I gave the need MDS exam to be eligible to apply for the army dental corps. I passed the exam. What is the next step?
Greetings Tas!
Hope you're doing great.
Since you've already given MDS and I assume you've scored the requisite cutoff to be eligible for Indian Army Dental Corps. The eligibility for joining the Army through MDS is that the candidates must be BDS/MDS (with minimum 55% marks in final year BDS) from a College/University recognized by Dental Council of India (DCI). He/she should have completed one-year compulsory rotatory Internship mandated/recognized by DCI by 31 Mar 2018 and must be in possession of Permanent Dental Registration Certificate of State Dental Council/DCI valid.
The selection procedure for IADC is as follows:
- Screening for Calling for Interview: Candidates for interview are shortlisted on the basis of the marks scored in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, NEET (MDS)-2018 conducted by National Board of Examinations (NBE), New Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The list formulated will be utilized for screening of candidates in the ratio of 1:10 to be called for the interview, i.e. for each advertised vacancy ten candidates will be called for interview.
- Interview: Shortlisted candidates will be called to appear for interview before a duly constituted Selection Board, at New Delhi to assess their suitability & merit for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in Army Dental Corps. The final merit list for Grant of SSC for all candidates who have appeared for the interview will be based on the performance in the interview alone. The candidates who qualify in the interview will be subjected to Medical Examination.
- Medical Examination : All the candidates who are provisionally placed on the merit list will have to undergo a detailed medical examination for ascertaining their medical fitness. The decision of the Medical Board will be final.
For more details regarding NEET MDS and selection procedure, please follow this link: https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-mds
Hope you'll find this useful. Do reach out in the comment section below in case of any query.
Have a wonderful day ahead.
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