (BC) category: not less than 40th Percentile
Person with Disability (PwD): not less than 45th Percentile
(The minimum marks shall be at the 45th percentile for GEN-PwD and the 40th percentile for SC-PwD, ST PwD & BC-PwD candidates.)

To be eligible for admission into the BDS course, candidates must fulfill the following criteria:

1. Nationality & Residency
   • Must be an Indian National or a Person of Indian Origin (PIO) / Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder.
   • Must satisfy local/non-local residency status in Andhra Pradesh as per the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974.
2. Educational Qualification
   • Should have passed Intermediate (10+2 pattern) or equivalent with the following subjects:
     • Physics
     • Chemistry
     • Biology (Botany, Zoology) / Biotechnology
     • English
   • Minimum aggregate marks required in PCB subjects:
     • 50% for General candidates
     • 45% for OC/PH candidates
     • 40% for SC/ST/BC candidates