Hello student I'm sorry to inform you but it's mandatory to appear in NEET entrance examination to get admission in BDS course in Private/government colleges.

Eligibility - Candidates must passed or appearing class 12 in Physics chemistry and biology with minimum 50 percent marks from a recognized board.

For more details refer to the link mentioned below - https://medicine.careers360.com/exams/neet

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Hello,

NEET is conducted for admission of various medical courses such as MBBS/BDS//Bachelor of Homeopathy Medicine and Surgery/Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery/Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery, Bachelors of Veterinary Sciences (BVSc) and Animal Husbandry (AH) ,in some cases even admission for BPT/BPharm is done through NEET scores, hence to answer your question NEET is compulsory for admission of BDS, you can't pursue BDS without qualifying NEET, in order to appear for NEET you need to fulfill the criteria as follows;


Attained 17 years age by 31st December of the appearing year.

Passed 10+2 from a recognized board with Physics, Chemistry, English and Biology/Biotechnology as core subjects.

PCB Aggregate inclusive of theory and practical needs to be attained against one's respective category

UR-50%
SC/ST/OBC-40%
PWD-45%

As of there is no upper age limit for appearing in NEET, hence no more restrictions as well in number of attempts.

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