Colleges

1. Candidates must have passed individually in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and biology taken together in the qualifying Examination. However, In respect of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and Category l, the minimum marks prescribed shall be not less than 40% of the total.
2. All Candidates including NRI quota should be qualified in NEET. (i.e 50 percentile for general merit and 40 percentile for reservation category).
3. The candidates should have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission or should be completing this age on 31^st December of the year in which he/she seeks admission.
4. Students who have studied in other than a pre-university board of Karnataka have to produce Eligibility Certificate issued by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Karnataka at the time of BDS admission.
5. All the NRI and management category students shall be admitted through common counseling conducted by CET.

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 one year pre- professional training before admission to the dental colleges.

or

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