Colleges

A candidate for admission to the BDS course must have passed individually in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English, and must have obtained a minimum of 50% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology together in the qualifying examination. With respect to candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, or the Other Backward Classes, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology taken together in the qualifying examination will be 40% instead of 50% as above, and they must have passed the subject of English.

Candidates who have passed the two-year Pre-University Examination of Karnataka’s Pre-University Board (or equivalent qualifying examination of other recognized boards) with English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as optional subjects are eligible for admission to the first year. The candidate shall have obtained not less than 50% of the aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology has taken together, and a pass in the English language in the qualifying examination or any other examination recognized as equivalent by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka. Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) students or students of any other categories notified by the government shall be given a relaxation of 10% in the aggregate marks required for eligibility. 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 calendar year in which he/she seeks admission.