Hello Sobana!

If you actually look around, you won't find any industry that's not overcrowded. Look at the stream engineering, law, fashion, management, everywhere students are struggling to grab the seat of their dreams. Infact struggling even after getting the degree. Therefore the scenario with dentistry is nothing different. It's just that in order to stand out from the crowd, you have to pull yourself up, make a goal and put that extra effort to achieve. You shouldn't be looking for the less crowded streams as you may find none, but you can find ways to stand out in that crowd and you will achieve a lot.

All the best!

Hey, Akanksha

There are two ways for joining the Indian Armed forces:

1. You can get commissioned as a regular officer.

There are two entries here, both require your age to be between 19 and 24 and a graduate degree.

• Through the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in the non technical stream.

Through Officers Training Academy, Chennai also non technical.

2. You can join the Army Dental Corps (ADC) as a dentist

This would be more suitable as it is already your field so I will answer it in detail.

• Eligibility

(i) BDS/MDS Candidates with at least 55% marks in final BDS from an institute recognized by the Dental Council of India.

(ii) Should have completed one year rotatory internship recognized by the Dental Council of India as per the date prescribed by National Board of Examinations.

(iii) Should be in possession of a valid Dental Registration Certificate.

(iv) Should be less than 45 years of age as on 31 Dec of the year of application.

(v) Should be medically fit in all respects for service in the Defence Forces.

Candidates have to appear in the NEET – MDS exam for admission to various Post Graduate courses. Be sure to tick the Army Dental Crops field while filling the online Application form.

Candidates are screened and called for interview based on their scores before a Selection Board, at New Delhi. On selection you would be commissioned for an initial period of 05 years, which is further extendable by 05 years and another 04 years based on laid down criteria. You can also apply for Permanent Commission at the end of 14 years.

In order to become a dentist you need to pursue Bachelor's of Dental Surgery degree post completion of your plus 2.

In order to secure a seat in the same you need to appear for entrance examinations such as NEET, COMEDK or any other state medical entrance exam and qualify the same.

Hello,

The colleges offering Management seats for BAMS  course are ;

• Kanchi University / SCSVMV University, Kanchipuram
• Jupiter Ayurved Medical College, [JAMC] Nagpur
• Uttarakhand Ayurved University, [UAU] Dehradun
• Parul University, Gujarat
• The Tamil-Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, [TTNDMGRMU] Chennai
• Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, [AM] Nasik
• Ayurved Mahavidyalaya & Seth R V Ayurved Hospital, [AM&SRVAH] Mumbai

Hope this helps, All the best!

Hi,

Well the cut off marks are very flexible and there is no hard and fast rule in deciding about the marks that might get you a seat but based on last year cut offs,

For general category students- 500+

For OBC students- 480+

For SC and ST students-400+

This can give you a idea of how the thing works. This is just an assumption and you need to be clear about that.

I hope my answer helps.

All the best.

Dear Gaurav,

Thank you for your query. A Dentist in India has the options to either join a Hospital on salary basis or be self employed. Again, it would depend on the hospital you join or the place of business. Some reputed hospitals offer starting salary of around 40,000/- to 55,000/-. For Self Employed, it depends on lot of factors and the length of successful practice.

Thank you again.

A dentist can definitely apply for jobs under Indian Council of Medical Research depending on the qualifications and requirements expressed in the vacancies.

For more details regarding the same and to browse through some of the latest vacancies, kindly visit the link shared below:

https://icmr.nic.in/career-opportunity